Iceland - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Iceland was 7.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 7.00
1971 7.00
1972 7.00
1973 7.00
1974 7.00
1975 7.00
1976 7.00
1977 7.00
1978 7.00
1979 7.00
1980 7.00
1981 7.00
1982 7.00
1983 7.00
1984 7.00
1985 7.00
1986 7.00
1987 7.00
1988 7.00
1989 7.00
1990 7.00
1991 7.00
1992 7.00
1993 7.00
1994 7.00
1995 7.00
1996 7.00
1997 7.00
1998 7.00
1999 7.00
2000 7.00
2001 7.00
2002 7.00
2003 7.00
2004 7.00
2005 7.00
2006 7.00
2007 7.00
2008 7.00
2009 7.00
2010 7.00
2011 7.00
2012 7.00
2013 7.00
2014 7.00
2015 7.00
2016 7.00
2017 7.00
2018 7.00
2019 7.00
2020 7.00
2021 7.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Iceland was 34,585 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38,238 in 2013 and a minimum value of 23,144 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 23,144
1972 24,105
1975 25,028
1976 25,853
1977 26,506
1978 26,251
1979 26,699
1980 25,457
1981 26,643
1982 26,769
1983 26,627
1984 26,803
1985 27,237
1986 27,559
1987 28,218
1988 28,037
1989 28,586
1990 29,059
1991 29,465
1992 29,985
1993 30,233
1994 30,163
1995 30,253
1996 30,463
1998 33,225
1999 32,480
2000 32,133
2001 32,186
2002 33,486
2003 34,587
2004 32,700
2005 33,323
2006 33,900
2007 34,434
2008 35,075
2009 35,075
2010 35,623
2011 35,217
2012 36,127
2013 38,238
2014 37,530
2015 36,818
2016 35,651
2017 35,161
2018 35,171
2019 34,585

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Iceland was 48.95 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 50.68 in 2000, while its lowest value was 43.97 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 43.97
1975 44.57
1976 44.74
1977 45.88
1980 48.65
1981 46.72
1983 47.08
1984 46.86
1986 47.03
1988 47.70
1989 47.57
1991 47.96
1992 48.21
1993 48.59
1994 48.55
1995 48.34
1996 48.31
1998 49.48
1999 50.39
2000 50.68
2001 50.40
2002 50.30
2003 50.45
2004 49.54
2005 49.30
2006 49.46
2007 50.17
2008 49.68
2009 49.61
2010 49.25
2011 48.99
2012 48.60
2013 49.75
2014 49.71
2015 49.15
2016 49.11
2017 48.95

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Iceland was 28,393 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30,221 in 2013 and a minimum value of 18,074 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 18,074
1972 18,823
1973 19,382
1974 19,921
1975 19,829
1976 20,292
1977 20,764
1980 18,914
1981 19,091
1983 19,221
1986 20,097
1988 20,719
1989 20,897
1991 23,143
1992 24,022
1993 24,368
1994 23,437
1995 24,083
1996 24,404
1997 25,477
1998 26,711
1999 26,041
2000 25,557
2001 25,037
2002 25,777
2003 27,321
2004 25,400
2005 26,082
2006 26,560
2007 27,433
2008 27,821
2009 27,834
2010 27,985
2011 27,588
2012 28,169
2013 30,221
2014 29,607
2015 28,917
2016 28,184
2017 28,393

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Iceland was 51.98 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 54.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 47.29 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 47.29
1972 48.04
1973 48.40
1974 49.06
1975 49.31
1976 49.72
1977 49.79
1983 50.48
1986 50.65
1988 51.04
1989 51.10
1991 51.71
1992 51.82
1993 52.15
1994 52.49
1995 52.00
1996 51.65
1997 52.36
1998 53.54
1999 54.35
2000 54.49
2001 54.04
2002 53.30
2003 53.69
2004 51.90
2005 51.91
2006 51.81
2007 52.11
2008 51.58
2009 51.68
2010 51.31
2011 50.93
2012 50.89
2013 51.65
2014 51.92
2015 51.44
2016 51.86
2017 51.98

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Iceland was 6,768 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,017 in 2013 and a minimum value of 4,772 in 1974.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 5,070
1972 5,282
1973 5,167
1974 4,772
1975 5,199
1976 5,561
1977 5,742
1980 6,543
1981 7,552
1983 7,406
1986 7,462
1988 7,318
1989 7,689
1991 6,322
1992 5,963
1993 5,865
1994 6,726
1995 6,170
1996 6,059
1998 6,514
1999 6,439
2000 6,576
2001 7,149
2002 7,709
2003 7,266
2004 7,300
2005 7,241
2006 7,340
2007 7,001
2008 7,254
2009 7,241
2010 7,638
2011 7,629
2012 7,958
2013 8,017
2014 7,923
2015 7,901
2016 7,467
2017 6,768

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Iceland was 36.20 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 42.61 in 2007, while its lowest value was 26.03 in 1974.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 32.13
1973 28.00
1974 26.03
1975 26.49
1976 26.56
1977 31.73
1983 38.28
1986 37.28
1988 38.25
1989 37.96
1991 34.23
1992 33.66
1993 33.78
1994 34.83
1995 34.08
1996 34.86
1998 32.87
1999 34.38
2000 35.89
2001 37.66
2002 40.26
2003 38.27
2004 41.36
2005 39.91
2006 40.95
2007 42.61
2008 42.40
2009 41.62
2010 41.71
2011 41.97
2012 40.50
2013 42.56
2014 41.42
2015 40.75
2016 38.73
2017 36.20

Secondary education, teachers

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2,207
1972 2,318
1975 2,413
1976 2,387

Secondary education, teachers, female

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 618.00
1972 640.00
1975 707.00
1976 699.00

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 28.00
1972 27.61
1975 29.30
1976 29.28

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes