Iceland vs Japan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Iceland
0.999 GPIA
in 2023
Japan
0.9989 GPIA
in 2023
Iceland rank
91st
Japan rank
93rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Iceland
  • Japan
00.250.50.751199420082023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.999 GPIA against 0.9989 GPIA in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.

Iceland ranks 91st and Japan ranks 93rd of 199 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9995 GPIA 0.9984 GPIA 0.0011 GPIA Iceland
2020s 0.9986 GPIA 0.9982 GPIA 0.0004 GPIA Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Iceland or Japan?
Iceland, at 0.999 GPIA against 0.9989 GPIA in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Iceland and Japan?
0.0001 GPIA, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Iceland ranks 91st and Japan ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release