Canada vs Iceland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Canada
107.9%
in 2018
Iceland
108.6%
in 2018
Canada rank
27th
Iceland rank
26th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Canada
  • Iceland
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 108.6% against 107.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 27th and Iceland ranks 26th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 95.8% 86.3% 9.5% Canada
1980s 100.6% 94.2% 6.4% Canada
1990s 102.9% 101.8% 1.2% Canada
2000s 100.0% 104.8% 4.8% Iceland
2010s 105.3% 107.2% 2.0% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Canada or Iceland?
Iceland, at 108.6% against 107.9% in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Canada and Iceland?
0.7%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Canada ranks 27th and Iceland ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). 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 secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.