Iceland vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female
Iceland
98.2%
in 2023
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
97.8%
in 2024
Iceland rank
123rd
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
124th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female over time
- Iceland
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 98.2% against 97.8% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 123rd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 124th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.1% | 53.8% | 45.3% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 99.5% | 69.2% | 30.3% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 72.2% | 27.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 89.9% | 8.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 0.0% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, female, Iceland or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Iceland, at 98.2% against 97.8% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, female between Iceland and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Iceland ranks 123rd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 124th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release