Iceland vs WB: South Asia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Iceland
2 GPIA
in 2023
WB: South Asia
1.74 GPIA
in 2024
Iceland rank
1st
WB: South Asia rank
2nd
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Iceland
- WB: South Asia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2 GPIA against 1.74 GPIA in WB: South Asia, a difference of 0.26 GPIA.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times WB: South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was WB: South Asia ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and WB: South Asia ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
WB: South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | WB: South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 0.4254 GPIA | WB: South Asia |
| 2020s | 1.5 GPIA | 1.78 GPIA | 0.2775 GPIA | WB: South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Iceland or WB: South Asia?
- Iceland, at 2 GPIA against 1.74 GPIA in WB: South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Iceland and WB: South Asia?
- 0.26 GPIA, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: South Asia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and WB: South Asia rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Iceland ranks 1st and WB: South Asia ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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
February 2026 Data Release