Iceland vs Japan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Iceland
0.9991 GPIA
in 2023
Japan
0.9989 GPIA
in 2023
Iceland rank
87th
Japan rank
89th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9991 GPIA against 0.9989 GPIA in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 87th and Japan ranks 89th of 200 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 | 0.9983 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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Iceland or Japan?
- Iceland, at 0.9991 GPIA against 0.9989 GPIA in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.0002 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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Iceland ranks 87th and Japan ranks 89th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
February 2026 Data Release