Iceland vs Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Iceland
0.9965 GPI
in 2018
Jamaica
0.9975 GPI
in 2019
Iceland rank
106th
Jamaica rank
104th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Iceland
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.9975 GPI against 0.9965 GPI in Iceland, a difference of 0.001 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Jamaica ahead.

Iceland ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 104th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9322 GPI 1.07 GPI 0.1386 GPI Jamaica
1980s 0.9667 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0852 GPI Jamaica
1990s 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0057 GPI Jamaica
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.006 GPI Iceland
2010s 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0202 GPI Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Iceland or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 0.9975 GPI against 0.9965 GPI in Iceland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Iceland and Jamaica?
0.001 GPI, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?
19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 104th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.