Belgium vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Belgium
1.11 GPI
in 2018
Iceland
1.11 GPI
in 2018
Belgium rank
21st
Iceland rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.11 GPI against 1.11 GPI in Belgium, a difference of 0 GPI.

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

Belgium ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 19th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9595 GPI 0.8909 GPI 0.0686 GPI Belgium
1980s 1 GPI 0.9817 GPI 0.0193 GPI Belgium
1990s 1.04 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.0013 GPI Iceland
2000s 1.09 GPI 1.12 GPI 0.0378 GPI Iceland
2010s 1.1 GPI 1.13 GPI 0.0221 GPI Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Belgium or Iceland?
Iceland, at 1.11 GPI against 1.11 GPI in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Belgium and Iceland?
0 GPI, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Belgium ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 19th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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.