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

Iceland
1.11 GPI
in 2018
Small states
1.02 GPI
in 2015
Iceland rank
19th
Small states rank
17th

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

  • Iceland
  • Small states
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.11 GPI against 1.02 GPI in Small states, a difference of 0.09 GPI.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Small states ahead.

Iceland ranks 19th and Small states ranks 17th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.903 GPI 0.9844 GPI 0.0814 GPI Small states
1980s 0.9817 GPI 0.9811 GPI 0.0006 GPI Iceland
1990s 1.04 GPI 0.9818 GPI 0.0576 GPI Iceland
2000s 1.12 GPI 0.9916 GPI 0.132 GPI Iceland
2010s 1.13 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.1106 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, Iceland or Small states?
Iceland, at 1.11 GPI against 1.02 GPI in Small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Iceland and Small states?
0.09 GPI, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Small states?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Iceland and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 19th and Small states ranks 17th 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.