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

Iceland
1.11 GPI
in 2018
Sweden
1.11 GPI
in 2018
Iceland rank
19th
Sweden rank
20th

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

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

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

Iceland ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.903 GPI 0.9912 GPI 0.0882 GPI Sweden
1980s 1 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0339 GPI Sweden
1990s 1.04 GPI 1.13 GPI 0.0858 GPI Sweden
2000s 1.12 GPI 1.14 GPI 0.0127 GPI Sweden
2010s 1.13 GPI 1.12 GPI 0.0041 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 Sweden?
Iceland, at 1.11 GPI against 1.11 GPI in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Iceland and Sweden?
0 GPI, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th 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.