GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 vs Iceland: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
6.56 years
in 2024
Iceland
7.35 years
in 2023
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
36th
Iceland rank
34th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 7.35 years against 6.56 years in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, a difference of 0.79 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 36th and Iceland ranks 34th of 221 groups.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 3.38 years 5.73 years 2.35 years Iceland
1980s 4.09 years 6.34 years 2.25 years Iceland
1990s 5.31 years 7.25 years 1.94 years Iceland
2000s 6.05 years 7.64 years 1.59 years Iceland
2010s 6.79 years 7.95 years 1.17 years Iceland
2020s 6.6 years 7.53 years 0.9342 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 or Iceland?
Iceland, at 7.35 years against 6.56 years in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Iceland?
0.79 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Iceland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 36th and Iceland ranks 34th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release