Iceland vs WB: North America: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index

Iceland
1.53 GPIA
in 2023
WB: North America
1.31 GPIA
in 2023
Iceland rank
12th
WB: North America rank
13th

School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Iceland
  • WB: North America
0.250.50.7511.21.5197119972023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.53 GPIA against 1.31 GPIA in WB: North America, a difference of 0.22 GPIA.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times WB: North America's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 12th and WB: North America ranks 13th of 191 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland WB: North America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.41 GPIA 1.23 GPIA 0.1825 GPIA Iceland
2000s 1.45 GPIA 1.26 GPIA 0.1925 GPIA Iceland
2010s 1.45 GPIA 1.26 GPIA 0.1927 GPIA Iceland
2020s 1.53 GPIA 1.31 GPIA 0.219 GPIA Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index, Iceland or WB: North America?
Iceland, at 1.53 GPIA against 1.31 GPIA in WB: North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index between Iceland and WB: North America?
0.22 GPIA, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: North America?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Iceland and WB: North America rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 12th and WB: North America ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,075 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release