Iceland vs United States of America: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index

Iceland
0.9988 GPI
in 2018
United States of America
0.9988 GPI
in 2018
Iceland rank
106th
United States of America rank
106th

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Iceland
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.9988 GPI against 0.9988 GPI in United States of America, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United States of America ahead.

Iceland ranks 106th and United States of America ranks 106th of 189 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9953 GPI 1 GPI 0.0081 GPI United States of America
2000s 0.9895 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0155 GPI United States of America
2010s 0.9995 GPI 1 GPI 0.0018 GPI United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index, Iceland or United States of America?
Iceland, at 0.9988 GPI against 0.9988 GPI in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index between Iceland and United States of America?
0 GPI, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Iceland and United States of America rank globally for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 106th and United States of America ranks 106th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net enrolment rate, primary, 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
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,343 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.