Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iceland

Iceland: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
85th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9576 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
24
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iceland, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 0.995 GPI1995: 0.981 GPI1996: 0.974 GPI1998: 0.979 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.958 GPI2003: 0.966 GPI2004: 0.989 GPI2005: 0.998 GPI2006: 0.976 GPI2007: 0.993 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.986 GPI2011: 0.978 GPI2012: 0.977 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.995 GPI2017: 0.998 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iceland is 1 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9576 GPI, in 2002.

Iceland ranks 85th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iceland, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.9948 GPI
1995 0.9814 GPI -1.4%
1996 0.9738 GPI -0.8%
1998 0.9795 GPI +0.6%
1999 1.04 GPI +6.5%
2000 1.03 GPI -1.2%
2001 1.01 GPI -2.4%
2002 0.9576 GPI -4.9%
2003 0.9658 GPI +0.9%
2004 0.9889 GPI +2.4%
2005 0.998 GPI +0.9%
2006 0.9761 GPI -2.2%
2007 0.9934 GPI +1.8%
2008 1 GPI +0.8%
2009 1.01 GPI +0.5%
2010 0.986 GPI -2.1%
2011 0.9781 GPI -0.8%
2012 0.9775 GPI -0.1%
2013 1.01 GPI +3.3%
2014 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.3%
2016 0.9952 GPI -1.4%
2017 0.9982 GPI +0.3%
2018 1 GPI +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9945 GPI 0.9738 GPI 1.04 GPI 5
2000s 0.9925 GPI 0.9576 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 0.9966 GPI 0.9775 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iceland?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Iceland was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9576 GPI in 2002.
How does Iceland rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 85th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. 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.