Percentage … educational development early adjusted gender parity in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage … educational development early adjusted gender parity was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Iceland, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Iceland is 0.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Iceland peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
That places Iceland 58th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage … educational development early adjusted gender parity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Iceland?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Iceland was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Iceland ranks 58th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release