School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iceland
Iceland: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9623 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iceland stood at 0.9623 GPI.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8326 GPI, in 1971.
That places Iceland 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8326 GPI | — |
| 1975 | 0.8495 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8532 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8912 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9889 GPI | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9135 GPI | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9251 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9177 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9291 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9558 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9509 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9647 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9721 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9847 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.981 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9718 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.971 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9935 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9897 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9894 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9707 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9623 GPI | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8566 GPI | 0.8326 GPI | 0.8912 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9402 GPI | 0.9135 GPI | 0.9889 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9903 GPI | 0.9647 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9707 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9623 GPI | 0.9623 GPI | 0.9623 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 149 Morocco 0.9693 GPI compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 0.9655 GPI compare
- 151 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9629 GPI compare
- 153 Australia 0.9623 GPI compare
- 154 Ethiopia 0.9617 GPI compare
- 155 Saudi Arabia 0.9611 GPI compare
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iceland?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Iceland was 0.9623 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8326 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.