School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.4811 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.4811 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
115th
of 125 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.2426 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Iceland stood at 0.4811 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Iceland peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2426 GPIA, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 115th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2426 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.4188 GPIA | +72.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3436 GPIA | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3861 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3644 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6938 GPIA | +90.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3751 GPIA | -45.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8635 GPIA | +130.2% |
| 2006 | 1.23 GPIA | +42.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8454 GPIA | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5808 GPIA | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4392 GPIA | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 0.548 GPIA | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6842 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6154 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4601 GPIA | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5276 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.524 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6116 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5323 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5951 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5487 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4476 GPIA | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4543 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4606 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4811 GPIA | +4.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.4811 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.4811 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9559 GPIA, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3307 GPIA | 0.2426 GPIA | 0.4188 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6121 GPIA | 0.3436 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5647 GPIA | 0.4601 GPIA | 0.6842 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4609 GPIA | 0.4476 GPIA | 0.4811 GPIA | 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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Iceland was 0.4811 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2426 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Iceland ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release