School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9991 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9991 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.986 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
29
1994–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iceland, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iceland is 0.9991 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iceland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.986 GPIA, in 2002.
Iceland ranks 87th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9871 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9876 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.986 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9872 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9877 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9864 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9979 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9958 GPIA | 0.9871 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Iceland was 0.9991 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.986 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Iceland ranks 87th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release