School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9844 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9844 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
152nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.915 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland is 0.9844 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.915 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Iceland 152nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.915 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.924 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.926 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9478 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9598 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9545 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9608 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9774 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9761 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9855 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9876 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9957 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9924 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9846 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9844 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9282 GPIA | 0.915 GPIA | 0.9478 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9657 GPIA | 0.9545 GPIA | 0.9774 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9964 GPIA | 0.9855 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9872 GPIA | 0.9844 GPIA | 0.9924 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland was 0.9844 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.915 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and 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