School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.12 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.12 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.8841 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.12 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8841 GPIA, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 15th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8841 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.8984 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9043 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9292 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.97 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9688 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9832 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9992 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.904 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9803 GPIA | 0.9688 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland was 1.12 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8841 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release