School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland stood at 1.11 GPI.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.882 GPI, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 19th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.882 GPI | — |
| 1975 | 0.8999 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9025 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9274 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9716 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9706 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9844 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.13 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPI | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.903 GPI | 0.882 GPI | 0.9274 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9817 GPI | 0.9706 GPI | 1 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 9 |
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, gender parity index in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland was 1.11 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.882 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 19th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.