School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9695 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9695 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
168th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.8319 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9695 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8319 GPIA, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 168th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8319 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.8493 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8547 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8972 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9875 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.91 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9222 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9134 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9264 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.959 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9437 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9632 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9824 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9784 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9757 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9959 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9952 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9895 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9862 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9751 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9719 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9695 GPIA | -0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.9695 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 96% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.9695 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8583 GPIA | 0.8319 GPIA | 0.8972 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9375 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.9875 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.989 GPIA | 0.9632 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9895 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9757 GPIA | 0.9695 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 165 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9718 GPIA compare
- 166 Hong Kong 0.9709 GPIA compare
- 167 Azerbaijan 0.9697 GPIA compare
- 169 Albania 0.9666 GPIA compare
- 170 Indonesia 0.9646 GPIA compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.9621 GPIA compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland was 0.9695 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8319 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, 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