School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.53 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.53 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.53 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.36 GPIA, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.36 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3846 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4406 GPIA | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4757 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5518 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6178 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6797 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7398 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 1.06 GPIA | +42.6% |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.22 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.28 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.31 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.28 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.35 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.41 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.41 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.43 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.44 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.46 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.48 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.47 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.47 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.49 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.48 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.45 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.42 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.43 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.42 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.43 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.44 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.47 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.48 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.52 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.53 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.53 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.53 GPIA | +0.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.53 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.53 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.24 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +42.6% | 0.7398 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5313 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 0.7398 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 GPIA | 1.52 GPIA | 1.53 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 9 Guyana 1.57 GPIA compare
- 10 Aruba 1.57 GPIA compare
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 1.54 GPIA compare
- 13 Samoa 1.53 GPIA compare
- 14 Seychelles 1.53 GPIA compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.53 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland was 1.53 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release