School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.84 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland is 1.84 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.9 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.357 GPI, in 1971.
That places Iceland 15th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.357 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.3915 GPI | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4448 GPI | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4723 GPI | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5468 GPI | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6249 GPI | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6742 GPI | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.739 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 1.05 GPI | +42.4% |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.12 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.29 GPI | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 1.31 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.32 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.39 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.45 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4 GPI | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.42 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.4 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.48 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.46 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.55 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.69 GPI | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 1.66 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.71 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.76 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.79 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.86 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.85 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.85 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.88 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.88 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.81 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.73 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.74 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.72 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.74 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.78 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.86 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.85 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.84 GPI | -0.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.84 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.84 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +42.4% | 0.739 GPI | 1.05 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5313 GPI | 0.357 GPI | 0.739 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.17 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.46 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 1.69 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 GPI | 1.66 GPI | 1.9 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 GPI | 1.72 GPI | 1.86 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland was 1.84 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.357 GPI in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, 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.