School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland

Iceland: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.84 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.84 GPI
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
15th
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.9 GPI
in 2005
All-time low
0.357 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2018

0.511.521971199420181971: 0.357 GPI1972: 0.392 GPI1973: 0.445 GPI1974: 0.472 GPI1975: 0.547 GPI1976: 0.625 GPI1977: 0.674 GPI1978: 0.739 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.3 GPI1989: 1.3 GPI1990: 1.3 GPI1991: 1.4 GPI1992: 1.5 GPI1993: 1.4 GPI1994: 1.4 GPI1995: 1.4 GPI1996: 1.5 GPI1997: 1.5 GPI1998: 1.5 GPI1999: 1.7 GPI2000: 1.7 GPI2001: 1.7 GPI2002: 1.8 GPI2003: 1.8 GPI2004: 1.9 GPI2005: 1.9 GPI2006: 1.9 GPI2007: 1.8 GPI2008: 1.9 GPI2009: 1.9 GPI2010: 1.8 GPI2011: 1.7 GPI2012: 1.7 GPI2013: 1.7 GPI2014: 1.7 GPI2015: 1.8 GPI2016: 1.9 GPI2017: 1.9 GPI2018: 1.8 GPI

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1.94 GPI compare
  2. 13 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1.89 GPI compare
  3. 14 Tunisia 1.85 GPI compare
  4. 16 British Virgin Islands 1.75 GPI compare
  5. 17 Jamaica 1.74 GPI compare
  6. 18 Dominican Republic 1.74 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.