Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Iceland
Iceland: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 0.9861 GPIA in 2019. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Iceland, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9861 GPIA for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Iceland peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9455 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Iceland 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9455 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9929 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9941 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9956 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.991 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9885 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9743 GPIA | 0.9455 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9929 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Iceland?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Iceland was 0.9861 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9455 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Iceland rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Iceland ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release