Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iceland
Iceland: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9953 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iceland, 1997–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9953 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iceland peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9455 GPI, in 1997.
That places Iceland 124th out of 154 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9455 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9929 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9941 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9956 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.991 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9885 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9953 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9743 GPI | 0.9455 GPI | 1 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9929 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9885 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 7 |
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, gender parity in Iceland?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iceland was 0.9953 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9455 GPI in 1997.
- How does Iceland rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Iceland ranks 124th out of 154 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.