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

Latest (2016)
0.9953 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
124th
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.9455 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
15
1997–2016

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Iceland, 1997–2016

00.250.50.7511997200620161997: 0.945 GPI1998: 1 GPI2001: 0.993 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.994 GPI2005: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.996 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.991 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.988 GPI2016: 0.995 GPI

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

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Iceland, 1997 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 121 New Caledonia 0.996 GPI
  2. 122 Germany 0.9956 GPI compare
  3. 123 Eritrea 0.9953 GPI compare
  4. 125 Mauritius 0.9939 GPI compare
  5. 126 Greece 0.9939 GPI compare
  6. 127 Ukraine 0.9931 GPI compare

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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

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,879 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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.