Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland
Iceland: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 100th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Iceland was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Iceland ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release