Iceland vs Italy: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Iceland
100.4%
in 2018
Italy
100.3%
in 2018
Iceland rank
99th
Italy rank
100th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Italy
0255075100199420062018

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 100.4% against 100.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Italy ahead.

Iceland ranks 99th and Italy ranks 100th of 188 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 99.2% 100.9% 1.7% Italy
2000s 98.8% 103.5% 4.7% Italy
2010s 98.8% 102.4% 3.6% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Iceland or Italy?
Iceland, at 100.4% against 100.3% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Iceland and Italy?
0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Iceland ranks 99th and Italy ranks 100th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.