Iceland vs Syrian Arab Republic: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index

Iceland
0.9957 GPI
in 2018
Syrian Arab Republic
0.9948 GPI
in 2013
Iceland rank
115th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
117th

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Iceland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.9957 GPI against 0.9948 GPI in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.0009 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 115th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th of 195 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8566 GPI 0.4295 GPI 0.4272 GPI Iceland
1980s 0.9402 GPI 0.6412 GPI 0.299 GPI Iceland
1990s 0.9899 GPI 0.8285 GPI 0.1614 GPI Iceland
2000s 1.04 GPI 0.9542 GPI 0.0873 GPI Iceland
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9982 GPI 0.0127 GPI Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index, Iceland or Syrian Arab Republic?
Iceland, at 0.9957 GPI against 0.9948 GPI in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index between Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0009 GPI, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Iceland and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 115th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.