Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iceland

Iceland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9992 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9992 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
77th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.9752 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
24
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iceland, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 0.998 GPI1995: 0.993 GPI1996: 0.998 GPI1998: 0.989 GPI1999: 0.994 GPI2000: 0.992 GPI2001: 0.99 GPI2002: 0.976 GPI2003: 0.975 GPI2004: 0.981 GPI2005: 0.983 GPI2006: 0.987 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 0.996 GPI2012: 0.996 GPI2013: 0.998 GPI2014: 0.997 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 0.999 GPI2018: 0.999 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iceland stood at 0.9992 GPI.

The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iceland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9752 GPI, in 2003.

Iceland ranks 77th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Iceland, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.9984 GPI
1995 0.9931 GPI -0.5%
1996 0.9981 GPI +0.5%
1998 0.989 GPI -0.9%
1999 0.9943 GPI +0.5%
2000 0.992 GPI -0.2%
2001 0.9898 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9764 GPI -1.3%
2003 0.9752 GPI -0.1%
2004 0.9806 GPI +0.6%
2005 0.9828 GPI +0.2%
2006 0.9866 GPI +0.4%
2007 1 GPI +1.6%
2008 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2009 1.01 GPI +0.0%
2010 1 GPI -0.5%
2011 0.9957 GPI -0.5%
2012 0.9959 GPI +0.0%
2013 0.9983 GPI +0.2%
2014 0.9968 GPI -0.2%
2015 1 GPI +0.5%
2016 0.9979 GPI -0.4%
2017 0.9994 GPI +0.1%
2018 0.9992 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9946 GPI 0.989 GPI 0.9984 GPI 5
2000s 0.9896 GPI 0.9752 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9984 GPI 0.9957 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 74 Uruguay 1 GPI compare
  2. 75 Gibraltar 1 GPI compare
  3. 76 Türkiye 0.9995 GPI compare
  4. 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.999 GPI compare
  5. 79 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9987 GPI compare
  6. 80 Latvia 0.9983 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iceland?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Iceland was 0.9992 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9752 GPI in 2003.
How does Iceland rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Iceland ranks 77th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
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

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.