School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Iceland

Iceland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind was 0.5573 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.5573 GPI
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
90th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.31 GPI
in 2006
All-time low
0.2398 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Iceland, 1998–2018

0.250.50.7511.21998200820181998: 0.24 GPI1999: 0.421 GPI2000: 0.342 GPI2001: 0.385 GPI2002: 0.361 GPI2003: 0.693 GPI2004: 0.373 GPI2005: 0.861 GPI2006: 1.3 GPI2007: 0.827 GPI2008: 0.557 GPI2009: 0.425 GPI2010: 0.545 GPI2011: 0.686 GPI2012: 0.62 GPI2013: 0.46 GPI2014: 0.526 GPI2015: 0.521 GPI2016: 0.604 GPI2017: 0.517 GPI2018: 0.557 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Iceland is 0.5573 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Iceland peaked at 1.31 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2398 GPI, in 1998.

That places Iceland 90th out of 106 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3306 GPI 0.2398 GPI 0.4213 GPI 2
2000s 0.6132 GPI 0.3419 GPI 1.31 GPI 10
2010s 0.5595 GPI 0.46 GPI 0.6856 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 87 Russia 0.5671 GPI compare
  2. 88 Madagascar 0.5655 GPI compare
  3. 89 Afghanistan 0.562 GPI compare
  4. 91 Vanuatu 0.5401 GPI compare
  5. 92 Grenada 0.5269 GPI compare
  6. 93 Burkina Faso 0.5207 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Iceland?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Iceland was 0.5573 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPI in 2006.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2398 GPI in 1998.
How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind?
Iceland ranks 90th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
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.