School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Iceland

Iceland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9992 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9992 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
77th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
0.9749 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
24
1994–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind 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: 0.999 GPI2014: 0.997 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 0.998 GPI2017: 0.999 GPI2018: 0.999 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.9992 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2018.

The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Iceland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9749 GPI, in 2003.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9944 GPI 0.9889 GPI 0.9981 GPI 5
2000s 0.9896 GPI 0.9749 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9985 GPI 0.996 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 74 Czech Republic 0.9997 GPI compare
  2. 75 Turkey 0.9994 GPI compare
  3. 76 Paraguay 0.9993 GPI compare
  4. 78 Estonia, Republic of 0.9989 GPI compare
  5. 79 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.9982 GPI compare
  6. 80 Korea, Republic of 0.998 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Iceland?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Iceland was 0.9992 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9749 GPI in 2003.
How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Iceland ranks 77th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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.