School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9974 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9974 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9754 GPI, in 1999.
Iceland ranks 80th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9999 GPI | 0.9959 GPI | 1 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 0.9953 GPI | 1 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9971 GPI | 0.9754 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9887 GPI | 0.9756 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9993 GPI | 0.9905 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
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- 82 United Kingdom 0.9971 GPI compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Iceland was 0.9974 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9754 GPI in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.