School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iceland

Iceland: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.9957 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9957 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
115th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2000
All-time low
0.8326 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 0.833 GPI1975: 0.849 GPI1976: 0.853 GPI1977: 0.891 GPI1980: 0.989 GPI1981: 0.914 GPI1983: 0.925 GPI1984: 0.918 GPI1986: 0.929 GPI1988: 0.956 GPI1989: 0.951 GPI1991: 0.965 GPI1992: 0.972 GPI1993: 0.985 GPI1994: 0.981 GPI1995: 0.972 GPI1996: 0.971 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.989 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.996 GPI2018: 0.996 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iceland is 0.9957 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8326 GPI, in 1971.

Iceland ranks 115th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8566 GPI 0.8326 GPI 0.8912 GPI 4
1980s 0.9402 GPI 0.9135 GPI 0.9889 GPI 7
1990s 0.9899 GPI 0.9647 GPI 1.06 GPI 8
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.07 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9893 GPI 1.04 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 112 Azerbaijan 0.9964 GPI compare
  2. 113 China 0.9963 GPI compare
  3. 114 Ghana 0.9959 GPI compare
  4. 116 Uzbekistan 0.9948 GPI compare
  5. 117 Syria 0.9948 GPI compare
  6. 118 South Korea 0.994 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iceland?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Iceland was 0.9957 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2000.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8326 GPI in 1971.
How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Iceland ranks 115th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.