Egypt vs Iceland: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Egypt
0.9998 index
in 2024
Iceland
1 index
in 2023
Egypt rank
87th
Iceland rank
84th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 index against 0.9998 index in Egypt, a difference of 0.0002 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Iceland ranks 84th of 215 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6514 index | 1 index | 0.3486 index | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.8029 index | 1 index | 0.1979 index | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.8648 index | 0.9961 index | 0.1313 index | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9614 index | 0.9887 index | 0.0273 index | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9779 index | 0.9996 index | 0.0217 index | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.997 index | 0.9999 index | 0.0029 index | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Egypt or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1 index against 0.9998 index in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Egypt and Iceland?
- 0.0002 index, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Iceland ranks 84th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.