Iceland vs Malaysia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Iceland
1 index
in 2023
Malaysia
1 index
in 2024
Iceland rank
84th
Malaysia rank
83rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Iceland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Iceland, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9999 index | 0.9599 index | 0.04 index | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.9982 index | 0.0027 index | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9947 index | 1.02 index | 0.0262 index | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9887 index | 1.02 index | 0.0337 index | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1.03 index | 0.0302 index | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.9999 index | 1.03 index | 0.0316 index | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Iceland or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1 index against 1 index in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Iceland and Malaysia?
- 0 index, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Malaysia rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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.