Iceland vs Norway: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Iceland
1 index
in 2023
Norway
1 index
in 2024
Iceland rank
84th
Norway rank
85th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Norway, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 84th and Norway ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9892 index | 1 index | 0.0134 index | Norway |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0003 index | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 0.0002 index | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Iceland, at 1 index against 1 index in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Iceland and Norway?
- 0 index, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 84th and Norway ranks 85th 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.