Iceland vs Spain: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Iceland
1 index
in 2023
Spain
1 index
in 2024
Iceland rank
84th
Spain rank
86th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Spain, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Spain ahead.
Iceland ranks 84th and Spain ranks 86th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9892 index | 0.9887 index | 0.0005 index | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0018 index | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 0.0008 index | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Iceland, at 1 index against 1 index in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Iceland and Spain?
- 0 index, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 84th and Spain ranks 86th 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.