Iceland vs United States of America: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Iceland
1 index
in 2023
United States of America
1 index
in 2022
Iceland rank
84th
United States of America rank
82nd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Iceland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Iceland, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 84th and United States of America ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9981 index | 0.9893 index | 0.0088 index | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9947 index | 1.01 index | 0.0121 index | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.9908 index | 0.9965 index | 0.0057 index | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9979 index | 0.0024 index | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9997 index | 0.9966 index | 0.0031 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, Iceland or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1 index against 1 index in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Iceland and United States of America?
- 0 index, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States of America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and United States of America rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 84th and United States of America ranks 82nd 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.