Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland
Iceland: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 index
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
84th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 1989
All-time low
0.9831 index
in 2005
Years of data
44
1971–2023
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.01 index in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9831 index, in 2005.
Iceland ranks 84th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9997 index | — |
| 1972 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9999 index | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9998 index | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9996 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9928 index | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9986 index | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9886 index | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9998 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9912 index | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9878 index | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9847 index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9853 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9847 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9832 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9866 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9831 index | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9845 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9985 index | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9984 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9982 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9984 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9992 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9984 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9982 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9992 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9988 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 index | 0.9997 index | 1 index | 7 |
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.9928 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9954 index | 0.9878 index | 1 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9887 index | 0.9831 index | 0.9985 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9962 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9999 index | 0.9988 index | 1 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland was 1 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 1989.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9831 index in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.