Iceland vs Malta: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Iceland
0.9972 index
in 2025
Malta
0.9997 index
in 2025
Iceland rank
136th
Malta rank
133rd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.9997 index against 0.9972 index in Iceland, a difference of 0.0025 index.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malta ahead.
Iceland ranks 136th and Malta ranks 133rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9987 index | 0.9989 index | 0.0002 index | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.9995 index | 0.9988 index | 0.0007 index | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.999 index | 0.9981 index | 0.0009 index | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9981 index | 0.9985 index | 0.0004 index | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.9975 index | 0.9998 index | 0.0023 index | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.9997 index against 0.9972 index in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.0025 index, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 136th and Malta ranks 133rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.