Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland
Iceland: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9972 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9972 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
136th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 1994
All-time low
0.9972 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9972 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1 index in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9972 index, in 1981.
Iceland ranks 136th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9972 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9977 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9984 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9986 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9989 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9992 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9994 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9993 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9992 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9991 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9992 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9997 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9996 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9995 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9992 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.999 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9993 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9992 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9991 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.999 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9989 index | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9988 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9989 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.999 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9988 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9984 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9982 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.998 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9979 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9978 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9977 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9975 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9975 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9977 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9976 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9976 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9974 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9974 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9972 index | -0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.9972 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.9972 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9987 index | 0.9972 index | 0.9995 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9995 index | 0.9991 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.999 index | 0.9988 index | 0.9993 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9981 index | 0.9975 index | 0.999 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9975 index | 0.9972 index | 0.9977 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland was 0.9972 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 1994.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9972 index in 1981.
- How does Iceland rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.