Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland
Iceland: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9973 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary 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 0.9973 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 0.9979 index in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9966 index, in 2017.
That places Iceland 150th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9973 index | 0.9969 index | 0.9975 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9978 index | 0.9975 index | 0.9979 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9976 index | 0.9975 index | 0.9977 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9969 index | 0.9966 index | 0.9972 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9972 index | 0.9969 index | 0.9973 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland was 0.9973 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9979 index in 1994.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9966 index in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 150th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.