School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 20.21 years in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Iceland, 1971β2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Iceland is 20.21 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Iceland peaked at 20.83 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.22 years, in 1971.
That places Iceland 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.68 years | 11.22 years | 12.11 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.43 years | 13.09 years | 14.01 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 16.4 years | 15.63 years | 17.45 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.05 years | 17.84 years | 19.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.23 years | 19.68 years | 20.83 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Iceland was 20.21 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.83 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.22 years in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.