Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland
Iceland: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.23 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland stood at 1.23 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland peaked at 1.23 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9223 index, in 1981.
Iceland ranks 22nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9427 index | 0.9223 index | 0.9681 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 0.9739 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 index | 1.08 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 index | 1.14 index | 1.21 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 index | 1.22 index | 1.23 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Iceland was 1.23 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9223 index in 1981.
- How does Iceland rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iceland ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.