Finland vs India: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Finland
98.3%
in 2024
India
98.4%
in 2023
Finland rank
42nd
India rank
39th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Finland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 98.4% against 98.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 42nd and India ranks 39th of 190 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 1830s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Finland |
| 1840s | 3.0% | 0.1% | 3.0% | Finland |
| 1850s | 4.5% | 0.1% | 4.4% | Finland |
| 1860s | 6.6% | 0.2% | 6.5% | Finland |
| 1870s | 9.7% | 0.3% | 9.4% | Finland |
| 1880s | 21.2% | 0.6% | 20.6% | Finland |
| 1890s | 25.3% | 1.1% | 24.2% | Finland |
| 1900s | 42.2% | 1.6% | 40.6% | Finland |
| 1910s | 53.8% | 2.8% | 51.0% | Finland |
| 1920s | 66.1% | 4.2% | 61.9% | Finland |
| 1930s | 78.4% | 4.2% | 74.3% | Finland |
| 1940s | 90.8% | 7.2% | 83.5% | Finland |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 19.3% | 80.7% | Finland |
| 1960s | 97.5% | 25.9% | 71.6% | Finland |
| 1970s | 83.5% | 45.6% | 37.9% | Finland |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 52.6% | 30.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 89.4% | 9.4% | Finland |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.5% | 2.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 97.6% | 0.8% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Finland or India?
- India, at 98.4% against 98.3% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Finland and India?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Finland and India rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Finland ranks 42nd and India ranks 39th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.