France vs Italy: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index
France
0.969 index
in 2019
Italy
0.9741 index
in 2020
France rank
71st
Italy rank
69th
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.9741 index against 0.969 index in France, a difference of 0.0051 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was France ahead.
France ranks 71st and Italy ranks 69th of 121 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9552 index | 0.9335 index | 0.0217 index | France |
| 2010s | 0.9561 index | 0.9518 index | 0.0043 index | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.9741 index against 0.969 index in France as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index between France and Italy?
- 0.0051 index, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- France ranks 71st and Italy ranks 69th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.