Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Denmark
1.08 GPI
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9243 GPI
in 2018
Denmark rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.08 GPI against 0.9243 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1557 GPI.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 173 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.07 GPI 0.8299 GPI 0.2408 GPI Denmark
2000s 1.08 GPI 0.8527 GPI 0.2301 GPI Denmark
2010s 1.08 GPI 0.91 GPI 0.1742 GPI Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Denmark, at 1.08 GPI against 0.9243 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.1557 GPI, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Denmark ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.