Finland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Finland
1.09 GPI
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.9682 GPI
in 2018
Finland rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

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

  • Finland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.09 GPI against 0.9682 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1218 GPI.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.09 GPI 0.8718 GPI 0.2146 GPI Finland
2000s 1.08 GPI 0.9105 GPI 0.1697 GPI Finland
2010s 1.09 GPI 0.9512 GPI 0.1342 GPI Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Finland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Finland, at 1.09 GPI against 0.9682 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.1218 GPI, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Finland ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.