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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.9682 GPI
in 2018
Norway
1.09 GPI
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Norway rank
34th

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

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

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

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 34th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8718 GPI 1.07 GPI 0.1937 GPI Norway
2000s 0.9105 GPI 1.09 GPI 0.1751 GPI Norway
2010s 0.9512 GPI 1.08 GPI 0.1336 GPI Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Norway?
Norway, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Norway?
0.1218 GPI, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Norway?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Norway rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 34th of 45 groups.
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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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.