Finland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Finland
0.997 GPI
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.9977 GPI
in 2020
Finland rank
79th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
78th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Finland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.250.50.751197119952020

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.9977 GPI against 0.997 GPI in Finland, a difference of 0.0007 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Finland ranks 79th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 78th of 198 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.962 GPI 1 GPI 0.0399 GPI United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.9977 GPI 1 GPI 0.0058 GPI United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.996 GPI 1 GPI 0.0064 GPI United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.9934 GPI 1 GPI 0.0073 GPI United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.9939 GPI 0.9977 GPI 0.0038 GPI United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.997 GPI 0.9977 GPI 0.0007 GPI United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Finland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.9977 GPI against 0.997 GPI in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0007 GPI, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
How do Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Finland ranks 79th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Finland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-enrollment-primary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/finland/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-enrollment-primary-gross-gender-parity-index-gpi/finland/united-kingdom/">Finland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.