Finland vs Small states: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Finland
1.05 GPI
in 2018
Small states
0.9972 GPI
in 2019
Finland rank
15th
Small states rank
14th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Finland
  • Small states
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.05 GPI against 0.9972 GPI in Small states, a difference of 0.0528 GPI.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 15th and Small states ranks 14th of 193 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 GPI 0.983 GPI 0.0542 GPI Finland
1980s 1.07 GPI 0.9803 GPI 0.0917 GPI Finland
1990s 1.08 GPI 0.9751 GPI 0.1069 GPI Finland
2000s 1.03 GPI 0.9729 GPI 0.0618 GPI Finland
2010s 1.04 GPI 0.9941 GPI 0.0468 GPI Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Finland or Small states?
Finland, at 1.05 GPI against 0.9972 GPI in Small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Finland and Small states?
0.0528 GPI, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Small states?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Finland ranks 15th and Small states ranks 14th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.