Least developed countries vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Least developed countries
0.9301 GPI
in 2019
Sweden
1.03 GPI
in 2018
Least developed countries rank
36th
Sweden rank
38th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.03 GPI against 0.9301 GPI in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0999 GPI.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 38th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6029 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.4166 GPI Sweden
1980s 0.6852 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.3584 GPI Sweden
1990s 0.7638 GPI 1.08 GPI 0.313 GPI Sweden
2000s 0.8477 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.202 GPI Sweden
2010s 0.9134 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.1235 GPI Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Least developed countries or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.03 GPI against 0.9301 GPI in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Least developed countries and Sweden?
0.0999 GPI, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sweden?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Least developed countries and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Least developed countries ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 38th of 43 groups.
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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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.