Norway vs Poland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Norway
0.9795 GPI
in 2018
Poland
0.9811 GPI
in 2018
Norway rank
139th
Poland rank
137th

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

  • Norway
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.9811 GPI against 0.9795 GPI in Norway, a difference of 0.0016 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 139th and Poland ranks 137th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9971 GPI 0.9878 GPI 0.0094 GPI Norway
1980s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0169 GPI Norway
1990s 0.9954 GPI 0.9973 GPI 0.0019 GPI Poland
2000s 1 GPI 0.9911 GPI 0.0109 GPI Norway
2010s 0.9868 GPI 0.9899 GPI 0.0031 GPI Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Norway or Poland?
Poland, at 0.9811 GPI against 0.9795 GPI in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Norway and Poland?
0.0016 GPI, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Norway and Poland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Norway ranks 139th and Poland ranks 137th 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.