Finland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Finland
1.09 GPI
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.962 GPI
in 2018
Finland rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
35th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Finland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.09 GPI against 0.962 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.128 GPI.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.03 GPI 0.602 GPI 0.426 GPI Finland
1980s 1.06 GPI 0.7091 GPI 0.3545 GPI Finland
1990s 1.1 GPI 0.8098 GPI 0.2896 GPI Finland
2000s 1.08 GPI 0.9016 GPI 0.1755 GPI Finland
2010s 1.08 GPI 0.9455 GPI 0.1359 GPI Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Finland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Finland, at 1.09 GPI against 0.962 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.128 GPI, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Finland ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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.