Finland vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Finland
1.09 GPI
in 2018
United States of America
1.08 GPI
in 2018
Finland rank
33rd
United States of America rank
35th

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

  • Finland
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.09 GPI against 1.08 GPI in United States of America, a difference of 0.01 GPI.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States of America ahead.

Finland ranks 33rd and United States of America ranks 35th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 1.06 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.014 GPI Finland
1990s 1.1 GPI 1.06 GPI 0.0355 GPI Finland
2000s 1.08 GPI 1.08 GPI 0.0067 GPI United States of America
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.09 GPI 0.0037 GPI United States of America

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 United States of America?
Finland, at 1.09 GPI against 1.08 GPI in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Finland and United States of America?
0.01 GPI, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Finland and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Finland ranks 33rd and United States of America 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.