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

Norway
1.08 GPI
in 2018
United States of America
1.08 GPI
in 2018
Norway rank
36th
United States of America rank
35th

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

  • Norway
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.08 GPI against 1.08 GPI in Norway, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States of America ahead.

Norway ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 35th of 175 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0181 GPI United States of America
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.06 GPI 0.0334 GPI United States of America
2000s 1.08 GPI 1.08 GPI 0.0011 GPI United States of America
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.09 GPI 0.0065 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, Norway or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.08 GPI against 1.08 GPI in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Norway and United States of America?
0 GPI, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Norway and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Norway ranks 36th 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.