Small states vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Small states
1.02 GPI
in 2015
Sweden
1.11 GPI
in 2018
Small states rank
17th
Sweden rank
20th

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

  • Small states
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.11 GPI against 1.02 GPI in Small states, a difference of 0.09 GPI.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Small states ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9837 GPI 0.9914 GPI 0.0078 GPI Sweden
1980s 0.9859 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.051 GPI Sweden
1990s 0.9836 GPI 1.1 GPI 0.1183 GPI Sweden
2000s 0.9916 GPI 1.14 GPI 0.1448 GPI Sweden
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.13 GPI 0.1094 GPI Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Small states or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.11 GPI against 1.02 GPI in Small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Small states and Sweden?
0.09 GPI, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sweden?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Small states and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Small states ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 43 groups.
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.