Denmark vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index

Denmark
1.35 GPI
in 2018
United Kingdom
1.35 GPI
in 2018
Denmark rank
60th
United Kingdom rank
63rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
00.511.5197119942018

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.35 GPI against 1.35 GPI in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 GPI.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 60th and United Kingdom ranks 63rd of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8275 GPI 0.5594 GPI 0.268 GPI Denmark
1980s 1.03 GPI 0.7826 GPI 0.25 GPI Denmark
1990s 1.18 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.1456 GPI Denmark
2000s 1.39 GPI 1.29 GPI 0.0915 GPI Denmark
2010s 1.36 GPI 1.31 GPI 0.0528 GPI Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Denmark or United Kingdom?
Denmark, at 1.35 GPI against 1.35 GPI in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Denmark and United Kingdom?
0 GPI, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Denmark ranks 60th and United Kingdom ranks 63rd of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 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.