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

Denmark
1.35 GPI
in 2018
United States
1.35 GPI
in 2018
Denmark rank
60th
United States rank
62nd

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Denmark
  • United States
00.511.5197119942018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States ahead.

Denmark ranks 60th and United States ranks 62nd of 177 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8275 GPI 0.8459 GPI 0.0184 GPI United States
1980s 1.03 GPI 1.16 GPI 0.1303 GPI United States
1990s 1.18 GPI 1.29 GPI 0.1156 GPI United States
2000s 1.39 GPI 1.36 GPI 0.028 GPI Denmark
2010s 1.36 GPI 1.35 GPI 0.0191 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 States?
Denmark, at 1.35 GPI against 1.35 GPI in United States as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Denmark and United States?
0 GPI, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Denmark ranks 60th and United States ranks 62nd 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.