Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Norway

Norway: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9818 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9818 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
123rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.9808 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Norway, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 0.998 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.994 GPI2008: 0.991 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 0.999 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.981 GPI2018: 0.982 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Norway stood at 0.9818 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Norway peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9808 GPI, in 2017.

Norway ranks 123rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Norway, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 1 GPI
1995 1 GPI +0.2%
1996 1.01 GPI +0.5%
1997 1 GPI -0.7%
1998 1 GPI -0.1%
1999 0.998 GPI -0.3%
2000 1 GPI +0.5%
2001 1 GPI +0.1%
2002 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2003 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2004 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2005 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2006 1 GPI -0.3%
2007 0.994 GPI -0.9%
2008 0.9911 GPI -0.3%
2009 1.01 GPI +1.5%
2010 0.9997 GPI -0.6%
2011 0.9994 GPI -0.0%
2012 1.02 GPI +1.9%
2013 1 GPI -1.4%
2014 1 GPI -0.0%
2015 1.02 GPI +1.4%
2016 1.01 GPI -0.9%
2017 0.9808 GPI -2.8%
2018 0.9818 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 0.998 GPI 1.01 GPI 6
2000s 1 GPI 0.9911 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9808 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 120 Latvia 0.9846 GPI compare
  2. 121 Finland 0.9831 GPI compare
  3. 122 Macao 0.9825 GPI compare
  4. 124 Republic of Moldova 0.9801 GPI compare
  5. 125 United Arab Emirates 0.9797 GPI compare
  6. 126 Denmark 0.9789 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Norway?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Norway was 0.9818 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9808 GPI in 2017.
How does Norway rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Norway ranks 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. 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.