School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Denmark
Denmark: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Denmark, 1978–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Denmark peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9882 GPI, in 1980.
Denmark ranks 91st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Denmark, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.9909 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.9912 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9882 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.996 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9987 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9951 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9954 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9983 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9911 GPI | 0.9909 GPI | 0.9912 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9992 GPI | 0.9882 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPI compare
- 89 Netherlands 1 GPI compare
- 90 Canada 1 GPI compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 1 GPI compare
- 93 Jordan 1 GPI compare
- 94 Czechia 1 GPI compare
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Denmark?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Denmark was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9882 GPI in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Denmark ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.