School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Norway
Norway: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9795 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Norway, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Norway stood at 0.9795 GPI.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Norway peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9717 GPI, in 1996.
Norway ranks 139th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.05 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9944 GPI | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9998 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9905 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9854 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9721 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9717 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.982 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9993 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9926 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.989 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9886 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9921 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9939 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9945 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9846 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9838 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9872 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9869 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9792 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9795 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9944 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9954 GPI | 0.9717 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9886 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9868 GPI | 0.9792 GPI | 0.9945 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (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 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Norway?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Norway was 0.9795 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1971.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9717 GPI in 1996.
- How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Norway ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 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.