School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.11 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sweden, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.11 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sweden peaked at 1.2 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9662 GPI, in 1972.
That places Sweden 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9767 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9662 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9799 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9925 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9938 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9968 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9973 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.07 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.11 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.14 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.18 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.18 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.19 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.18 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.18 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPI | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPI | +0.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.11 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 GPI, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.11 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9914 GPI | 0.9662 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.1 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sweden was 1.11 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9662 GPI in 1972.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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.