School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Norway
Norway: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.47 GPI in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Norway, 1971β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Norway stood at 1.47 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Norway peaked at 1.61 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4615 GPI, in 1971.
Norway ranks 40th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6318 GPI | 0.4615 GPI | 0.8432 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPI | 0.908 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 1.41 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 1.61 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 GPI | 1.44 GPI | 1.59 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Norway?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Norway was 1.47 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4615 GPI in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Norway ranks 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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.