Canada vs Finland: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index

Canada
0.9956 GPI
in 1996
Finland
0.9937 GPI
in 2018
Canada rank
118th
Finland rank
121st

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index over time

  • Canada
  • Finland
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.9956 GPI against 0.9937 GPI in Finland, a difference of 0.0019 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.

Canada ranks 118th and Finland ranks 121st of 189 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Finland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9925 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0389 GPI Finland
1990s 0.9968 GPI 1 GPI 0.0032 GPI Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index, Canada or Finland?
Canada, at 0.9956 GPI against 0.9937 GPI in Finland as of 1996.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index between Canada and Finland?
0.0019 GPI, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1996.
How do Canada and Finland rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Canada ranks 118th and Finland ranks 121st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.