Belgium vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity

Belgium
1.01 GPI
in 2018
Sweden
1.01 GPI
in 2018
Belgium rank
37th
Sweden rank
40th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Sweden, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 40th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0101 GPI Belgium
2000s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0189 GPI Belgium
2010s 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0101 GPI Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Belgium or Sweden?
Belgium, at 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Belgium and Sweden?
0 GPI, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Belgium ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 40th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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.