Norway vs United States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.9953 GPI against 0.9943 GPI in Norway, a difference of 0.001 GPI.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 90th and United States ranks 88th of 188 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.9931 GPI | 0.0087 GPI | Norway |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9979 GPI | 0.0047 GPI | Norway |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9938 GPI | 0.0068 GPI | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Norway or United States?
- United States, at 0.9953 GPI against 0.9943 GPI in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Norway and United States?
- 0.001 GPI, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Norway ranks 90th and United States ranks 88th 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
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.