Burkina Faso vs Iceland: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Burkina Faso
0.9971 GPI
in 2019
Iceland
0.9974 GPI
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
83rd
Iceland rank
80th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.9974 GPI against 0.9971 GPI in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0003 GPI.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Iceland ranks 80th of 197 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6038 GPI 0.9999 GPI 0.3961 GPI Iceland
1980s 0.6041 GPI 1 GPI 0.3962 GPI Iceland
1990s 0.67 GPI 0.9953 GPI 0.3253 GPI Iceland
2000s 0.7894 GPI 0.9887 GPI 0.1992 GPI Iceland
2010s 0.9614 GPI 0.9993 GPI 0.0378 GPI Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.9974 GPI against 0.9971 GPI in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Iceland?
0.0003 GPI, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Iceland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Iceland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Iceland ranks 80th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 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.