Finland vs France: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Finland
0.9943 GPI
in 2018
France
0.9946 GPI
in 2018
Finland rank
91st
France rank
88th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Finland
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.9946 GPI against 0.9943 GPI in Finland, a difference of 0.0003 GPI.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was France ahead.

Finland ranks 91st and France ranks 88th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland France Difference Ahead
1970s 0.962 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0524 GPI France
1980s 0.9981 GPI 0.9865 GPI 0.0115 GPI Finland
1990s 0.9977 GPI 0.9847 GPI 0.0129 GPI Finland
2000s 0.9938 GPI 0.9914 GPI 0.0023 GPI Finland
2010s 0.9938 GPI 0.9947 GPI 0.0008 GPI France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Finland or France?
France, at 0.9946 GPI against 0.9943 GPI in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Finland and France?
0.0003 GPI, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and France rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Finland ranks 91st and France ranks 88th 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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About this data

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.