Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Finland

Finland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9908 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9908 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 1995
All-time low
0.9908 GPI
in 2018
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Finland, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 0.998 GPI2001: 0.999 GPI2002: 0.998 GPI2003: 0.996 GPI2004: 0.994 GPI2005: 0.995 GPI2006: 0.997 GPI2007: 0.996 GPI2008: 0.993 GPI2009: 0.994 GPI2010: 0.993 GPI2011: 0.994 GPI2012: 0.995 GPI2013: 0.997 GPI2014: 0.996 GPI2015: 0.995 GPI2016: 0.995 GPI2017: 0.995 GPI2018: 0.991 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.9908 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Finland peaked at 1 GPI in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9908 GPI, in 2018.

Finland ranks 105th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Finland, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 1 GPI
1995 1 GPI +0.0%
1996 1 GPI -0.0%
1997 1 GPI -0.2%
1998 0.9998 GPI -0.3%
1999 1 GPI +0.1%
2000 0.9984 GPI -0.2%
2001 0.9991 GPI +0.1%
2002 0.9982 GPI -0.1%
2003 0.996 GPI -0.2%
2004 0.994 GPI -0.2%
2005 0.9948 GPI +0.1%
2006 0.9969 GPI +0.2%
2007 0.9964 GPI -0.0%
2008 0.9932 GPI -0.3%
2009 0.994 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.9931 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9937 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.9947 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9968 GPI +0.2%
2014 0.9957 GPI -0.1%
2015 0.9953 GPI -0.0%
2016 0.9945 GPI -0.1%
2017 0.9952 GPI +0.1%
2018 0.9908 GPI -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 0.9998 GPI 1 GPI 6
2000s 0.9961 GPI 0.9932 GPI 0.9991 GPI 10
2010s 0.9944 GPI 0.9908 GPI 0.9968 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 102 Hungary 0.9912 GPI compare
  2. 103 Cyprus 0.9912 GPI compare
  3. 104 Sri Lanka 0.991 GPI compare
  4. 106 Grenada 0.9907 GPI compare
  5. 107 Russian Federation 0.99 GPI compare
  6. 108 Panama 0.9899 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Finland?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Finland was 0.9908 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1995.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9908 GPI in 2018.
How does Finland rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Finland ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, 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, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.