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

Norway: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9946 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9946 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.9936 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
25
1994–2018

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

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Norway stood at 0.9946 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Norway peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9936 GPI, in 2017.

That places Norway 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Norway, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 1 GPI
1995 1 GPI -0.1%
1996 1 GPI +0.3%
1997 1 GPI -0.1%
1998 1 GPI -0.1%
1999 0.9982 GPI -0.4%
2000 1 GPI +0.5%
2001 1 GPI -0.0%
2002 1 GPI +0.1%
2003 1 GPI -0.1%
2004 1 GPI +0.1%
2005 1 GPI +0.0%
2006 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2007 0.9992 GPI -0.6%
2008 0.9992 GPI -0.0%
2009 1 GPI +0.5%
2010 1 GPI -0.2%
2011 1 GPI -0.1%
2012 1.01 GPI +0.7%
2013 1 GPI -0.8%
2014 1 GPI +0.0%
2015 1 GPI +0.3%
2016 1 GPI -0.3%
2017 0.9936 GPI -0.7%
2018 0.9946 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 0.9982 GPI 1 GPI 6
2000s 1 GPI 0.9992 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.9936 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 88 Paraguay 0.9957 GPI compare
  2. 89 United States of America 0.9955 GPI compare
  3. 90 Switzerland 0.995 GPI compare
  4. 92 Tonga 0.9945 GPI compare
  5. 93 France 0.9932 GPI compare
  6. 94 Bermuda 0.9931 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Norway?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Norway was 0.9946 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9936 GPI in 2017.
How does Norway rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Norway ranks 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway 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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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.