School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Denmark

Denmark: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9797 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9797 GPI
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
147th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1995
All-time low
0.965 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
47
1971–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Denmark, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.9797 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2018.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Denmark peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.965 GPI, in 2010.

Denmark ranks 147th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Denmark, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9823 GPI
1972 1 GPI +2.1%
1973 0.9942 GPI -0.9%
1974 1 GPI +0.6%
1975 1 GPI +0.3%
1976 1 GPI -0.1%
1977 1.01 GPI +0.5%
1978 0.996 GPI -1.1%
1979 1.01 GPI +1.5%
1980 0.9966 GPI -1.4%
1981 1 GPI +0.6%
1982 1.01 GPI +0.6%
1983 0.9852 GPI -2.3%
1984 1 GPI +1.5%
1985 1.01 GPI +0.7%
1986 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1987 1.01 GPI +0.5%
1988 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1989 0.9906 GPI -1.8%
1990 0.997 GPI +0.6%
1991 0.9885 GPI -0.8%
1992 0.9977 GPI +0.9%
1993 1.01 GPI +1.6%
1994 1.02 GPI +0.4%
1995 1.02 GPI +0.0%
1996 1.01 GPI -1.1%
1998 1 GPI -0.4%
1999 0.9983 GPI -0.5%
2000 0.9978 GPI -0.0%
2001 1 GPI +0.4%
2002 0.9957 GPI -0.6%
2003 0.997 GPI +0.1%
2004 0.998 GPI +0.1%
2005 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2006 1.01 GPI +0.5%
2007 1 GPI -1.2%
2008 0.9903 GPI -1.0%
2009 0.9911 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.965 GPI -2.6%
2011 0.9686 GPI +0.4%
2012 0.9697 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9741 GPI +0.5%
2014 1.01 GPI +3.5%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9907 GPI -1.6%
2017 0.9897 GPI -0.1%
2018 0.9797 GPI -1.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.9797 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9937 GPI, 99% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.9797 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9917 GPI, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9998 GPI 0.9823 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1980s 1 GPI 0.9852 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 1 GPI 0.9885 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
2000s 0.9993 GPI 0.9903 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9836 GPI 0.965 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 145 Luxembourg 0.9806 GPI compare
  2. 146 Switzerland 0.9802 GPI compare
  3. 148 New Zealand 0.9794 GPI compare
  4. 149 Micronesia (country) 0.9792 GPI compare
  5. 150 Slovakia 0.9787 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Denmark?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Denmark was 0.9797 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1995.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.965 GPI in 2010.
How does Denmark rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Denmark ranks 147th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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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.