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

Finland: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9937 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9937 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
121st
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1971
All-time low
0.9889 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
30
1971–2018

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

00.250.50.7511971199420181971: 1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1993: 0.994 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 0.994 GPI1998: 0.99 GPI1999: 0.989 GPI2000: 0.993 GPI2001: 0.994 GPI2002: 0.989 GPI2003: 0.992 GPI2004: 0.994 GPI2005: 0.991 GPI2006: 0.989 GPI2007: 0.989 GPI2008: 0.992 GPI2009: 0.993 GPI2010: 0.996 GPI2011: 0.992 GPI2012: 0.995 GPI2013: 0.996 GPI2014: 0.994 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.996 GPI2018: 0.994 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.9937 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Finland peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9889 GPI, in 2007.

That places Finland 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 1.04 GPI 4
1990s 0.9961 GPI 0.9891 GPI 1 GPI 7
2000s 0.9916 GPI 0.9889 GPI 0.994 GPI 10
2010s 0.9956 GPI 0.9917 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 118 Canada 0.9956 GPI compare
  2. 119 Bhutan 0.9956 GPI compare
  3. 120 Qatar 0.9938 GPI compare
  4. 122 Palestine 0.9936 GPI compare
  5. 123 Sweden 0.9936 GPI compare
  6. 124 Israel 0.993 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 Finland?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Finland was 0.9937 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1971.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9889 GPI in 2007.
How does Finland rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Finland ranks 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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.