School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sweden

Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9922 GPI
in 2011
Years of data
26
1993–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sweden, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.997 GPI2005: 0.996 GPI2006: 0.996 GPI2007: 0.995 GPI2008: 0.996 GPI2009: 0.995 GPI2010: 0.994 GPI2011: 0.992 GPI2012: 0.996 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sweden peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9922 GPI, in 2011.

That places Sweden 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 7
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9947 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9922 GPI 1.05 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 37 Belgium 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 38 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 39 Israel 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 41 Nicaragua 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 42 Kazakhstan, Republic of 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 43 Zambia 1.01 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sweden?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Sweden was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9922 GPI in 2011.
How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Sweden ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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.