School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Denmark

Denmark: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.999 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.999 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
71st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1979
All-time low
0.987 GPI
in 2015
Years of data
46
1971–2018

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

00.250.50.751197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Denmark stood at 0.999 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Denmark peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.987 GPI, in 2015.

That places Denmark 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.02 GPI 0.9923 GPI 1.03 GPI 9
1980s 1 GPI 0.9989 GPI 1 GPI 10
1990s 0.9994 GPI 0.9944 GPI 1 GPI 9
2000s 1 GPI 0.9977 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2010s 0.9931 GPI 0.987 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 68 Tonga 0.9994 GPI compare
  2. 69 Palestine 0.9993 GPI compare
  3. 70 Lithuania 0.9993 GPI compare
  4. 72 United States 0.9986 GPI compare
  5. 73 Australia 0.9985 GPI compare
  6. 74 South Korea 0.9983 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Denmark?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Denmark was 0.999 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1979.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.987 GPI in 2015.
How does Denmark rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Denmark ranks 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 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.