School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Finland

Finland: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.09 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPI
in 1992
All-time low
1.04 GPI
in 2006
Years of data
47
1971–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Finland, 1971–2018

00.250.50.7511.2197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Finland is 1.09 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Finland peaked at 1.21 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPI, in 2006.

That places Finland 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.11 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.14 GPI 8
1980s 1.15 GPI 1.11 GPI 1.17 GPI 10
1990s 1.16 GPI 1.09 GPI 1.21 GPI 10
2000s 1.07 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.11 GPI 10
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.09 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 25 Belgium 1.1 GPI compare
  2. 26 Palestine 1.1 GPI compare
  3. 27 Fiji 1.1 GPI compare
  4. 29 Bahrain 1.09 GPI compare
  5. 30 Botswana 1.09 GPI compare
  6. 31 Brazil 1.09 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Finland?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Finland was 1.09 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 1992.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2006.
How does Finland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Finland ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.