School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Norway

Norway: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.9592 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.9592 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
145th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 1984
All-time low
0.9482 GPI
in 1996
Years of data
48
1971–2018

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Norway is 0.9592 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Norway peaked at 1.07 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.9482 GPI, in 1996.

Norway ranks 145th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Norway, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Norway, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9897 GPI —
1972 0.9889 GPI -0.1%
1973 0.9909 GPI +0.2%
1974 0.9979 GPI +0.7%
1975 1.01 GPI +1.7%
1976 1 GPI -1.3%
1977 1.01 GPI +0.7%
1978 1.03 GPI +1.8%
1979 1.04 GPI +1.1%
1980 1.03 GPI -0.3%
1981 1.05 GPI +1.9%
1982 1.07 GPI +1.1%
1983 1.05 GPI -1.9%
1984 1.07 GPI +2.0%
1985 1.06 GPI -0.7%
1986 1.05 GPI -0.6%
1987 1.05 GPI -0.2%
1988 1.05 GPI +0.0%
1989 1.05 GPI +0.3%
1990 1.04 GPI -1.3%
1991 1.03 GPI -0.8%
1992 1.01 GPI -1.7%
1993 0.979 GPI -3.4%
1994 0.9729 GPI -0.6%
1995 0.9503 GPI -2.3%
1996 0.9482 GPI -0.2%
1997 0.9651 GPI +1.8%
1998 1 GPI +3.8%
1999 1.02 GPI +1.4%
2000 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2001 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2002 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2003 1.01 GPI -0.0%
2004 1.02 GPI +0.9%
2005 1.01 GPI -1.7%
2006 0.992 GPI -1.3%
2007 0.9838 GPI -0.8%
2008 0.9752 GPI -0.9%
2009 0.9737 GPI -0.1%
2010 0.981 GPI +0.7%
2011 0.9857 GPI +0.5%
2012 0.9844 GPI -0.1%
2013 0.9698 GPI -1.5%
2014 0.9681 GPI -0.2%
2015 0.9769 GPI +0.9%
2016 0.976 GPI -0.1%
2017 0.9594 GPI -1.7%
2018 0.9592 GPI -0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.9592 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 95% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.9592 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9965 GPI, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.9889 GPI 1.04 GPI 9
1980s 1.05 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.07 GPI 10
1990s 0.9919 GPI 0.9482 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2000s 1 GPI 0.9737 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 0.9734 GPI 0.9592 GPI 0.9857 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 142 Guatemala 0.962 GPI compare
  2. 143 Sierra Leone 0.9607 GPI compare
  3. 144 San Marino 0.9605 GPI compare
  4. 146 Gambia 0.9586 GPI compare
  5. 147 Ethiopia 0.9566 GPI compare
  6. 148 Switzerland 0.9557 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 Norway?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Norway was 0.9592 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 1984.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9482 GPI in 1996.
How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Norway ranks 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway 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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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.