Denmark vs Finland: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Denmark
0.9981 index
in 2024
Finland
0.9984 index
in 2024
Denmark rank
101st
Finland rank
98th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.9984 index against 0.9981 index in Denmark, a difference of 0.0003 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 101st and Finland ranks 98th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9943 index | 0.0073 index | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9929 index | 0.9943 index | 0.0013 index | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9963 index | 0.9972 index | 0.0008 index | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Denmark or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.9984 index against 0.9981 index in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.0003 index, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Denmark ranks 101st and Finland ranks 98th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.