Finland vs Japan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Finland
0.9984 index
in 2024
Japan
0.9986 index
in 2023
Finland rank
98th
Japan rank
95th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.9986 index against 0.9984 index in Finland, a difference of 0.0002 index.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 98th and Japan ranks 95th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9941 index | 1 index | 0.0066 index | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9945 index | 0.998 index | 0.0035 index | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9969 index | 0.9982 index | 0.0014 index | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.9986 index against 0.9984 index in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Finland and Japan?
- 0.0002 index, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Finland ranks 98th and Japan ranks 95th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β 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.