Malaysia vs Norway: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Malaysia
1 index
in 2024
Norway
1 index
in 2024
Malaysia rank
83rd
Norway rank
85th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malaysia
- Norway
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Norway, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 83rd and Norway ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1 index | 0.0193 index | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 0.0299 index | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 0.0252 index | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Malaysia or Norway?
- Malaysia, at 1 index against 1 index in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Malaysia and Norway?
- 0 index, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 83rd and Norway ranks 85th 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.