Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Finland
Finland: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9984 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.9984 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Finland peaked at 0.9984 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9923 index, in 2003.
That places Finland 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Finland, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9939 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9934 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9923 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.993 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9933 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9963 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9951 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9939 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9952 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9947 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9928 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9939 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.994 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9947 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9949 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9949 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.994 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9941 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9962 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9972 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.996 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9979 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9984 index | +0.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.9984 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.9984 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9941 index | 0.9923 index | 0.9963 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9943 index | 0.9928 index | 0.9949 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9972 index | 0.996 index | 0.9984 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Finland?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Finland was 0.9984 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9984 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9923 index in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Finland ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.