Denmark vs Norway: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Denmark
1 index
in 2025
Norway
1 index
in 2025
Denmark rank
126th
Norway rank
129th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Norway, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 126th and Norway ranks 129th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9995 index | 0.9995 index | 0 index | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.9998 index | 1 index | 0.0002 index | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.9999 index | 0.9999 index | 0.0001 index | Norway |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0001 index | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0002 index | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 1 index against 1 index in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Denmark and Norway?
- 0 index, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Denmark ranks 126th and Norway ranks 129th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.