Denmark vs Norway: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index

Denmark
0.9999 index
in 2025
Norway
0.9999 index
in 2025
Denmark rank
129th
Norway rank
132nd

Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.9999 index against 0.9999 index in Norway, a difference of 0 index.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 129th and Norway ranks 132nd of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9999 index 0.9995 index 0.0004 index Denmark
1990s 1 index 0.9995 index 0.0005 index Denmark
2000s 0.9999 index 0.9995 index 0.0004 index Denmark
2010s 0.9999 index 0.9997 index 0.0002 index Denmark
2020s 0.9999 index 1 index 0 index Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Denmark or Norway?
Denmark, at 0.9999 index against 0.9999 index in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Denmark ranks 129th and Norway ranks 132nd of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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

Indicator
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.