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Table 4 Theil's index of lifespan inequality (× 100) by country, gender and educational subgroup; "total" refers to the male/female total population Theil's index

From: The contribution of educational inequalities to lifespan variation

 

Male

Female

 

Elem-entary1

Lower sec.

Upper sec.

Tertiary

Total

Elem-entary1

Lower sec.

Upper sec.

Tertiary

Total

Sweden

1.49

1.35

1.19

0.98

1.28

1.24

1.13

1.01

0.87

1.08

Norway

 

1.50

1.23

1.01

1.29

 

1.22

0.99

0.86

1.08

Finland

 

1.72

1.56

1.14

1.58

 

1.17

0.96

0.88

1.07

Belgium

1.50

1.35

1.29

1.14

1.39

1.18

1.09

1.05

0.99

1.12

Switzerland

 

1.68

1.29

1.07

1.35

 

1.10

0.95

0.93

1.02

France

1.90

1.56

1.55

1.20

1.71

1.23

1.12

0.98

0.89

1.14

Slovenia

1.96

1.75

1.50

1.19

1.65

1.31

1.16

1.11

1.00

1.18

Czech Rep.

1.97

1.66

1.35

1.06

1.72

1.21

1.26

1.07

0.79

1.18

Poland

2.37

1.72

1.55

1.24

1.94

1.45

1.27

1.16

0.91

1.30

Estonia

3.16

2.76

2.24

1.52

2.49

3.01

2.05

1.43

0.99

1.75

Lithuania

3.33

3.01

2.39

1.60

2.72

3.07

2.21

1.57

1.08

2.07

  1. 1The lowest two educational groups were combined in Norway, Finland, and Switzerland by the Eurothine team.
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