Table 3 Comparison of the education gap components a obtained using the gender equity index and those obtained by the modified gender equity index, in educationally equitable countries according to Social Watch (SW, 2005)
From: Looking twice at the gender equity index for public health impact
2.a Countries | SW literacy gap* | Modified literacy gap** | 2.b Countries | SW 1º gap* | Modified 1º gap** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finland | 1.000 | 0.000 | Brazil | 0.930 | −0.036 |
Norway | 1.000 | 0.000 | Cuba | 0.950 | −0.026 |
Denmark | 1.000 | 0.000 | Dominican R | 0.950 | −0.026 |
Barbados | 1.000 | 0.000 | Latvia | 0.960 | −0.020 |
Australia | 1.000 | 0.000 | Uruguay | 0.980 | −0.010 |
Latvia | 1.000 | 0.000 | Finland | 0.990 | −0.005 |
Canada | 1.000 | 0.000 | Australia | 0.990 | −0.005 |
USA | 1.000 | 0.000 | Philippines | 0.990 | −0.005 |
UK | 1.000 | 0.000 | USA | 0.990 | −0.005 |
Slovakia | 1.000 | 0.000 | Slovakia | 0.990 | −0.005 |
Belgium | 1.000 | 0.000 | Belgium | 0.990 | −0.005 |
Austria | 1.000 | 0.000 | France | 0.990 | −0.005 |
France | 1.000 | 0.000 | Poland | 0.990 | −0.005 |
Israel | 1.000 | 0.000 | Ireland | 0.990 | −0.005 |
Poland | 1.000 | 0.000 | Costa Rica | 0.990 | −0.005 |
Ireland | 1.000 | 0.000 | Norway | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Cuba | 1.000 | 0.000 | Denmark | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Brazil | 1.000 | 0.000 | Barbados | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Costa Rica | 1.000 | 0.000 | Canada | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Dominican R | 1.000 | 0.000 | UK | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Uruguay | 1.000 | 0.005 | Austria | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Honduras | 1.000 | 0.005 | Honduras | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Philippines | 1.000 | 0.010 | Lesotho | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Jamaica | 1.000 | 0.074 | Jamaica | 1.000 | 0.000 |
Lesotho | 1.000 | 0.103 | Israel | 1.000 | 0.005 |
2.c Countries | 2º gap* | modified 2º gap** | 2.d Countries | 3º gap* | modified 3º gap** |
Australia | 0.950 | −0.026 | Austria | 1.000 | 0.091 |
Austria | 0.950 | −0.026 | Finland | 1.000 | 0.095 |
Belgium | 0.970 | −0.015 | Philippines | 1.000 | 0.103 |
Canada | 0.980 | −0.010 | Belgium | 1.000 | 0.107 |
Israel | 0.990 | −0.005 | Australia | 1.000 | 0.111 |
Poland | 0.990 | −0.005 | Costa Rica | 1.000 | 0.115 |
Barbados | 1.000 | 0.000 | Ireland | 1.000 | 0.119 |
France | 1.000 | 0.000 | Lesotho | 1.000 | 0.119 |
Cuba | 1.000 | 0.000 | Slovakia | 1.000 | 0.127 |
Norway | 1.000 | 0.005 | France | 1.000 | 0.127 |
Latvia | 1.000 | 0.005 | Brazil | 1.000 | 0.138 |
Slovakia | 1.000 | 0.005 | Israel | 1.000 | 0.145 |
USA | 1.000 | 0.010 | Canada | 1.000 | 0.153 |
Denmark | 1.000 | 0.015 | Denmark | 1.000 | 0.163 |
UK | 1.000 | 0.015 | UK | 1.000 | 0.163 |
Jamaica | 1.000 | 0.015 | USA | 1.000 | 0.167 |
Finland | 1.000 | 0.024 | Poland | 1.000 | 0.170 |
Costa Rica | 1.000 | 0.029 | Honduras | 1.000 | 0.187 |
Ireland | 1.000 | 0.043 | Norway | 1.000 | 0.213 |
Brazil | 1.000 | 0.048 | Dominican R | 1.000 | 0.242 |
Philippines | 1.000 | 0.057 | Cuba | 1.000 | 0.265 |
Uruguay | 1.000 | 0.074 | Latvia | 1.000 | 0.283 |
Dominican R | 1.000 | 0.095 | Uruguay | 1.000 | 0.340 |
Honduras | 1.000 | 0.107 | Jamaica | 1.000 | 0.392 |
Lesotho | 1.000 | 0.115 | Barbados | 1.000 | 0.424 |