Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Eritrea

Eritrea: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9877 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9877 GPI
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
139th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2006
All-time low
0.9177 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
19
1993–2017

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Eritrea, 1993–2017

00.250.50.7511993200520171993: 0.952 GPI1994: 0.96 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 0.949 GPI1999: 0.988 GPI2000: 0.998 GPI2002: 0.956 GPI2003: 0.923 GPI2004: 0.933 GPI2005: 0.941 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.918 GPI2008: 0.975 GPI2009: 0.929 GPI2010: 0.935 GPI2011: 0.992 GPI2012: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2017: 0.988 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 0.9877 GPI for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in 2017.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9177 GPI, in 2007.

That places Eritrea 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Eritrea, 1993 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.9522 GPI
1994 0.9604 GPI +0.9%
1995 1.02 GPI +5.8%
1996 0.9491 GPI -6.6%
1999 0.9884 GPI +4.1%
2000 0.998 GPI +1.0%
2002 0.9563 GPI -4.2%
2003 0.9229 GPI -3.5%
2004 0.9329 GPI +1.1%
2005 0.9407 GPI +0.8%
2006 1.03 GPI +9.9%
2007 0.9177 GPI -11.2%
2008 0.9746 GPI +6.2%
2009 0.9287 GPI -4.7%
2010 0.9348 GPI +0.7%
2011 0.9915 GPI +6.1%
2012 1 GPI +1.0%
2014 1.02 GPI +1.5%
2017 0.9877 GPI -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9732 GPI 0.9491 GPI 1.02 GPI 5
2000s 0.9562 GPI 0.9177 GPI 1.03 GPI 9
2010s 0.9865 GPI 0.9348 GPI 1.02 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 136 Kyrgyzstan 0.9906 GPI compare
  2. 137 Serbia 0.9897 GPI compare
  3. 138 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9885 GPI compare
  4. 140 Nepal 0.9874 GPI compare
  5. 141 Israel 0.9865 GPI compare
  6. 142 Belize 0.9861 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Eritrea?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.9877 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2006.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9177 GPI in 2007.
How does Eritrea rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Eritrea ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,247 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.