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

Mozambique: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9778 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9778 GPI
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
150th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9791 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.5839 GPI
in 1982
Years of data
30
1982–2018

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique, 1982–2018

00.20.40.60.811982200020181982: 0.584 GPI1983: 0.654 GPI1984: 0.747 GPI1985: 0.772 GPI1986: 0.796 GPI1987: 0.787 GPI1988: 0.801 GPI1989: 0.752 GPI1990: 0.801 GPI1991: 0.886 GPI1992: 0.806 GPI1993: 0.796 GPI1994: 0.798 GPI1998: 0.874 GPI1999: 0.867 GPI2000: 0.881 GPI2001: 0.896 GPI2004: 0.928 GPI2005: 0.951 GPI2006: 0.931 GPI2007: 0.951 GPI2008: 0.971 GPI2009: 0.94 GPI2010: 0.971 GPI2011: 0.945 GPI2012: 0.961 GPI2013: 0.979 GPI2014: 0.957 GPI2017: 0.963 GPI2018: 0.978 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 0.9778 GPI for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique peaked at 0.9791 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5839 GPI, in 1982.

That places Mozambique 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Mozambique, 1982 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1982 0.5839 GPI
1983 0.6537 GPI +12.0%
1984 0.7465 GPI +14.2%
1985 0.7721 GPI +3.4%
1986 0.7956 GPI +3.0%
1987 0.7866 GPI -1.1%
1988 0.8009 GPI +1.8%
1989 0.7518 GPI -6.1%
1990 0.8009 GPI +6.5%
1991 0.886 GPI +10.6%
1992 0.806 GPI -9.0%
1993 0.7957 GPI -1.3%
1994 0.7985 GPI +0.4%
1998 0.8735 GPI +9.4%
1999 0.8672 GPI -0.7%
2000 0.8808 GPI +1.6%
2001 0.8956 GPI +1.7%
2004 0.9281 GPI +3.6%
2005 0.951 GPI +2.5%
2006 0.9311 GPI -2.1%
2007 0.9508 GPI +2.1%
2008 0.9707 GPI +2.1%
2009 0.9401 GPI -3.2%
2010 0.9709 GPI +3.3%
2011 0.9451 GPI -2.6%
2012 0.9613 GPI +1.7%
2013 0.9791 GPI +1.9%
2014 0.9567 GPI -2.3%
2017 0.9626 GPI +0.6%
2018 0.9778 GPI +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7364 GPI 0.5839 GPI 0.8009 GPI 8
1990s 0.8325 GPI 0.7957 GPI 0.886 GPI 7
2000s 0.931 GPI 0.8808 GPI 0.9707 GPI 8
2010s 0.9648 GPI 0.9451 GPI 0.9791 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 147 Eswatini 0.9838 GPI compare
  2. 148 Zambia 0.9836 GPI compare
  3. 149 Benin 0.9806 GPI compare
  4. 151 Iraq 0.9745 GPI compare
  5. 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9733 GPI compare
  6. 153 Papua New Guinea 0.9682 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Mozambique was 0.9778 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.9791 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5839 GPI in 1982.
How does Mozambique rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Mozambique ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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.