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

Spain: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 1986
All-time low
0.9727 GPI
in 1987
Years of data
24
1980–2017

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Spain, 1980–2017

00.250.50.7511980199820171980: 1 GPI1981: 0.997 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 0.973 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2005: 0.999 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 0.992 GPI2010: 0.996 GPI2011: 0.993 GPI2012: 0.999 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Spain stood at 1 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Spain peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9727 GPI, in 1987.

Spain ranks 87th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Spain, 1980 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1980 1.01 GPI
1981 0.997 GPI -1.6%
1982 1.01 GPI +0.9%
1983 1 GPI -0.2%
1984 1.02 GPI +1.2%
1985 1.02 GPI -0.1%
1986 1.05 GPI +3.8%
1987 0.9727 GPI -7.7%
1988 1.01 GPI +3.8%
1989 1 GPI -0.9%
2003 1 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9987 GPI -0.4%
2006 1 GPI +0.6%
2007 1 GPI -0.4%
2008 1.01 GPI +0.5%
2009 0.9924 GPI -1.3%
2010 0.9958 GPI +0.3%
2011 0.9928 GPI -0.3%
2012 0.9993 GPI +0.6%
2013 1 GPI +0.3%
2014 1 GPI +0.1%
2015 1 GPI -0.3%
2016 1 GPI +0.0%
2017 1 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.9727 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2000s 1 GPI 0.9924 GPI 1.01 GPI 6
2010s 0.9998 GPI 0.9928 GPI 1 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 84 Ghana 1 GPI compare
  2. 85 Sweden 1 GPI compare
  3. 86 Slovakia 1 GPI compare
  4. 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPI compare
  5. 89 Croatia 1 GPI compare
  6. 90 Libya 1 GPI

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Spain?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Spain was 1 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1986.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9727 GPI in 1987.
How does Spain rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Spain ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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.