Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Switzerland
Switzerland: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Switzerland, 1977–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Switzerland stood at 1 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Switzerland peaked at 1.09 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9932 GPI, in 1985.
That places Switzerland 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1978 | 0.9992 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.09 GPI | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9991 GPI | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.996 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9932 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9938 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9983 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPI | 0.9992 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9932 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9995 GPI | 0.9983 GPI | 1 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Switzerland?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 1980.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9932 GPI in 1985.
- How does Switzerland rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Switzerland ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.