Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 1.05 GPI for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9193 GPI, in 1974.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.977 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9207 GPI | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9397 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9193 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9608 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9558 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9218 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9393 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9717 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9438 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9601 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9606 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9727 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9859 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.973 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9528 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9941 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9895 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9798 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9882 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9793 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9925 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9914 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9451 GPI | 0.9193 GPI | 0.977 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9748 GPI | 0.9438 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9935 GPI | 0.9528 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9914 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic was 1.05 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9193 GPI in 1974.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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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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.