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

Uganda: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1.02 GPI
World rank
46th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.32 GPI
in 1985
All-time low
0.8971 GPI
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2016

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda, 1981–2016

00.511.51981199820161981: 0.897 GPI1985: 1.3 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.952 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 0.985 GPI2006: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 1.02 GPI for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.32 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8971 GPI, in 1981.

That places Uganda 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda, 1981 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1981 0.8971 GPI
1985 1.32 GPI +47.3%
2000 1.02 GPI -22.5%
2001 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2002 0.952 GPI -7.0%
2003 1.07 GPI +12.1%
2004 0.9845 GPI -7.7%
2006 1.01 GPI +2.8%
2008 1 GPI -1.1%
2010 1.04 GPI +3.8%
2011 1 GPI -3.3%
2012 1.03 GPI +2.2%
2016 1.02 GPI -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.11 GPI 0.8971 GPI 1.32 GPI 2
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.952 GPI 1.07 GPI 7
2010s 1.02 GPI 1 GPI 1.04 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 43 Armenia 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 44 South Africa 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 45 Solomon Islands 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 47 Chad 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 48 Azerbaijan 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 49 Djibouti 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda was 1.02 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPI in 1985.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8971 GPI in 1981.
How does Uganda rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Uganda ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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.