Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Zambia
Zambia: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9836 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Zambia, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2012, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Zambia stood at 0.9836 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Zambia peaked at 0.9948 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8837 GPI, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 148th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9001 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.905 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9218 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9362 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9312 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9437 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9344 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9712 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8837 GPI | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9436 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9559 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9283 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9798 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9948 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9908 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9836 GPI | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.923 GPI | 0.9001 GPI | 0.9437 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9528 GPI | 0.9344 GPI | 0.9712 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9136 GPI | 0.8837 GPI | 0.9436 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9699 GPI | 0.9283 GPI | 0.9948 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9836 GPI | 0.9836 GPI | 0.9836 GPI | 1 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Zambia?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Zambia was 0.9836 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9948 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8837 GPI in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Zambia ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.