Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Belgium

Belgium: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
54th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPI
in 1982
All-time low
0.9796 GPI
in 1976
Years of data
25
1974–2017

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Belgium, 1974–2017

00.250.50.7511.21974199520171974: 1 GPI1975: 1.1 GPI1976: 0.98 GPI1977: 1.1 GPI1978: 1.1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1.1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1.2 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2012: 1 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 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Belgium stood at 1.02 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.16 GPI in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.9796 GPI, in 1976.

That places Belgium 54th out of 141 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Belgium, 1974 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1974 1.04 GPI
1975 1.06 GPI +2.7%
1976 0.9796 GPI -7.9%
1977 1.08 GPI +9.8%
1978 1.07 GPI -0.8%
1979 1.04 GPI -2.6%
1980 1.07 GPI +2.7%
1981 1.03 GPI -3.8%
1982 1.16 GPI +12.6%
1983 1.07 GPI -7.5%
1984 1.07 GPI +0.4%
1985 1.06 GPI -1.4%
1986 1.05 GPI -0.4%
1987 1.05 GPI -0.2%
2005 1.01 GPI -3.9%
2006 1.02 GPI +0.6%
2007 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2008 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2009 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2012 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2013 1.02 GPI +0.1%
2014 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2015 1.01 GPI -0.2%
2016 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2017 1.02 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.04 GPI 0.9796 GPI 1.08 GPI 6
1980s 1.07 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.16 GPI 8
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 5
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 51 Botswana 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 52 Thailand 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 53 Sudan 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 55 Saudi Arabia 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 56 Cameroon 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 57 Cape Verde 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Belgium?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Belgium was 1.02 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 1982.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9796 GPI in 1976.
How does Belgium rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Belgium ranks 54th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.