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

Denmark: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
97th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1971
All-time low
0.9777 GPI
in 1985
Years of data
28
1971–2017

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Denmark, 1971–2017

00.250.50.7511971199420171971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 0.999 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 0.978 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 0.997 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 0.999 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 0.998 GPI1992: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2004: 0.998 GPI2005: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.999 GPI2009: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.998 GPI2014: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Denmark is 1 GPI, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Denmark peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9777 GPI, in 1985.

Denmark ranks 97th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Denmark, 1971 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1971 1.03 GPI
1972 1.02 GPI -0.8%
1973 1.02 GPI -0.3%
1981 1 GPI -1.8%
1982 1 GPI -0.0%
1983 0.9989 GPI -0.2%
1984 1.01 GPI +1.6%
1985 0.9777 GPI -3.7%
1986 1.01 GPI +3.1%
1987 0.997 GPI -1.1%
1988 1 GPI +0.5%
1989 0.9989 GPI -0.3%
1990 1 GPI +0.1%
1991 0.9983 GPI -0.2%
1992 1 GPI +0.4%
1998 0.9997 GPI -0.2%
1999 1 GPI +0.1%
2000 1 GPI +0.1%
2004 0.9979 GPI -0.3%
2005 1 GPI +0.2%
2007 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2008 0.9985 GPI -1.2%
2009 1 GPI +0.2%
2012 1 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9984 GPI -0.3%
2014 0.9999 GPI +0.1%
2016 1 GPI +0.2%
2017 1 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 3
1980s 0.9998 GPI 0.9777 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1990s 1 GPI 0.9983 GPI 1 GPI 5
2000s 1 GPI 0.9979 GPI 1.01 GPI 6
2010s 1 GPI 0.9984 GPI 1 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 94 Chile 1 GPI compare
  2. 95 Maldives 1 GPI compare
  3. 96 Andorra 1 GPI compare
  4. 98 Czechia 1 GPI compare
  5. 99 Japan 1 GPI compare
  6. 100 Poland 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Denmark?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Denmark was 1 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1971.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9777 GPI in 1985.
How does Denmark rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Denmark ranks 97th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark 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.