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

Greece: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9976 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9976 GPI
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
111th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1980
All-time low
0.986 GPI
in 1978
Years of data
28
1971–2017

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

00.250.50.7511971199420171971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 0.995 GPI1974: 0.999 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 0.986 GPI1979: 0.991 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 0.989 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 0.991 GPI1988: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 0.996 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 0.998 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 0.999 GPI2017: 0.998 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Greece stood at 0.9976 GPI.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Greece peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.986 GPI, in 1978.

That places Greece 111th out of 141 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Greece, 1971 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1971 1.01 GPI
1972 1 GPI -1.2%
1973 0.9954 GPI -0.5%
1974 0.9989 GPI +0.3%
1975 1 GPI +0.3%
1976 1.01 GPI +0.9%
1977 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1978 0.986 GPI -2.6%
1979 0.9906 GPI +0.5%
1980 1.03 GPI +4.4%
1981 0.9887 GPI -4.4%
1982 1.01 GPI +2.5%
1983 1 GPI -1.1%
1984 1 GPI -0.0%
1985 1 GPI -0.1%
1986 0.9907 GPI -1.0%
1988 1.01 GPI +1.6%
1991 1 GPI -0.1%
2004 1.02 GPI +1.6%
2005 1.03 GPI +0.6%
2006 0.9957 GPI -3.1%
2010 1.01 GPI +1.3%
2011 0.9985 GPI -1.0%
2012 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2013 1 GPI -0.5%
2015 0.9975 GPI -0.7%
2016 0.9992 GPI +0.2%
2017 0.9976 GPI -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.986 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1980s 1 GPI 0.9887 GPI 1.03 GPI 8
1990s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 1
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9957 GPI 1.03 GPI 3
2010s 1 GPI 0.9975 GPI 1.01 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 108 Georgia 0.9984 GPI compare
  2. 109 Norway 0.9982 GPI compare
  3. 110 Finland 0.998 GPI compare
  4. 112 Singapore 0.9976 GPI compare
  5. 113 Nepal 0.9962 GPI compare
  6. 114 New Caledonia 0.996 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Greece?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Greece was 0.9976 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1980.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.986 GPI in 1978.
How does Greece rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Greece ranks 111th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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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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.