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

Peru: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9992 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9992 GPI
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
105th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1977
All-time low
0.7905 GPI
in 1978
Years of data
20
1977–2016

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Peru, 1977–2016

00.250.50.7511977199620161977: 1 GPI1978: 0.79 GPI1979: 0.958 GPI1980: 0.946 GPI1992: 0.958 GPI1998: 0.993 GPI1999: 0.982 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 0.978 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.992 GPI2005: 0.98 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.986 GPI2011: 0.975 GPI2013: 1 GPI2016: 0.999 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 Peru is 0.9992 GPI, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.7905 GPI, in 1978.

That places Peru 105th out of 141 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Peru, 1977 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1977 1.04 GPI
1978 0.7905 GPI -23.6%
1979 0.958 GPI +21.2%
1980 0.9461 GPI -1.2%
1992 0.9584 GPI +1.3%
1998 0.9931 GPI +3.6%
1999 0.982 GPI -1.1%
2000 0.9996 GPI +1.8%
2001 0.9784 GPI -2.1%
2003 1 GPI +2.3%
2004 0.9916 GPI -1.0%
2005 0.9795 GPI -1.2%
2006 1 GPI +2.3%
2007 0.9999 GPI -0.2%
2008 1 GPI +0.1%
2009 1.01 GPI +1.1%
2010 0.9856 GPI -2.6%
2011 0.9748 GPI -1.1%
2013 1.03 GPI +5.2%
2016 0.9992 GPI -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9278 GPI 0.7905 GPI 1.04 GPI 3
1980s 0.9461 GPI 0.9461 GPI 0.9461 GPI 1
1990s 0.9779 GPI 0.9584 GPI 0.9931 GPI 3
2000s 0.9962 GPI 0.9784 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2010s 0.9963 GPI 0.9748 GPI 1.03 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 102 Republic of Korea 0.9997 GPI compare
  2. 103 Mexico 0.9994 GPI compare
  3. 104 Estonia 0.9992 GPI compare
  4. 106 Eswatini 0.9988 GPI compare
  5. 107 Luxembourg 0.9987 GPI compare
  6. 108 Georgia 0.9984 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 Peru?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Peru was 0.9992 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1977.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7905 GPI in 1978.
How does Peru rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Peru ranks 105th out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.