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

Philippines: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1.03 GPI
World rank
42nd
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPI
in 1987
All-time low
0.9987 GPI
in 1986
Years of data
17
1982–2016

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Philippines, 1982–2016

00.250.50.7511.21982199920161982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 0.999 GPI1987: 1.2 GPI1988: 1 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2016: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 1.03 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2016.

The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Philippines peaked at 1.21 GPI in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.9987 GPI, in 1986.

That places Philippines 42nd out of 141 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Philippines, 1982 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1982 1.09 GPI
1983 1.11 GPI +2.6%
1984 1.11 GPI -0.3%
1985 1.09 GPI -2.0%
1986 0.9987 GPI -8.2%
1987 1.21 GPI +21.4%
1988 1 GPI -17.2%
1998 1.13 GPI +12.8%
2001 1.1 GPI -3.2%
2002 1.11 GPI +1.5%
2003 1.11 GPI +0.2%
2004 1.13 GPI +1.4%
2005 1.11 GPI -1.5%
2006 1.12 GPI +0.4%
2007 1.1 GPI -1.3%
2008 1.09 GPI -1.2%
2016 1.03 GPI -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.09 GPI 0.9987 GPI 1.21 GPI 7
1990s 1.13 GPI 1.13 GPI 1.13 GPI 1
2000s 1.11 GPI 1.09 GPI 1.13 GPI 8
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 39 Samoa 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 40 Uganda 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 41 Lebanon 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 43 El Salvador 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 44 Honduras 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 45 Paraguay 1.03 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Philippines?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Philippines was 1.03 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 1987.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9987 GPI in 1986.
How does Philippines rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Philippines ranks 42nd out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Philippines 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.