Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2016. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda stood at 1.03 GPI.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.33 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8838 GPI, in 1981.
Uganda ranks 40th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8838 GPI | — |
| 1985 | 1.33 GPI | +50.6% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9368 GPI | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPI | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9927 GPI | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.11 GPI | 0.8838 GPI | 1.33 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9368 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 37 Solomon Islands 1.04 GPI compare
- 38 Panama 1.04 GPI compare
- 39 Samoa 1.04 GPI compare
- 41 Lebanon 1.03 GPI compare
- 42 Philippines 1.03 GPI compare
- 43 El Salvador 1.03 GPI compare
More education data for Uganda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 GPI in 1985.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8838 GPI in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 40th out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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
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.