Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cyprus

Cyprus: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
86th
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1974
All-time low
0.9728 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
36
1971–2016

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cyprus, 1971–2016

00.250.50.7511971199320161971: 1 GPI1972: 0.992 GPI1973: 0.992 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 0.995 GPI1976: 0.975 GPI1977: 0.998 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 0.98 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 0.987 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 0.999 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 0.992 GPI1987: 0.989 GPI1988: 0.981 GPI1989: 1 GPI1991: 0.998 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 0.999 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 0.973 GPI2004: 0.991 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 0.998 GPI2007: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 0.988 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 1.01 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cyprus peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.9728 GPI, in 2003.

Cyprus ranks 86th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Cyprus, 1971 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1971 1.01 GPI
1972 0.9922 GPI -2.1%
1973 0.9919 GPI -0.0%
1974 1.04 GPI +5.3%
1975 0.995 GPI -4.7%
1976 0.9752 GPI -2.0%
1977 0.9984 GPI +2.4%
1978 1.01 GPI +0.7%
1979 1 GPI -0.3%
1980 0.98 GPI -2.3%
1981 1.04 GPI +5.8%
1982 0.9867 GPI -4.9%
1983 1 GPI +1.7%
1984 0.9995 GPI -0.4%
1985 1 GPI +0.4%
1986 0.9925 GPI -1.1%
1987 0.9888 GPI -0.4%
1988 0.9809 GPI -0.8%
1989 1.01 GPI +3.4%
1991 0.9982 GPI -1.6%
1992 1 GPI +0.6%
1993 0.9999 GPI -0.5%
1994 1.01 GPI +0.8%
1999 1.03 GPI +2.0%
2000 0.9986 GPI -2.9%
2002 1.01 GPI +1.5%
2003 0.9728 GPI -4.0%
2004 0.9914 GPI +1.9%
2005 1.02 GPI +2.9%
2006 0.9979 GPI -2.2%
2007 1.03 GPI +3.3%
2012 1.03 GPI +0.2%
2013 1.02 GPI -1.3%
2014 0.9882 GPI -3.1%
2015 1.01 GPI +2.1%
2016 1.01 GPI -0.4%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 1.01 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPI, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 1.01 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPI, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.9752 GPI 1.04 GPI 9
1980s 0.9987 GPI 0.98 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.9982 GPI 1.03 GPI 5
2000s 1 GPI 0.9728 GPI 1.03 GPI 7
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9882 GPI 1.03 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 83 Latvia 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 84 Switzerland 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 85 Syrian Arab Republic 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 87 Lithuania 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 87 Slovenia 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 89 Romania 1 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cyprus?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cyprus was 1.01 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1974.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9728 GPI in 2003.
How does Cyprus rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Cyprus ranks 86th out of 154 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,879 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.