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

Eswatini: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.05 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
33rd
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.33 GPI
in 2002
All-time low
0.8957 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
42
1970–2016

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Eswatini, 1970–2016

00.511.51970199320161970: 0.954 GPI1971: 0.992 GPI1972: 0.975 GPI1973: 1.1 GPI1974: 1.1 GPI1975: 1.2 GPI1976: 1.1 GPI1977: 1.1 GPI1978: 1.1 GPI1979: 1.1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1.1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI1988: 1.2 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 1.1 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI1996: 1.1 GPI1997: 1.1 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1.2 GPI2001: 0.896 GPI2002: 1.3 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Eswatini is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Eswatini peaked at 1.33 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8957 GPI, in 2001.

Eswatini ranks 33rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9538 GPI
1971 0.9924 GPI +4.1%
1972 0.975 GPI -1.8%
1973 1.06 GPI +8.9%
1974 1.08 GPI +1.6%
1975 1.2 GPI +11.5%
1976 1.11 GPI -7.7%
1977 1.14 GPI +2.8%
1978 1.14 GPI +0.2%
1979 1.11 GPI -2.6%
1980 1.04 GPI -6.4%
1981 1.08 GPI +3.3%
1982 1.03 GPI -4.8%
1983 1.06 GPI +3.3%
1984 1.09 GPI +3.1%
1985 1.12 GPI +2.9%
1986 1.11 GPI -1.1%
1987 1.1 GPI -1.2%
1988 1.19 GPI +8.4%
1989 1.03 GPI -13.5%
1990 1.06 GPI +2.9%
1991 1.07 GPI +1.2%
1992 1.07 GPI +0.1%
1993 1.1 GPI +2.5%
1994 1.05 GPI -4.6%
1995 1.06 GPI +1.0%
1996 1.09 GPI +3.4%
1997 1.06 GPI -3.2%
1998 1.11 GPI +5.0%
1999 1.05 GPI -5.8%
2000 1.19 GPI +13.6%
2001 0.8957 GPI -24.8%
2002 1.33 GPI +49.0%
2004 1.11 GPI -16.5%
2005 1.07 GPI -4.2%
2006 1.05 GPI -1.3%
2009 1.07 GPI +1.1%
2012 1.07 GPI +0.6%
2013 1.08 GPI +0.4%
2014 1.08 GPI +0.8%
2015 1.11 GPI +2.2%
2016 1.05 GPI -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.08 GPI 0.9538 GPI 1.2 GPI 10
1980s 1.08 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.19 GPI 10
1990s 1.07 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.11 GPI 10
2000s 1.1 GPI 0.8957 GPI 1.33 GPI 7
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.11 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 30 Mauritania 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 31 Philippines 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 32 Dominican Republic 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 34 Chad 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 35 Pakistan 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 36 Honduras 1.05 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Eswatini?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Eswatini was 1.05 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 GPI in 2002.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8957 GPI in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Eswatini ranks 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eswatini 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.