Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Greece
Greece: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9939 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Greece, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Greece stood at 0.9939 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Greece peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9787 GPI, in 1978.
That places Greece 126th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.02 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9916 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9858 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9914 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9787 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9877 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.04 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9848 GPI | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9999 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.988 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9957 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9965 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9944 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9951 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9939 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9972 GPI | 0.9787 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 0.9848 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9957 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9999 GPI | 0.9939 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Greece?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Greece was 0.9939 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1980.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9787 GPI in 1978.
- How does Greece rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Greece ranks 126th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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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About this data
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.