Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Japan
Japan: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Japan, 1971–2016
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 Japan is 1 GPI, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Japan peaked at 1 GPI in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9994 GPI, in 2011.
Japan ranks 105th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Japan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9998 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9997 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9996 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9994 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9996 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9996 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9994 GPI | 1 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Japan?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Japan was 1 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1971.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9994 GPI in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Japan ranks 105th out of 154 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.