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

Latest (2016)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
105th
of 154 countries
All-time high
1 GPI
in 1971
All-time low
0.9994 GPI
in 2011
Years of data
38
1971–2016

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

00.250.50.7511971199320161971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 1 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 0.999 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 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 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

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Japan, 1971 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 102 Czechia 1 GPI compare
  2. 103 Oman 1 GPI compare
  3. 104 Peru 1 GPI compare
  4. 106 Finland 1 GPI compare
  5. 107 Türkiye 0.9998 GPI compare
  6. 108 Mexico 0.9997 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 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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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.