Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.11 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Least developed countries, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Least developed countries stood at 1.11 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Least developed countries peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9416 GPI, in 1972.
That places Least developed countries 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9416 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.9503 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9624 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.982 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.994 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9899 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9809 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.974 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9524 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9542 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9909 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9714 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9687 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9832 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9831 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9869 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9943 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9822 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9854 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9749 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9762 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9875 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9924 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9865 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9746 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9633 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9711 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9859 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9791 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9914 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9719 GPI | 0.9416 GPI | 0.994 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.98 GPI | 0.9524 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9899 GPI | 0.9749 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9878 GPI | 0.9633 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.76 GPI compare
- 2 Lesotho 1.36 GPI compare
- 3 Burundi 1.23 GPI compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 1.23 GPI compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 1.21 GPI compare
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Least developed countries?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Least developed countries was 1.11 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9416 GPI in 1972.
- How does Least developed countries rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Least developed countries ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.