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

Libya: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9308 GPI in 1980. ▬ Flat

Latest (1980)
0.9308 GPI
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
149th
of 154 countries
All-time high
0.9711 GPI
in 1973
All-time low
0.8384 GPI
in 1979
Years of data
6
1971–1980

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Libya, 1971–1980

00.20.40.60.811971197519801971: 0.88 GPI1973: 0.971 GPI1976: 0.867 GPI1977: 0.84 GPI1979: 0.838 GPI1980: 0.931 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 Libya is 0.9308 GPI, measured in 1980.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Libya peaked at 0.9711 GPI in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8384 GPI, in 1979.

That places Libya 149th out of 154 countries with data for 1980, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Libya, 1971 to 1980.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.8801 GPI
1973 0.9711 GPI +10.3%
1976 0.8667 GPI -10.7%
1977 0.8404 GPI -3.0%
1979 0.8384 GPI -0.2%
1980 0.9308 GPI +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8794 GPI 0.8384 GPI 0.9711 GPI 5
1980s 0.9308 GPI 0.9308 GPI 0.9308 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 146 Vanuatu 0.942 GPI
  2. 147 Zambia 0.9388 GPI compare
  3. 148 Mali 0.935 GPI
  4. 150 Yemen 0.9289 GPI
  5. 151 Republic of Moldova 0.9271 GPI
  6. 152 Benin 0.9219 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 Libya?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Libya was 0.9308 GPI in 1980, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.9711 GPI in 1973.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8384 GPI in 1979.
How does Libya rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Libya ranks 149th out of 154 countries with data for 1980.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Libya 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.