Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lower middle income, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 1.03 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lower middle income peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9414 GPI, in 1971.
Lower middle income ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9504 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9414 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9445 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9456 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.945 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9516 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9496 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9607 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9642 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9674 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9665 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9692 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9823 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9826 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9883 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9903 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9905 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.977 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9694 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9692 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.971 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9729 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.973 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.976 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9791 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9866 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9918 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.996 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.952 GPI | 0.9414 GPI | 0.9674 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9785 GPI | 0.9665 GPI | 0.9905 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9858 GPI | 0.971 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lower middle income?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lower middle income was 1.03 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9414 GPI in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Lower middle income ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.