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

Madagascar: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.11 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.11 GPI
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
9th
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.36 GPI
in 1994
All-time low
0.6553 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
30
1971–2018

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Madagascar, 1971–2018

00.511.51971199420181971: 0.816 GPI1972: 0.949 GPI1974: 1.1 GPI1988: 1.1 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 0.952 GPI1992: 1.2 GPI1993: 1.2 GPI1994: 1.4 GPI1995: 0.655 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 1.11 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2018.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Madagascar peaked at 1.36 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6553 GPI, in 1995.

Madagascar ranks 9th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Madagascar, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.8156 GPI
1972 0.949 GPI +16.4%
1974 1.15 GPI +20.8%
1988 1.15 GPI +0.3%
1989 1.1 GPI -4.6%
1990 1.1 GPI +0.3%
1991 0.9516 GPI -13.6%
1992 1.19 GPI +25.4%
1993 1.15 GPI -3.2%
1994 1.36 GPI +17.8%
1995 0.6553 GPI -51.8%
1998 1.06 GPI +62.5%
1999 1.01 GPI -5.2%
2000 1.06 GPI +5.1%
2001 1.04 GPI -2.1%
2002 1 GPI -3.6%
2003 1.01 GPI +1.2%
2004 1 GPI -1.2%
2005 1.04 GPI +4.2%
2006 1.03 GPI -0.9%
2007 1.03 GPI -0.5%
2008 1.04 GPI +1.1%
2009 1.05 GPI +0.5%
2010 1.03 GPI -1.6%
2011 1.06 GPI +3.4%
2012 1.07 GPI +0.1%
2013 1.06 GPI -0.2%
2014 1.05 GPI -1.0%
2015 1.06 GPI +0.5%
2018 1.11 GPI +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9704 GPI 0.8156 GPI 1.15 GPI 3
1980s 1.12 GPI 1.1 GPI 1.15 GPI 2
1990s 1.06 GPI 0.6553 GPI 1.36 GPI 8
2000s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 1.06 GPI 10
2010s 1.06 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.11 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 6 Suriname 1.18 GPI compare
  2. 7 Nicaragua 1.17 GPI compare
  3. 8 Rwanda 1.15 GPI compare
  4. 10 Gambia 1.1 GPI compare
  5. 11 Bhutan 1.1 GPI compare
  6. 12 Cambodia 1.1 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 Madagascar?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Madagascar 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPI in 1994.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6553 GPI in 1995.
How does Madagascar rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Madagascar ranks 9th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar 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.