Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9923 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9923 GPI
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
43rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9051 GPI
in 1978
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2018

00.250.50.751197019942018

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.9923 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9051 GPI, in 1978.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9301 GPI
1971 0.9294 GPI -0.1%
1972 0.9348 GPI +0.6%
1973 0.9262 GPI -0.9%
1974 0.9198 GPI -0.7%
1975 0.9238 GPI +0.4%
1976 0.9181 GPI -0.6%
1977 0.919 GPI +0.1%
1978 0.9051 GPI -1.5%
1979 0.917 GPI +1.3%
1980 0.9201 GPI +0.3%
1981 0.9303 GPI +1.1%
1982 0.9353 GPI +0.5%
1983 0.9252 GPI -1.1%
1984 0.9274 GPI +0.2%
1985 0.9378 GPI +1.1%
1986 0.9363 GPI -0.2%
1987 0.9628 GPI +2.8%
1988 0.951 GPI -1.2%
1989 0.9576 GPI +0.7%
1990 0.9579 GPI +0.0%
1991 0.9683 GPI +1.1%
1992 0.9729 GPI +0.5%
1993 0.9734 GPI +0.1%
1994 0.9704 GPI -0.3%
1995 0.9744 GPI +0.4%
1996 0.9822 GPI +0.8%
1997 0.988 GPI +0.6%
1998 0.9923 GPI +0.4%
1999 0.9942 GPI +0.2%
2000 0.994 GPI -0.0%
2001 0.9917 GPI -0.2%
2002 0.9937 GPI +0.2%
2003 0.9839 GPI -1.0%
2004 0.9909 GPI +0.7%
2005 0.9905 GPI -0.0%
2006 0.9927 GPI +0.2%
2007 0.9917 GPI -0.1%
2008 0.9971 GPI +0.5%
2009 1 GPI +0.5%
2010 1 GPI -0.0%
2011 1.01 GPI +0.9%
2012 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2013 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2014 1.01 GPI -0.6%
2015 0.9971 GPI -1.2%
2016 0.9934 GPI -0.4%
2017 0.991 GPI -0.2%
2018 0.9923 GPI +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9223 GPI 0.9051 GPI 0.9348 GPI 10
1980s 0.9384 GPI 0.9201 GPI 0.9628 GPI 10
1990s 0.9774 GPI 0.9579 GPI 0.9942 GPI 10
2000s 0.9929 GPI 0.9839 GPI 1 GPI 10
2010s 1 GPI 0.991 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.9923 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9051 GPI in 1978.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.