Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Singapore
Singapore: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9994 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Singapore, 1972–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Singapore stood at 0.9994 GPI.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Singapore peaked at 1.1 GPI in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9815 GPI, in 1973.
Singapore ranks 111th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9843 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.9815 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9885 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9939 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.982 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.05 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.1 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPI | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9912 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9881 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9859 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9994 GPI | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9815 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9896 GPI | 0.9881 GPI | 0.9912 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9927 GPI | 0.9859 GPI | 0.9994 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Singapore?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Singapore was 0.9994 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 1978.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9815 GPI in 1973.
- How does Singapore rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Singapore ranks 111th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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.