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

Small states: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.06 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.1 GPI
in 1986
All-time low
1.04 GPI
in 2012
Years of data
46
1973–2018

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Small states, 1973–2018

00.250.50.751197319952018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Small states stood at 1.06 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Small states peaked at 1.1 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPI, in 2012.

Small states ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Small states, 1973 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1973 1.09 GPI
1974 1.08 GPI -1.1%
1975 1.09 GPI +0.5%
1976 1.09 GPI +0.6%
1977 1.1 GPI +0.2%
1978 1.09 GPI -0.9%
1979 1.08 GPI -0.6%
1980 1.07 GPI -0.6%
1981 1.08 GPI +0.6%
1982 1.08 GPI -0.0%
1983 1.07 GPI -0.5%
1984 1.08 GPI +0.5%
1985 1.09 GPI +1.0%
1986 1.1 GPI +1.3%
1987 1.1 GPI -0.7%
1988 1.1 GPI +0.3%
1989 1.09 GPI -0.5%
1990 1.1 GPI +0.9%
1991 1.08 GPI -1.8%
1992 1.08 GPI -0.6%
1993 1.09 GPI +1.3%
1994 1.09 GPI -0.3%
1995 1.09 GPI -0.2%
1996 1.08 GPI -0.6%
1997 1.09 GPI +0.7%
1998 1.09 GPI +0.1%
1999 1.08 GPI -0.3%
2000 1.09 GPI +0.5%
2001 1.07 GPI -2.1%
2002 1.08 GPI +1.5%
2003 1.08 GPI -0.4%
2004 1.08 GPI +0.1%
2005 1.06 GPI -1.6%
2006 1.06 GPI -0.1%
2007 1.06 GPI -0.0%
2008 1.07 GPI +0.6%
2009 1.05 GPI -1.8%
2010 1.05 GPI +0.1%
2011 1.04 GPI -0.6%
2012 1.04 GPI -0.6%
2013 1.05 GPI +1.1%
2014 1.05 GPI -0.3%
2015 1.05 GPI +0.5%
2016 1.05 GPI +0.1%
2017 1.06 GPI +0.5%
2018 1.06 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.09 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.1 GPI 7
1980s 1.09 GPI 1.07 GPI 1.1 GPI 10
1990s 1.09 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.1 GPI 10
2000s 1.07 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.09 GPI 10
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.06 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 8 Rwanda 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 9 Madagascar 1.11 GPI compare
  3. 10 Gambia 1.1 GPI compare
  4. 11 Bhutan 1.1 GPI compare
  5. 12 Cambodia 1.1 GPI compare
  6. 13 Haiti 1.1 GPI compare
  7. 14 Kuwait 1.09 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 Small states?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Small states was 1.06 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 Small states?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 1986.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2012.
How does Small states rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Small states ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Small states 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.