Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Spain
Spain: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Spain, 1980–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% 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 Spain peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9884 GPI, in 2011.
That places Spain 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Spain, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 0.9927 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.06 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9945 GPI | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9931 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9884 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9927 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9971 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9995 GPI | 0.9884 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Spain?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Spain was 1 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1986.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9884 GPI in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Spain ranks 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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.