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

Sri Lanka: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
70th
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2011
All-time low
0.9463 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
18
1982–2016

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sri Lanka, 1982–2016

00.250.50.7511982199920161982: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 0.999 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 0.999 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2010: 0.946 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.997 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI

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 Sri Lanka is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9463 GPI, in 2010.

Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Sri Lanka, 1982 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1982 1 GPI
1985 1.01 GPI +0.8%
1986 0.9992 GPI -1.2%
1988 1.02 GPI +2.0%
1989 0.999 GPI -2.0%
1990 1.01 GPI +0.9%
1991 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2001 1.01 GPI -0.3%
2002 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2005 1 GPI -0.6%
2006 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2010 0.9463 GPI -6.0%
2011 1.07 GPI +13.2%
2012 1 GPI -6.4%
2013 0.9971 GPI -0.5%
2014 1 GPI +0.5%
2015 1 GPI +0.1%
2016 1.01 GPI +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.999 GPI 1.02 GPI 5
1990s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 2
2000s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 4
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9463 GPI 1.07 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 67 Jordan 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 68 Morocco 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 69 Mongolia 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 71 Uganda 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 72 Bahrain 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 73 India 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sri Lanka?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sri Lanka was 1.01 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2011.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9463 GPI in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 154 countries with data for 2016.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.