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

World: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
1 GPI
in 1988
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in World, 1970–2018

00.250.50.751197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

World recorded 1.03 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2018.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in World peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 1988.

That places World 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in World, 1970 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1970 1.01 GPI
1971 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1972 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1973 1.01 GPI -0.4%
1974 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1975 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1976 1.01 GPI +0.4%
1977 1.02 GPI +0.4%
1978 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1979 1.01 GPI -0.0%
1980 1.01 GPI -0.0%
1981 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1982 1.02 GPI +0.7%
1983 1.02 GPI -0.1%
1984 1.02 GPI -0.0%
1985 1.01 GPI -0.2%
1986 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1987 1.01 GPI -0.4%
1988 1 GPI -0.3%
1989 1 GPI +0.0%
1990 1 GPI +0.1%
1991 1 GPI +0.0%
1992 1 GPI -0.0%
1993 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1994 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1995 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1996 1.01 GPI +0.2%
1997 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1998 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1999 1.01 GPI -0.3%
2000 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2001 1.02 GPI +0.8%
2002 1.02 GPI -0.8%
2003 1.02 GPI -0.0%
2004 1.02 GPI -0.0%
2005 1.02 GPI +0.6%
2006 1.02 GPI -0.4%
2007 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2008 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2009 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2010 1.02 GPI -0.0%
2011 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2012 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2013 1.03 GPI +0.5%
2014 1.03 GPI +0.8%
2015 1.03 GPI -0.2%
2016 1.03 GPI -0.5%
2017 1.03 GPI +0.1%
2018 1.03 GPI +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
1980s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
1990s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 9

Countries ranked near World

  1. 18 Solomon Islands 1.08 GPI compare
  2. 19 Myanmar 1.07 GPI compare
  3. 20 Namibia 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 21 Nigeria 1.07 GPI compare
  5. 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.06 GPI compare
  6. 23 South Africa 1.06 GPI compare
  7. 24 Guyana 1.05 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 World?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in World was 1.03 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1988.
How does World rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
World ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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.