ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) vs South Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
89.9%
in 2023
South Africa
95.4%
in 2022
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
70th
South Africa rank
70th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 95.4% against 89.9% in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), a difference of 5.5%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ahead.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 70th of 220 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 72.6% 65.1% 7.5% ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
2000s 76.6% 78.6% 1.9% South Africa
2010s 82.2% 90.4% 8.2% South Africa
2020s 88.7% 94.5% 5.8% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 95.4% against 89.9% in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) as of 2022.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and South Africa?
5.5%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and South Africa rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 70th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 14,827 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release