Persistence to last grade of primary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 96.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1994–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2021, persistence to last grade of primary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 96.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 96.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2005.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 85.6% | — |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.6% | 85.6% | 88.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 78.4% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 78.7% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 96.1% | 96.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 96.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2005.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.