Persistence to last grade of primary, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 86.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in IBRD only, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2023, persistence to last grade of primary, female in IBRD only stood at 86.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in IBRD only peaked at 95.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1974.
That places IBRD only 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.7% | — |
| 1971 | 64.6% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 63.1% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 64.7% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 66.0% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 67.8% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 67.4% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 67.3% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 69.8% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 72.4% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 71.3% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 73.3% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.4% | 62.9% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 67.3% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 73.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 77.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 82.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 79.0% | 95.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0891 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, female in IBRD only?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in IBRD only was 86.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1974.
- How does IBRD only rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- IBRD only ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.