Persistence to last grade of primary, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 72.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in IDA blend, 1997–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 72.4% for persistence to last grade of primary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in IDA blend peaked at 79.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2007.
That places IDA blend 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 79.1% | — |
| 1998 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 76.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 79.0% | 79.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 58.5% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 64.8% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.4% | 73.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, female in IDA blend?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in IDA blend was 72.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2007.
- How does IDA blend rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- IDA blend ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.