Persistence to last grade of primary, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Persistence to last grade of primary, male was 95.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in East Asia & Pacific, 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, male in East Asia & Pacific stood at 95.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 95.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2013.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 85.1% | — |
| 1995 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 85.1% | 88.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 80.0% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 77.9% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 95.0% | 95.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 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 10.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, male in East Asia & Pacific was 95.0% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2013.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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, male (% 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.