Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Persistence to last grade of primary, male was 95.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 95.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 95.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2013.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 87.5% | — |
| 1995 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 90.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 87.5% | 90.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 82.3% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 79.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 95.0% | 95.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 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 10.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, male in Late-demographic dividend?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Late-demographic dividend 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2013.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.