Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Persistence to last grade of primary, male was 76.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Low & middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 76.3% for persistence to last grade of primary, male in 2023.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, male in Low & middle income peaked at 83.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 1974.
That places Low & middle income 27th 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, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.3% | — |
| 1971 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 62.9% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 62.3% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 62.2% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 63.6% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 64.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 65.7% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 67.4% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 70.1% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.0% | 62.2% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 65.2% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 71.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 71.0% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 73.0% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 72.5% | 83.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, male in Low & middle income?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Low & middle income was 76.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 1974.
- How does Low & middle income rank for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.