Persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 95.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1984–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 95.5% for persistence to last grade of primary, total in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 95.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1984.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 75.8% | — |
| 1985 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 79.9% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 84.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.5% | 75.8% | 76.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 79.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 78.7% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 77.7% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.5% | 95.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (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, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 95.5% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1984.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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, total (% 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.