Persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 95.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific, 1982–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 95.5% for persistence to last grade of primary, total in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 95.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1982.
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 40 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 76.5% | — |
| 1983 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.7% | 76.5% | 78.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 81.2% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 79.9% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 78.9% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.5% | 95.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary 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)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total in East Asia & Pacific 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1982.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, 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.