Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
75th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.9382 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 1.05 GPIA for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9382 GPIA, in 1971.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 75th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9382 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9527 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9435 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9486 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9586 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9609 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9604 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9585 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9531 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9556 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9498 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9773 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9754 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9815 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9756 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9741 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9773 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9738 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.974 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9845 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9821 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9755 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9732 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9796 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9883 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9522 GPIA | 0.9382 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9607 GPIA | 0.9498 GPIA | 0.9773 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9792 GPIA | 0.9738 GPIA | 0.9906 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9382 GPIA in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 75th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release