Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
30th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.9414 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
52
1972–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9414 GPIA, in 1972.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 30th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9414 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.9501 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9618 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9807 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9924 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9887 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9801 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9734 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9525 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9547 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9917 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9721 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9694 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9839 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9832 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9875 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9926 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9803 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9729 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9854 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9984 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9899 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.985 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.973 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9619 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9708 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9861 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9789 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9913 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9711 GPIA | 0.9414 GPIA | 0.9924 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9806 GPIA | 0.9525 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9872 GPIA | 0.9619 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1.06 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9414 GPIA in 1972.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 30th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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