Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
79th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.9464 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.04 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9464 GPIA, in 1971.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 79th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9464 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9558 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9682 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9579 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9763 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9764 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9796 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9776 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9762 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9701 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9638 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.963 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9607 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9551 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9596 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9873 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9847 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9754 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9699 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.968 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9663 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9779 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9716 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9661 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.962 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9719 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9755 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9846 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9671 GPIA | 0.9464 GPIA | 0.9796 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.9873 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9758 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9843 GPIA | 0.962 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 76 Sri Lanka 1.01 GPIA compare
- 77 Uganda 1.01 GPIA compare
- 78 Slovenia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 79 Brunei Darussalam 1.01 GPIA compare
- 80 Costa Rica 1.01 GPIA compare
- 81 Montenegro 1.01 GPIA compare
- 82 Jordan 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.04 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9464 GPIA in 1971.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 79th 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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