Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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
80th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.9467 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 1.04 GPIA for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9467 GPIA, in 1971.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 80th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9467 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.956 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9684 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9581 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9768 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9768 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9779 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9765 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9704 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.964 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9633 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.961 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9554 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9877 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9836 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9865 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9849 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9756 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9702 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9755 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.968 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9658 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9776 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9715 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9755 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9661 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.962 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9719 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9846 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9877 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 | 0.9674 GPIA | 0.9467 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9697 GPIA | 0.9554 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9759 GPIA | 0.9658 GPIA | 0.9865 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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
- 83 Belize 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9467 GPIA in 1971.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 80th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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