Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.07 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
17th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.9596 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
51
1973–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 1.07 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9596 GPIA, in 2002.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 17th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9966 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.9883 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9936 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9919 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9867 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9773 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9859 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.996 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9799 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9905 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9716 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9833 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9932 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9787 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9596 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9824 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9926 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9941 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9773 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9915 GPIA | 0.9716 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9596 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.07 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9596 GPIA in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 17th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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