Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1971–2023
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9235 GPIA, in 1986.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 44th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9407 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9608 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9539 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9755 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.968 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9682 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9667 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9633 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9496 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9572 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9295 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9272 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9302 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9235 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9365 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.971 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9708 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9815 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.969 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9621 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9451 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.94 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9511 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9632 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.981 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.962 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9722 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9607 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9442 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9633 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9729 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9778 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9987 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9602 GPIA | 0.9407 GPIA | 0.9755 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9459 GPIA | 0.9235 GPIA | 0.971 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9608 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9822 GPIA | 0.9442 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9235 GPIA in 1986.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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