Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
85th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9529 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 1.04 GPIA for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9529 GPIA, in 2007.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 85th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9675 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9734 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9865 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9724 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9858 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9841 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9941 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9995 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9927 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9827 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9899 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9815 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.987 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9529 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9718 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9858 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9873 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Africa Western and Central 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9529 GPIA in 2007.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 85th 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 Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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