Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
68th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9516 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 1.05 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9516 GPIA, in 1978.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 68th 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 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9708 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9704 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9703 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9641 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.963 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9608 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9516 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9623 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9758 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9692 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9724 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9803 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.991 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9977 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9661 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9908 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9752 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9654 GPIA | 0.9516 GPIA | 0.9748 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.9657 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 65 Uzbekistan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 66 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.02 GPIA compare
- 67 El Salvador 1.02 GPIA compare
- 68 Venezuela 1.02 GPIA compare
- 69 Moldova 1.02 GPIA compare
- 70 Fiji 1.02 GPIA compare
- 71 Malta 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9516 GPIA in 1978.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 68th 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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