Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 63.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
63.6%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
181st
of 220 groups
All-time high
82.4%
in 1982
All-time low
52.5%
in 2007
Years of data
51
1971–2021
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 63.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 82.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2007.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 181st of 220 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 78.2% | — |
| 1972 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 80.1% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 81.3% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 80.3% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 81.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.0% | 77.9% | 81.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 81.6% | 80.8% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 80.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 52.5% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 59.7% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.6% | 64.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 178 Burkina Faso 31.0% compare
- 179 Palestine, State of 18.6% compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 8.4% compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 63.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2007.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 181st out of 220 groups with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release