Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 86.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
75th
of 220 groups
All-time high
86.9%
in 2020
All-time low
47.3%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 86.5% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 86.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1974.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 75th 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, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.7% | — |
| 1971 | 48.0% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 47.6% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 50.2% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 55.9% | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 55.2% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 54.6% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 53.5% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 56.9% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 60.3% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 57.3% | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 61.6% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 61.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 63.7% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 67.5% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 68.6% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.1% | 47.3% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.3% | 53.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 67.5% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 77.6% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 83.0% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 72 Jordan 95.2% compare
- 73 Cape Verde 94.9% compare
- 74 Qatar 94.7% compare
- 75 Barbados 94.7% compare
- 76 Latvia 94.7% compare
- 77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.7% compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.6% compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 86.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1974.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 75th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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.
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February 2026 Data Release