Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 82.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.9%
Change on year
up 8.9%
Rank
97th
of 220 groups
All-time high
93.2%
in 2021
All-time low
64.7%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2023
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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 82.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 93.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 1974.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 97th 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.5% | — |
| 1971 | 66.2% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.8% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 65.8% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 68.0% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 67.2% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 68.5% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 69.7% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 72.4% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 71.7% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 72.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.5% | 64.7% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 67.0% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 72.7% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 73.4% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 80.4% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 76.1% | 93.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 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 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 82.9% 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 97th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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