Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 89.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
89.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
70th
of 220 groups
All-time high
89.9%
in 2023
All-time low
66.4%
in 2011
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2023

020406080197019962023

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 89.9%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 89.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2011.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 70th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970 to 2023.
Year % Change
1970 79.4%
1971 79.4% -0.0%
1972 79.1% -0.3%
1973 78.9% -0.3%
1974 78.4% -0.6%
1975 78.2% -0.3%
1976 78.3% +0.1%
1977 77.9% -0.5%
1978 76.4% -2.0%
1979 77.3% +1.2%
1980 75.7% -2.0%
1981 75.1% -0.8%
1982 77.2% +2.7%
1983 76.1% -1.4%
1984 76.0% -0.2%
1985 76.1% +0.1%
1986 76.0% -0.2%
1987 74.2% -2.3%
1988 74.6% +0.5%
1989 68.8% -7.8%
1990 71.1% +3.4%
1991 74.8% +5.2%
1992 73.5% -1.7%
1993 73.7% +0.3%
1994 71.0% -3.6%
1995 72.5% +2.0%
1996 70.6% -2.5%
1997 72.5% +2.6%
1998 73.1% +0.9%
1999 73.7% +0.7%
2000 75.3% +2.2%
2001 75.4% +0.2%
2002 76.9% +2.0%
2003 77.6% +0.9%
2004 77.2% -0.5%
2005 77.2% -0.0%
2006 75.1% -2.8%
2007 72.6% -3.2%
2008 70.6% -2.8%
2009 67.6% -4.3%
2010 68.4% +1.2%
2011 66.4% -2.9%
2012 67.3% +1.4%
2013 68.1% +1.2%
2014 68.0% -0.2%
2015 68.0% +0.0%
2016 71.9% +5.7%
2017 85.0% +18.2%
2018 88.4% +3.9%
2019 87.5% -1.0%
2020 88.0% +0.6%
2021 88.9% +1.0%
2022 89.3% +0.5%
2023 89.9% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 78.3% 76.4% 79.4% 10
1980s 75.0% 68.8% 77.2% 10
1990s 72.6% 70.6% 74.8% 10
2000s 74.6% 67.6% 77.6% 10
2010s 73.9% 66.4% 88.4% 10
2020s 89.0% 88.0% 89.9% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

  1. 67 Hong Kong, China 95.6% compare
  2. 68 Republic of Moldova 95.5% compare
  3. 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.4% compare
  4. 70 South Africa 95.4% compare
  5. 71 Seychelles 95.3% compare
  6. 72 Jordan 95.2% compare
  7. 73 Cape Verde 94.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 89.9% 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: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2023.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2011.
How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 70th 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: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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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Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 14,827 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release