Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 75.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
75.3%
Change on year
up 10.4%
Rank
134th
of 220 groups
All-time high
86.7%
in 2021
All-time low
49.4%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2023

020406080197019962023

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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 75.3%, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 86.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1972.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 134th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2023.
Year % Change
1970 50.1%
1971 49.6% -1.1%
1972 49.4% -0.5%
1973 49.9% +1.2%
1974 50.7% +1.6%
1975 51.5% +1.4%
1976 51.9% +0.9%
1977 53.3% +2.7%
1978 53.9% +1.1%
1979 55.0% +2.0%
1980 55.3% +0.5%
1981 56.4% +2.0%
1982 56.9% +0.9%
1983 57.6% +1.2%
1984 57.6% +0.0%
1985 59.5% +3.2%
1986 61.0% +2.6%
1987 65.8% +7.8%
1988 65.5% -0.5%
1989 65.7% +0.3%
1990 65.8% +0.2%
1991 65.7% -0.2%
1992 66.0% +0.4%
1993 65.9% -0.2%
1994 65.7% -0.2%
1995 66.2% +0.8%
1996 66.6% +0.5%
1997 67.0% +0.7%
1998 67.7% +1.0%
1999 68.1% +0.6%
2000 67.0% -1.7%
2001 68.9% +2.8%
2002 68.7% -0.3%
2003 69.1% +0.7%
2004 69.7% +0.7%
2005 69.2% -0.6%
2006 68.8% -0.6%
2007 70.0% +1.7%
2008 73.3% +4.7%
2009 73.8% +0.7%
2010 73.7% -0.1%
2011 75.4% +2.3%
2012 76.2% +1.0%
2013 78.4% +2.9%
2014 82.4% +5.2%
2015 82.8% +0.5%
2016 79.8% -3.7%
2017 82.7% +3.7%
2018 80.9% -2.3%
2019 85.7% +5.9%
2020 85.7% +0.0%
2021 86.7% +1.2%
2022 68.1% -21.4%
2023 75.3% +10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 51.5% 49.4% 55.0% 10
1980s 60.1% 55.3% 65.8% 10
1990s 66.5% 65.7% 68.1% 10
2000s 69.8% 67.0% 73.8% 10
2010s 79.8% 73.7% 85.7% 10
2020s 78.9% 68.1% 86.7% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 131 Solomon Islands 74.8% compare
  2. 132 Myanmar 74.8% compare
  3. 133 India 74.2% compare
  4. 134 Sudan 74.2% compare
  5. 135 United Arab Emirates 73.9% compare
  6. 136 Nepal 73.5% compare
  7. 137 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 73.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 75.3% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1972.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 134th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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