Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 70.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
70.0%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
157th
of 220 groups
All-time high
78.7%
in 2011
All-time low
61.5%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2019

0204060801997200820191997: 75.4 %1998: 76.7 %1999: 76.3 %2000: 76.7 %2001: 76.5 %2002: 77.3 %2003: 76.5 %2004: 74.4 %2005: 74.4 %2006: 75.6 %2007: 76.6 %2008: 76.1 %2009: 76.9 %2010: 78.3 %2011: 78.7 %2012: 62.8 %2013: 61.5 %2014: 63.7 %2015: 68.5 %2016: 66.4 %2017: 71.8 %2018: 68.8 %2019: 70 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 70.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 78.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2013.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 157th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 75.4%
1998 76.7% +1.7%
1999 76.3% -0.6%
2000 76.7% +0.5%
2001 76.5% -0.2%
2002 77.3% +1.1%
2003 76.5% -1.0%
2004 74.4% -2.8%
2005 74.4% +0.0%
2006 75.6% +1.6%
2007 76.6% +1.3%
2008 76.1% -0.6%
2009 76.9% +1.0%
2010 78.3% +1.9%
2011 78.7% +0.5%
2012 62.8% -20.2%
2013 61.5% -2.1%
2014 63.7% +3.7%
2015 68.5% +7.5%
2016 66.4% -3.1%
2017 71.8% +8.2%
2018 68.8% -4.2%
2019 70.0% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.1% 75.4% 76.7% 3
2000s 76.1% 74.4% 77.3% 10
2010s 69.1% 61.5% 78.7% 10

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 154 Mauritania 64.9% compare
  2. 155 Bahamas 64.8% compare
  3. 156 Nigeria 64.4% compare
  4. 157 Senegal 63.5% compare
  5. 158 Togo 62.6% compare
  6. 159 Cameroon 61.8% compare
  7. 160 Mali 61.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 70.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2013.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 157th out of 220 groups with data for 2019.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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