Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 85.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
85.7%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
84th
of 220 groups
All-time high
87.6%
in 2021
All-time low
72.8%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2023

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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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 85.7%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 87.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1971.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 84th of 220 groups on this measure, 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970 to 2023.
Year % Change
1970 73.0%
1971 72.8% -0.2%
1972 73.9% +1.6%
1973 75.0% +1.5%
1974 76.6% +2.0%
1975 78.5% +2.5%
1976 78.3% -0.3%
1977 78.9% +0.8%
1978 77.7% -1.4%
1979 79.3% +2.0%
1980 80.0% +0.9%
1981 80.8% +0.9%
1982 80.8% +0.0%
1983 83.1% +2.9%
1984 83.4% +0.3%
1985 84.9% +1.9%
1986 85.7% +0.9%
1987 85.5% -0.3%
1988 82.4% -3.6%
1989 84.7% +2.8%
1990 84.8% +0.2%
1991 84.4% -0.5%
1992 84.6% +0.3%
1993 85.2% +0.6%
1994 84.9% -0.2%
1995 84.7% -0.3%
1996 83.8% -1.1%
1997 83.1% -0.8%
1998 82.7% -0.5%
1999 83.5% +0.9%
2000 83.3% -0.3%
2001 82.4% -1.0%
2002 82.4% -0.1%
2003 82.2% -0.2%
2004 80.5% -2.1%
2005 80.0% -0.6%
2006 81.5% +1.9%
2007 82.2% +0.9%
2008 83.2% +1.2%
2009 85.2% +2.5%
2010 84.8% -0.5%
2011 84.4% -0.5%
2012 85.0% +0.7%
2013 84.4% -0.7%
2014 84.3% -0.1%
2015 84.8% +0.6%
2016 85.5% +0.9%
2017 85.3% -0.2%
2018 85.9% +0.6%
2019 86.1% +0.3%
2020 86.0% -0.1%
2021 87.6% +1.8%
2022 87.0% -0.7%
2023 85.7% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 76.4% 72.8% 79.3% 10
1980s 83.1% 80.0% 85.7% 10
1990s 84.2% 82.7% 85.2% 10
2000s 82.3% 80.0% 85.2% 10
2010s 85.0% 84.3% 86.1% 10
2020s 86.6% 85.7% 87.6% 4

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  4. 84 Ukraine 93.6% compare
  5. 85 Philippines 93.4% compare
  6. 86 Fiji 93.1% compare
  7. 87 Peru 93.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 85.7% 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1971.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 84th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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