Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 83.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
83.3%
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
93rd
of 220 groups
All-time high
89.5%
in 1986
All-time low
74.2%
in 2012
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 83.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 89.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2012.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 93rd out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.5% | — |
| 1971 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 80.9% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 78.4% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 79.9% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 78.7% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 80.7% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 82.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 83.5% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 85.6% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 87.1% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 88.7% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 85.8% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 87.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 87.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 84.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.1% | 77.3% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.1% | 82.0% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 84.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 81.7% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 74.2% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 83.3% | 85.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 83.3% 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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 93rd 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release