Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 91.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
91.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
65th
of 220 groups
All-time high
92.7%
in 2020
All-time low
78.7%
in 1974
Years of data
50
1974–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2023

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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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 91.9%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 92.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1974.

That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 65th 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 50 years of available data.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974 to 2023.
Year % Change
1974 78.7%
1975 78.8% +0.1%
1976 82.1% +4.1%
1977 82.9% +1.0%
1978 82.6% -0.3%
1979 83.6% +1.2%
1980 84.4% +0.9%
1981 85.5% +1.3%
1982 86.0% +0.7%
1983 87.2% +1.3%
1984 87.8% +0.7%
1985 88.4% +0.7%
1986 89.0% +0.7%
1987 88.8% -0.2%
1988 88.8% -0.1%
1989 89.7% +1.1%
1990 89.8% +0.1%
1991 89.8% -0.0%
1992 90.1% +0.4%
1993 90.9% +0.8%
1994 91.3% +0.5%
1995 91.5% +0.2%
1996 91.4% -0.1%
1997 91.5% +0.1%
1998 91.5% +0.1%
1999 91.4% -0.2%
2000 91.1% -0.3%
2001 88.5% -2.9%
2002 89.0% +0.6%
2003 89.8% +1.0%
2004 84.6% -5.8%
2005 84.7% +0.1%
2006 85.8% +1.3%
2007 86.7% +1.0%
2008 87.6% +1.0%
2009 88.2% +0.8%
2010 88.6% +0.4%
2011 88.9% +0.3%
2012 88.9% -0.0%
2013 89.3% +0.4%
2014 89.5% +0.2%
2015 89.7% +0.2%
2016 90.3% +0.7%
2017 90.5% +0.3%
2018 92.0% +1.6%
2019 92.3% +0.3%
2020 92.7% +0.4%
2021 92.6% -0.1%
2022 92.1% -0.6%
2023 91.9% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 81.5% 78.7% 83.6% 6
1980s 87.6% 84.4% 89.7% 10
1990s 90.9% 89.8% 91.5% 10
2000s 87.6% 84.6% 91.1% 10
2010s 90.0% 88.6% 92.3% 10
2020s 92.3% 91.9% 92.7% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 91.9% 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 1974.
How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 65th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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