Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 64.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
64.5%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
175th
of 220 groups
All-time high
75.8%
in 1987
All-time low
59.0%
in 2016
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 64.5% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 75.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2016.
That places GPE: Region 2 175th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.7% | — |
| 1971 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 68.1% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 71.4% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 73.4% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 75.8% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 74.7% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 73.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 74.3% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 74.8% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 74.3% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 75.7% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 74.8% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 73.5% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 74.4% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.7% | 64.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.8% | 73.5% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 71.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 59.8% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 59.0% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 64.5% | 66.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 172 Niger 44.6% compare
- 173 Mozambique 43.1% compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 39.9% compare
- 175 Uganda 35.5% compare
- 176 Haiti 32.2% compare
- 177 Madagascar 31.6% compare
- 178 Burkina Faso 31.0% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 64.5% 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: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2016.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 175th 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: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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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February 2026 Data Release