Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 77.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.4%
Change on year
up 5.7%
Rank
132nd
of 220 groups
All-time high
83.7%
in 2021
All-time low
61.6%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 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 MDG: Developing Regions is 77.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 83.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1974.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 132nd 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 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63.7% | — |
| 1971 | 62.6% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 61.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 63.0% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 65.5% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 65.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.4% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 67.3% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 69.9% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 73.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.5% | 61.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.3% | 65.0% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 71.1% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 71.8% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 73.6% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 73.3% | 83.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 77.4% 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1974.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 132nd out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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