Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 96.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1987–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 96.7%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 96.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2013.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 31st out of 220 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 80.8% | — |
| 1988 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 85.5% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 88.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 90.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.0% | 80.8% | 81.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 85.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 79.1% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 74.8% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.7% | 96.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia was 96.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 31st out of 220 groups with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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