Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 89.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
89.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
71st
of 220 groups
All-time high
90.9%
in 2020
All-time low
46.2%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America stood at 89.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America peaked at 90.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1974.
That places MDG: Latin America 71st 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: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.0% | — |
| 1971 | 47.3% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 46.6% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 49.3% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 55.4% | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 54.6% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 54.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 53.1% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 57.1% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 60.4% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 61.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 62.1% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 64.1% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 68.3% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 69.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 72.1% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.3% | 46.2% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.5% | 53.1% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 68.3% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 79.1% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.6% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.4% | 90.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 68 Moldova 95.5% compare
- 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.4% compare
- 70 South Africa 95.4% compare
- 71 Seychelles 95.3% compare
- 72 Jordan 95.2% compare
- 73 Cape Verde 94.9% compare
- 74 Qatar 94.7% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America was 89.8% 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: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1974.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 71st 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: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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