Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 79.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
79.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
116th
of 220 groups
All-time high
89.1%
in 1985
All-time low
67.8%
in 2012
Years of data
46
1977–2022
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia, 1977–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia stood at 79.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 89.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2012.
That places MDG: Western Asia 116th out of 220 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 85.6% | — |
| 1978 | 82.7% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 85.2% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 85.8% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 87.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 89.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 85.8% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 84.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 82.8% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.5% | 82.7% | 85.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 87.0% | 85.7% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 81.9% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 67.8% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.7% | 79.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia was 79.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2012.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 116th out of 220 groups with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Western 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