Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 95.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
95.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
36th
of 220 groups
All-time high
96.0%
in 2019
All-time low
76.6%
in 1982
Years of data
40
1982–2021
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1982–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 95.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 96.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1982.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 36th out of 220 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 76.6% | — |
| 1983 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 81.3% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 83.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 85.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 85.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.7% | 76.6% | 78.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 81.3% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 80.0% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 79.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.7% | 95.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 95.7% 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1982.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 36th out of 220 groups with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release