Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 96.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: 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 SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 96.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% 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 SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 97.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 1988.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 28th out of 220 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 82.0% | — |
| 1988 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 86.4% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 88.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 92.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.1% | 82.0% | 82.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 86.4% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 95.9% | 96.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.4% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.3% compare
- 26 Finland 99.3% compare
- 27 Russian Federation 99.1% compare
- 28 Türkiye 99.0% compare
- 29 Tajikistan 99.0% compare
- 30 Korea 98.9% compare
- 31 Iceland 98.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 96.9% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 1988.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 28th 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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