Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 95.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
95.5%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
39th
of 220 groups
All-time high
95.8%
in 2019
All-time low
76.5%
in 1982
Years of data
40
1982–2021
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1982–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 95.5% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 95.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1982.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 39th of 220 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 76.5% | — |
| 1983 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 77.9% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 84.8% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 86.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.6% | 76.5% | 78.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 81.1% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 79.9% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 78.9% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.5% | 95.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 95.5% 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1982.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 39th out of 220 groups with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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