Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 220 groups
All-time high
98.1%
in 2019
All-time low
92.1%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 98.0% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 98.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 1971.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 18th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.2% | — |
| 1971 | 92.1% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 96.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.1% | 92.1% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 94.4% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 95.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.7% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe was 98.0% 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 18th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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