Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 61.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 61.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 78.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2007.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 196th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.0% | — |
| 1971 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 76.4% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 77.3% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.8% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 77.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 76.0% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 76.1% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 75.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +27.1% | 55.0% | 69.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.3% | 74.0% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.7% | 76.2% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 75.5% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 55.0% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 60.3% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 61.5% | 64.2% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central was 61.5% 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2007.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 196th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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