Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 95.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1984–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) stood at 95.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 95.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1984.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 38th out of 220 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 75.8% | — |
| 1985 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 84.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +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 | 76.5% | 75.8% | 76.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 80.0% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 78.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 77.6% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.5% | 95.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1984.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 38th out of 220 groups with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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