Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 97.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
97.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
24th
of 220 groups
All-time high
97.3%
in 2004
All-time low
91.1%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, 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: Euro Area stood at 97.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area peaked at 97.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 1971.
That places WB: Euro Area 24th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.2% | — |
| 1971 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 93.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.4% | 91.1% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.8% | 94.2% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.4% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.2% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.2% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.2% | 97.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area was 97.3% 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: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 1971.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 24th 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: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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