Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: 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: Late-demographic Dividend, 1987–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 95.5% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 95.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1987.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 45th out of 220 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 77.0% | — |
| 1988 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 82.2% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.7% | 77.0% | 78.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 82.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 82.3% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 80.4% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1987.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 45th 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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