Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 86.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
81st
of 220 groups
All-time high
86.5%
in 2020
All-time low
45.6%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 86.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 86.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 81st out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.5% | — |
| 1971 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 48.5% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 54.7% | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 53.6% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 53.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 53.0% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 51.6% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 55.3% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 59.1% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 60.1% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 55.5% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.3% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 63.3% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 68.7% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 67.5% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.4% | 45.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.8% | 51.6% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 65.7% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 76.5% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.7% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.9% | 86.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.6% compare
- 79 Ecuador 94.4% compare
- 80 New Caledonia 94.3% compare
- 81 Costa Rica 94.3% compare
- 82 Netherlands 94.1% compare
- 83 Botswana 94.0% compare
- 84 Ukraine 93.6% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 86.2% 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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st 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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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