Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
80th
of 220 groups
All-time high
86.8%
in 2020
All-time low
46.4%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) stood at 86.4%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 86.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 80th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.2% | — |
| 1971 | 47.5% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 46.7% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 49.3% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 55.2% | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 52.9% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 56.3% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 60.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 61.1% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 63.3% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 67.2% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 69.7% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 77.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.4% | 46.4% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 52.9% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 67.2% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 77.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 82.9% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 77 Iran 94.7% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 86.4% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 80th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (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