Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 77.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.6%
Change on year
up 5.6%
Rank
131st
of 220 groups
All-time high
83.9%
in 2021
All-time low
62.0%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 77.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 83.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1974.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 131st of 220 groups on this measure, 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.2% | — |
| 1971 | 63.1% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 62.1% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 64.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 65.9% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.6% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 67.6% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 70.1% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 69.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.9% | 62.0% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.5% | 65.3% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.3% | 71.2% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 71.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 73.9% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 73.5% | 83.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 77.6% 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1974.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 131st 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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