Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 74.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.5%
Change on year
up 11.0%
Rank
137th
of 220 groups
All-time high
86.1%
in 2021
All-time low
47.3%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 74.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 86.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1972.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 137th 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.9% | — |
| 1971 | 47.5% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 48.9% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 51.6% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 57.8% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 59.6% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 64.3% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.6% | 47.3% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 53.8% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.1% | 64.1% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 65.8% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 72.8% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 67.1% | 86.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 74.5% 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1972.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 137th 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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