Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 81.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.6%
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
104th
of 220 groups
All-time high
89.3%
in 2021
All-time low
62.3%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 81.6% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 89.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 1974.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 104th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.6% | — |
| 1971 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 62.5% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 63.8% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 64.8% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 66.2% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 66.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 68.1% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 70.8% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 72.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.3% | 62.3% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.1% | 65.8% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 72.1% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 73.8% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 78.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 76.5% | 89.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 81.6% 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 1974.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 104th 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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