Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 61.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 61.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 66.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2013.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 194th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.4% | — |
| 1971 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 63.7% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 64.1% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 65.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 64.9% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 66.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 66.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 64.8% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 64.9% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 66.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.9% | 61.4% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 64.8% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 62.3% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 56.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 55.6% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 61.5% | 62.6% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 61.5% 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2013.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 194th 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (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