Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 93.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
93.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
50th
of 220 groups
All-time high
94.2%
in 2020
All-time low
69.9%
in 1974
Years of data
50
1973–2022
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 93.9% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 94.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 1974.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 50th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 70.3% | — |
| 1974 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 71.6% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 74.6% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 74.0% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 74.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 76.3% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 83.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 85.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.5% | 69.9% | 74.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 75.7% | 73.6% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 80.2% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 81.8% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 80.7% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.9% | 94.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 93.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 1974.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 50th out of 220 groups with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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