Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 75.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
75.2%
Change on year
up 20.0%
Rank
147th
of 220 groups
All-time high
91.9%
in 2021
All-time low
35.6%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970–2023

020406080100197019962023

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 75.2% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2023.

That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 91.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1972.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 147th 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, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970 to 2023.
Year % Change
1970 36.3%
1971 35.6% -1.9%
1972 35.6% -0.0%
1973 35.7% +0.3%
1974 36.8% +2.8%
1975 38.0% +3.3%
1976 38.9% +2.5%
1977 40.3% +3.5%
1978 41.5% +2.9%
1979 42.7% +2.9%
1980 43.3% +1.4%
1981 44.6% +3.1%
1982 46.1% +3.5%
1983 47.5% +3.0%
1984 48.8% +2.7%
1985 50.6% +3.8%
1986 52.3% +3.4%
1987 58.7% +12.1%
1988 58.6% -0.1%
1989 58.3% -0.5%
1990 58.1% -0.3%
1991 57.9% -0.5%
1992 57.8% -0.1%
1993 57.6% -0.3%
1994 57.5% -0.2%
1995 58.5% +1.7%
1996 59.4% +1.6%
1997 60.4% +1.7%
1998 61.2% +1.3%
1999 62.4% +2.0%
2000 61.3% -1.8%
2001 65.2% +6.3%
2002 66.3% +1.7%
2003 67.4% +1.7%
2004 68.6% +1.8%
2005 67.6% -1.6%
2006 69.0% +2.1%
2007 70.5% +2.1%
2008 71.8% +1.8%
2009 73.2% +2.0%
2010 73.3% +0.1%
2011 75.4% +2.9%
2012 76.3% +1.2%
2013 79.0% +3.5%
2014 86.8% +9.8%
2015 86.4% -0.5%
2016 80.6% -6.7%
2017 85.3% +5.8%
2018 82.5% -3.2%
2019 91.3% +10.6%
2020 91.2% -0.1%
2021 91.9% +0.8%
2022 62.7% -31.8%
2023 75.2% +20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 38.1% 35.6% 42.7% 10
1980s 50.9% 43.3% 58.7% 10
1990s 59.1% 57.5% 62.4% 10
2000s 68.1% 61.3% 73.2% 10
2010s 81.7% 73.3% 91.3% 10
2020s 80.2% 62.7% 91.9% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

  1. 144 Mali 59.4% compare
  2. 145 Saint Lucia 58.1% compare
  3. 146 Ethiopia 54.9% compare
  4. 147 Malawi 54.6% compare
  5. 148 Papua New Guinea 54.5% compare
  6. 149 Benin 54.4% compare
  7. 150 Gabon 53.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 75.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1972.
How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 147th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,512 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release