Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 76.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76.4%
Change on year
up 18.3%
Rank
139th
of 220 groups
All-time high
92.2%
in 2021
All-time low
40.1%
in 1973
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970–2023

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 76.4%.

The figure is up 18.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 92.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1973.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 139th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970 to 2023.
Year % Change
1970 41.1%
1971 40.5% -1.6%
1972 40.3% -0.5%
1973 40.1% -0.5%
1974 41.4% +3.3%
1975 42.7% +3.2%
1976 43.2% +1.1%
1977 44.7% +3.5%
1978 45.6% +2.1%
1979 46.8% +2.5%
1980 47.1% +0.6%
1981 48.5% +3.0%
1982 49.7% +2.4%
1983 51.3% +3.4%
1984 51.6% +0.5%
1985 54.0% +4.5%
1986 55.6% +3.0%
1987 61.8% +11.3%
1988 61.3% -0.9%
1989 61.2% -0.1%
1990 61.1% -0.2%
1991 60.9% -0.3%
1992 60.7% -0.2%
1993 60.3% -0.8%
1994 60.3% -0.0%
1995 61.2% +1.5%
1996 62.0% +1.3%
1997 62.9% +1.5%
1998 63.6% +1.1%
1999 64.7% +1.6%
2000 63.7% -1.5%
2001 67.1% +5.4%
2002 67.7% +0.9%
2003 68.8% +1.6%
2004 70.1% +1.8%
2005 69.2% -1.3%
2006 70.6% +2.0%
2007 71.8% +1.8%
2008 73.1% +1.8%
2009 74.6% +2.1%
2010 74.7% +0.2%
2011 76.5% +2.4%
2012 77.7% +1.5%
2013 80.1% +3.2%
2014 87.2% +8.8%
2015 87.1% -0.1%
2016 81.8% -6.2%
2017 86.2% +5.4%
2018 83.6% -3.0%
2019 91.6% +9.6%
2020 91.6% -0.0%
2021 92.2% +0.7%
2022 64.6% -30.0%
2023 76.4% +18.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 -30.0% 92.2% 64.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 42.6% 40.1% 46.8% 10
1980s 54.2% 47.1% 61.8% 10
1990s 61.8% 60.3% 64.7% 10
2000s 69.7% 63.7% 74.6% 10
2010s 82.7% 74.7% 91.6% 10
2020s 81.2% 64.6% 92.2% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 136 Panama 66.9% compare
  2. 137 Yemen 66.7% compare
  3. 138 Nigeria 66.6% compare
  4. 139 Mauritania 66.4% compare
  5. 140 Guinea 65.0% compare
  6. 141 Bahamas 64.6% compare
  7. 142 Togo 63.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 76.4% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1973.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 139th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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