Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 77.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.3%
Change on year
up 11.3%
Rank
135th
of 220 groups
All-time high
87.9%
in 2021
All-time low
47.8%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2023

020406080197019962023

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 77.3% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2023.

That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 87.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1972.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 135th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2023.
Year % Change
1970 48.7%
1971 47.9% -1.6%
1972 47.8% -0.3%
1973 48.3% +1.2%
1974 49.1% +1.6%
1975 50.1% +2.0%
1976 50.4% +0.7%
1977 52.1% +3.4%
1978 52.8% +1.3%
1979 54.0% +2.2%
1980 54.2% +0.4%
1981 55.4% +2.2%
1982 56.3% +1.7%
1983 57.0% +1.2%
1984 57.0% -0.1%
1985 59.1% +3.8%
1986 60.6% +2.5%
1987 65.0% +7.2%
1988 64.2% -1.3%
1989 64.5% +0.5%
1990 64.7% +0.4%
1991 64.7% +0.0%
1992 65.1% +0.6%
1993 65.1% -0.0%
1994 65.0% -0.1%
1995 65.8% +1.2%
1996 66.2% +0.6%
1997 66.9% +1.1%
1998 67.9% +1.5%
1999 68.5% +0.8%
2000 67.9% -0.9%
2001 70.8% +4.3%
2002 70.4% -0.5%
2003 70.7% +0.4%
2004 71.2% +0.7%
2005 70.8% -0.6%
2006 70.0% -1.0%
2007 70.9% +1.2%
2008 73.9% +4.3%
2009 74.7% +1.1%
2010 74.8% +0.1%
2011 76.5% +2.3%
2012 77.1% +0.7%
2013 79.0% +2.5%
2014 83.7% +6.0%
2015 83.9% +0.3%
2016 80.4% -4.2%
2017 83.5% +3.8%
2018 82.4% -1.3%
2019 87.3% +6.0%
2020 87.1% -0.3%
2021 87.9% +0.9%
2022 69.4% -21.0%
2023 77.3% +11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50.1% 47.8% 54.0% 10
1980s 59.3% 54.2% 65.0% 10
1990s 66.0% 64.7% 68.5% 10
2000s 71.1% 67.9% 74.7% 10
2010s 80.9% 74.8% 87.3% 10
2020s 80.4% 69.4% 87.9% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 132 Kenya 71.4% compare
  2. 133 Pakistan 70.6% compare
  3. 134 Congo 70.5% compare
  4. 135 Senegal 67.9% compare
  5. 136 Panama 66.9% compare
  6. 137 Yemen 66.7% compare
  7. 138 Nigeria 66.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 77.3% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1972.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 135th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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