Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 72.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
72.9%
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
155th
of 220 groups
All-time high
77.9%
in 2011
All-time low
61.6%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2019

0204060801997200820191997: 74 %1998: 75 %1999: 74.2 %2000: 74.7 %2001: 73.9 %2002: 74.6 %2003: 73.6 %2004: 73.1 %2005: 72.8 %2006: 74 %2007: 74.9 %2008: 74.6 %2009: 75.3 %2010: 77.3 %2011: 77.9 %2012: 61.6 %2013: 62.4 %2014: 61.7 %2015: 69.4 %2016: 66.4 %2017: 70.7 %2018: 71.7 %2019: 72.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 72.9% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 77.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2012.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 155th out of 220 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 74.0%
1998 75.0% +1.4%
1999 74.2% -1.1%
2000 74.7% +0.7%
2001 73.9% -1.1%
2002 74.6% +1.0%
2003 73.6% -1.3%
2004 73.1% -0.7%
2005 72.8% -0.4%
2006 74.0% +1.6%
2007 74.9% +1.2%
2008 74.6% -0.4%
2009 75.3% +0.9%
2010 77.3% +2.6%
2011 77.9% +0.8%
2012 61.6% -21.0%
2013 62.4% +1.3%
2014 61.7% -1.0%
2015 69.4% +12.4%
2016 66.4% -4.3%
2017 70.7% +6.5%
2018 71.7% +1.4%
2019 72.9% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.4% 74.0% 75.0% 3
2000s 74.2% 72.8% 75.3% 10
2010s 69.2% 61.6% 77.9% 10

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 152 Burundi 53.7% compare
  2. 153 Nicaragua 52.5% compare
  3. 154 Iraq 47.2%
  4. 155 Niger 47.0% compare
  5. 156 Central African Republic 45.4% compare
  6. 157 Mozambique 42.7% compare
  7. 158 Sierra Leone 40.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 72.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2012.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 155th out of 220 groups with data for 2019.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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