Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 72.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
158th
of 220 groups
All-time high
73.2%
in 2020
All-time low
57.7%
in 1974
Years of data
50
1974–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1974–2023

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 72.0%, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 73.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1974.

That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 158th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1974 to 2023.
Year % Change
1974 57.7%
1975 58.1% +0.6%
1976 59.9% +3.1%
1977 63.9% +6.7%
1978 63.5% -0.7%
1979 63.5% -0.0%
1980 62.5% -1.6%
1981 62.4% -0.0%
1982 64.1% +2.7%
1983 64.8% +1.0%
1984 65.7% +1.4%
1985 66.7% +1.6%
1986 67.6% +1.4%
1987 68.2% +0.9%
1988 68.3% +0.1%
1989 68.4% +0.2%
1990 69.2% +1.2%
1991 69.1% -0.2%
1992 70.1% +1.4%
1993 71.2% +1.6%
1994 69.5% -2.4%
1995 70.3% +1.2%
1996 69.1% -1.7%
1997 69.5% +0.6%
1998 70.0% +0.6%
1999 70.4% +0.6%
2000 70.8% +0.6%
2001 71.3% +0.7%
2002 70.3% -1.4%
2003 68.8% -2.2%
2004 68.4% -0.5%
2005 67.2% -1.8%
2006 65.2% -2.9%
2007 65.1% -0.3%
2008 68.2% +4.8%
2009 67.2% -1.4%
2010 66.0% -1.9%
2011 67.6% +2.5%
2012 66.2% -2.1%
2013 67.9% +2.5%
2014 68.0% +0.3%
2015 70.3% +3.4%
2016 68.9% -2.0%
2017 70.9% +2.8%
2018 72.1% +1.8%
2019 72.5% +0.5%
2020 73.2% +0.9%
2021 72.8% -0.5%
2022 72.4% -0.6%
2023 72.0% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 61.1% 57.7% 63.9% 6
1980s 65.9% 62.4% 68.4% 10
1990s 69.8% 69.1% 71.2% 10
2000s 68.3% 65.1% 71.3% 10
2010s 69.0% 66.0% 72.5% 10
2020s 72.6% 72.0% 73.2% 4

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 155 Niger 47.0% compare
  2. 156 Central African Republic 45.4% compare
  3. 157 Mozambique 42.7% compare
  4. 158 Sierra Leone 40.4% compare
  5. 159 Burkina Faso 36.0% compare
  6. 160 Uganda 35.7% compare
  7. 161 Haiti 33.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 72.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1974.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 158th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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