Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia

MDG: Eastern Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 96.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
96.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
33rd
of 220 groups
All-time high
96.7%
in 2020
All-time low
74.7%
in 2013
Years of data
28
1994–2021

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2021

0204060801001994200720211994: 90.6 %1995: 92 %1996: 93.5 %1997: 93.8 %1998: 93.9 %1999: 94.1 %2000: 94.2 %2001: 94.3 %2002: 90.3 %2003: 86.2 %2004: 82.2 %2005: 78.2 %2006: 84.1 %2007: 90.1 %2008: 92.8 %2009: 91.9 %2010: 92.4 %2011: 87.1 %2012: 81.7 %2013: 74.7 %2014: 91.6 %2015: 93.8 %2016: 95.4 %2017: 95.3 %2018: 96.5 %2019: 96.7 %2020: 96.7 %2021: 96.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 96.7% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 96.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2013.

That places MDG: Eastern Asia 33rd out of 220 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%) in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1994 to 2021.
Year % Change
1994 90.6%
1995 92.0% +1.5%
1996 93.5% +1.7%
1997 93.8% +0.2%
1998 93.9% +0.2%
1999 94.1% +0.1%
2000 94.2% +0.1%
2001 94.3% +0.1%
2002 90.3% -4.2%
2003 86.2% -4.5%
2004 82.2% -4.7%
2005 78.2% -4.9%
2006 84.1% +7.5%
2007 90.1% +7.2%
2008 92.8% +3.0%
2009 91.9% -1.0%
2010 92.4% +0.5%
2011 87.1% -5.8%
2012 81.7% -6.1%
2013 74.7% -8.6%
2014 91.6% +22.6%
2015 93.8% +2.4%
2016 95.4% +1.7%
2017 95.3% -0.1%
2018 96.5% +1.2%
2019 96.7% +0.3%
2020 96.7% +0.0%
2021 96.7% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.0% 90.6% 94.1% 6
2000s 88.4% 78.2% 94.3% 10
2010s 90.5% 74.7% 96.7% 10
2020s 96.7% 96.7% 96.7% 2

Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia

  1. 30 Serbia 99.1% compare
  2. 31 Finland 99.1% compare
  3. 32 Uzbekistan 99.1% compare
  4. 33 Lithuania 98.9% compare
  5. 34 Mexico 98.9% compare
  6. 35 Singapore 98.9% compare
  7. 36 Korea 98.9% compare

See the full ranking of 384 places →

More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia

All data for MDG: Eastern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 96.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2013.
How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 33rd out of 220 groups with data for 2021.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/survival-rate-to-the-last-grade-of-primary-education-female-percent/mdg-eastern-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/survival-rate-to-the-last-grade-of-primary-education-female-percent/mdg-eastern-asia/">Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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