Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 59.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
59.1%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
211th
of 220 groups
All-time high
69.2%
in 1979
All-time low
55.2%
in 2020
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNESCO: Sids is 59.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 69.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2020.
That places UNESCO: Sids 211th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.6% | — |
| 1971 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 66.3% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 65.0% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 60.2% | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 63.3% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 60.4% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 56.3% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 62.1% | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 62.5% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 61.6% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.9% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 62.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.4% | 62.4% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 56.3% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 61.6% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 58.6% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 58.2% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 55.2% | 59.4% | 4 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNESCO: Sids?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNESCO: Sids was 59.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2020.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 211th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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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February 2026 Data Release