Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 60.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60.9%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
205th
of 220 groups
All-time high
62.0%
in 2020
All-time low
48.1%
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 60.9% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 62.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1970.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 205th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.1% | — |
| 1971 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 49.3% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 50.9% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 54.2% | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 57.7% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 55.3% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 54.3% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 52.6% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 54.8% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 52.7% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 52.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 54.6% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 53.3% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 55.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.0% | 48.1% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 52.4% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 52.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 53.3% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 52.0% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.9% | 62.0% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 60.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 205th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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