Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 87.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
87.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
74th
of 220 groups
All-time high
88.3%
in 2020
All-time low
47.9%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 87.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 88.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 74th 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 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.8% | — |
| 1971 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 48.2% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 47.9% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 58.1% | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 57.1% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 56.8% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 55.4% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 58.9% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 62.3% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 63.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 59.6% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 63.2% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 65.8% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 69.6% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 72.1% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 70.3% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 76.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.2% | 47.9% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.3% | 55.4% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 69.6% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 79.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 84.5% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.6% | 88.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 71 Latvia 95.1% compare
- 72 Hong Kong 94.8% compare
- 73 Costa Rica 94.8% compare
- 74 Guyana 94.7% compare
- 75 Iran 94.4% compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 94.2% compare
- 77 New Caledonia 94.2% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 87.9% 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: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 74th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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