Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 63.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
63.1%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
193rd
of 220 groups
All-time high
65.2%
in 1982
All-time low
55.7%
in 2010
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 63.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 65.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2010.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 193rd out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.4% | — |
| 1972 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 62.5% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 64.0% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 65.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 64.2% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 61.3% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.8% | 60.4% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.5% | 63.9% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 61.3% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 56.6% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 55.7% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 63.1% | 64.2% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 63.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2010.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 193rd out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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