Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 59.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
59.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
200th
of 220 groups
All-time high
62.7%
in 2001
All-time low
45.7%
in 2014
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 59.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 62.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2014.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 200th 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, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.5% | — |
| 1971 | 54.8% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 60.0% | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 58.2% | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 61.2% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 58.8% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 57.4% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 59.1% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 61.6% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 59.6% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 60.5% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 58.9% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 54.6% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 52.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.9% | 52.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 54.1% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 52.7% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 51.2% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 45.7% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.5% | 59.8% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 59.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2014.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 200th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release