Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 67.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
67.4%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
158th
of 220 groups
All-time high
79.5%
in 2002
All-time low
60.7%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2019

0204060801997200820191997: 76.6 %1998: 78 %1999: 77.9 %2000: 78.2 %2001: 78.6 %2002: 79.5 %2003: 79 %2004: 75.4 %2005: 75.7 %2006: 76.9 %2007: 78 %2008: 77.4 %2009: 78.3 %2010: 79.3 %2011: 79.5 %2012: 63.9 %2013: 60.7 %2014: 65.5 %2015: 67.8 %2016: 66.4 %2017: 72.8 %2018: 66.2 %2019: 67.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 67.4%.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 79.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2013.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 158th out of 220 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 76.6%
1998 78.0% +1.9%
1999 77.9% -0.1%
2000 78.2% +0.4%
2001 78.6% +0.4%
2002 79.5% +1.1%
2003 79.0% -0.7%
2004 75.4% -4.4%
2005 75.7% +0.3%
2006 76.9% +1.6%
2007 78.0% +1.4%
2008 77.4% -0.8%
2009 78.3% +1.1%
2010 79.3% +1.3%
2011 79.5% +0.3%
2012 63.9% -19.6%
2013 60.7% -4.9%
2014 65.5% +7.9%
2015 67.8% +3.4%
2016 66.4% -2.0%
2017 72.8% +9.6%
2018 66.2% -9.0%
2019 67.4% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.5% 76.6% 78.0% 3
2000s 77.7% 75.4% 79.5% 10
2010s 68.9% 60.7% 79.5% 10

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  4. 158 Sierra Leone 39.4% compare
  5. 159 Uganda 35.3% compare
  6. 160 Haiti 30.9%
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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 67.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2002.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2013.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 158th out of 220 groups with data for 2019.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,511 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release