Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 88.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
88.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
71st
of 220 groups
All-time high
89.5%
in 2020
All-time low
44.9%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Latin America, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Latin America stood at 88.4%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Latin America peaked at 89.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1974.
MDG: Latin America ranks 71st of 220 groups on this measure, 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, male in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.5% | — |
| 1971 | 46.0% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 45.3% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 48.0% | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 52.7% | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 52.1% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 50.9% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 54.7% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 55.1% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 61.8% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 62.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 68.8% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 70.4% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 76.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 44.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 50.9% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.9% | 66.0% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 76.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.1% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.0% | 89.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 68 New Caledonia 94.5% compare
- 69 Latvia 94.3% compare
- 70 South Africa 94.0% compare
- 71 Viet Nam 94.0% compare
- 72 North Macedonia 93.9% compare
- 73 Costa Rica 93.8% compare
- 74 Ukraine 93.6% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Latin America?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Latin America was 88.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1974.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 71st out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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