Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 60.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
60.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
189th
of 220 groups
All-time high
68.1%
in 1986
All-time low
53.7%
in 2013
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 60.0%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 68.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2013.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 189th 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, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 63.9% | — |
| 1972 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 66.0% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 65.1% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 65.6% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 67.1% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 65.3% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 65.5% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 66.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.2% | 63.7% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 65.3% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 63.0% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 56.2% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 53.7% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 60.0% | 61.2% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 60.0% 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release