Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 96.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
96.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
24th
of 220 groups
All-time high
98.2%
in 2001
All-time low
91.2%
in 1994
Years of data
15
1994–2021
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 96.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 98.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 24th out of 220 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 91.2% | — |
| 1995 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 93.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 94.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 97.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 91.2% | 96.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.3% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 94.6% | 97.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 97.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 21 Azerbaijan 99.4% compare
- 22 Switzerland 99.4% compare
- 23 Chile 99.1% compare
- 24 Estonia 99.0% compare
- 25 Montenegro 99.0% compare
- 26 Korea 98.9% compare
- 27 Russian Federation 98.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 96.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th out of 220 groups with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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