Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 76.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.5%
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
124th
of 220 groups
All-time high
83.1%
in 2021
All-time low
62.9%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 76.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 83.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 124th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.0% | — |
| 1971 | 63.9% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 63.5% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 63.0% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 66.2% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 66.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 67.9% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.6% | 62.9% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 65.8% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.6% | 71.9% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 71.5% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 73.3% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 72.8% | 83.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 76.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 124th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release