Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 85.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
86th
of 220 groups
All-time high
85.4%
in 2020
All-time low
45.0%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 85.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 85.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1974.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 86th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.6% | — |
| 1971 | 46.2% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 45.4% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 48.0% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 52.5% | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 51.9% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 50.6% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 54.0% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 57.3% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 58.4% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 54.1% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 59.1% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 64.9% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 67.5% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.7% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 45.0% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 50.6% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 64.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 75.2% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 81.3% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 84.8% | 85.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 85.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1974.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 86th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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