Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 72.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.6%
Change on year
up 10.1%
Rank
136th
of 220 groups
All-time high
85.0%
in 2021
All-time low
48.6%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 72.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 85.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1972.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 136th 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.1% | — |
| 1971 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 51.3% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 54.2% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 55.6% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.8% | 48.6% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.4% | 54.6% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 65.0% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 65.1% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 71.9% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 65.9% | 85.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 72.6% 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1972.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 136th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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