Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 72.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: South Asia, 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: South Asia is 72.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: South Asia peaked at 94.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1971.
That places WB: South Asia 141st 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: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.9% | — |
| 1971 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 39.6% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 44.1% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 45.0% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 45.8% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 50.9% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 61.7% | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 61.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +19.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -36.7% | 94.9% | 60.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.4% | 39.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 45.8% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 60.1% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 59.1% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 74.2% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 60.1% | 94.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: South Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: South Asia was 72.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1971.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- WB: South Asia ranks 141st out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release