Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: World

WB: World: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 77.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.6%
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
119th
of 220 groups
All-time high
83.8%
in 2021
All-time low
66.1%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: World, 1970–2023

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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: World is 77.6%, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: World peaked at 83.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1974.

That places WB: World 119th 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: World, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%) in WB: World, 1970 to 2023.
Year % Change
1970 68.2%
1971 67.3% -1.3%
1972 66.9% -0.6%
1973 66.2% -1.1%
1974 66.1% -0.1%
1975 67.2% +1.6%
1976 67.8% +1.0%
1977 69.0% +1.8%
1978 68.7% -0.5%
1979 68.9% +0.4%
1980 68.5% -0.6%
1981 69.0% +0.7%
1982 69.0% -0.1%
1983 69.4% +0.6%
1984 68.6% -1.2%
1985 70.5% +2.9%
1986 71.2% +0.9%
1987 72.9% +2.4%
1988 72.7% -0.3%
1989 72.8% +0.1%
1990 73.9% +1.6%
1991 74.2% +0.4%
1992 74.7% +0.7%
1993 75.4% +0.9%
1994 75.5% +0.2%
1995 76.1% +0.8%
1996 75.9% -0.3%
1997 76.2% +0.4%
1998 76.1% -0.0%
1999 76.4% +0.3%
2000 75.9% -0.6%
2001 76.8% +1.2%
2002 76.0% -1.1%
2003 75.1% -1.2%
2004 74.7% -0.4%
2005 73.4% -1.8%
2006 74.3% +1.2%
2007 75.2% +1.2%
2008 77.3% +2.8%
2009 76.9% -0.5%
2010 76.8% -0.2%
2011 76.8% +0.1%
2012 75.3% -2.0%
2013 75.1% -0.3%
2014 79.2% +5.5%
2015 80.1% +1.2%
2016 79.6% -0.6%
2017 81.7% +2.7%
2018 80.6% -1.4%
2019 83.0% +3.1%
2020 83.6% +0.7%
2021 83.8% +0.3%
2022 74.2% -11.5%
2023 77.6% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 67.6% 66.1% 69.0% 10
1980s 70.5% 68.5% 72.9% 10
1990s 75.4% 73.9% 76.4% 10
2000s 75.6% 73.4% 77.3% 10
2010s 78.8% 75.1% 83.0% 10
2020s 79.8% 74.2% 83.8% 4

Countries ranked near WB: World

  1. 116 Kenya 74.0% compare
  2. 117 Nepal 73.7% compare
  3. 118 Gambia 73.5% compare
  4. 119 Solomon Islands 73.1% compare
  5. 120 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 72.6% compare
  6. 121 India 72.5% compare
  7. 122 Myanmar 72.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: World?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: World was 77.6% 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: World?
The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: World?
The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1974.
How does WB: World rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
WB: World ranks 119th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in WB: World?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: World 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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Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,511 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release