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
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: World, 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: 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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February 2026 Data Release