Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary completion rate, total

Denmark
99.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
68.9%
in 2024
Denmark rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Primary completion rate, total over time

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 99.7% against 68.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 30.8%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 189 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 100.2% 59.9% 40.3% Denmark
2010s 100.3% 66.5% 33.8% Denmark
2020s 99.6% 69.1% 30.5% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Denmark, at 99.7% against 68.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30.8%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
Denmark ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.