Russia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Russia
100.0%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
68.9%
in 2024
Russia rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) over time

  • Russia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0255075100197119972024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 100.0% against 68.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 31.1%.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 94.0% 52.6% 41.3% Russia
2000s 95.3% 59.5% 35.8% Russia
2010s 96.0% 66.5% 29.5% Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Russia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Russia, at 100.0% against 68.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
31.1%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
Russia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th 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.