Primary completion rate, total in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Primary completion rate, total was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 70.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 71.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1972.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 43.1% | — |
| 1973 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 46.4% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 51.4% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 58.1% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 53.1% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 51.7% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.5% | 43.1% | 51.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 53.6% | 50.2% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 49.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 65.8% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.4% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More aid effectiveness data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 40.98 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 274.72 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 439.63 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 1.83 billion current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 221.30 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.43 billion current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 354.94 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 2.34 billion current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 162.46 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 885.14 million current US$ (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Primary completion rate, total in Africa Eastern and Southern was 70.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1972.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.