Primary completion rate, total in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Primary completion rate, total was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Africa Western and Central, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 66.6% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Africa Western and Central peaked at 67.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1974.
That places Africa Western and Central 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.8% | — |
| 1971 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 50.8% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 51.7% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.3% | 50.8% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.5% | 54.5% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 56.4% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 58.5% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.2% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 66.0% | 67.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More aid effectiveness data for Africa Western and Central
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 16.65 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 125.72 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 310.97 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 1.72 billion current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 216.58 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.07 billion current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.82 billion current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 592.48 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 88.12 million current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 363.44 million current US$ (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Africa Western and Central?
- Primary completion rate, total in Africa Western and Central was 66.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1974.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.