Primary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary completion rate, total was 98.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 98.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 104.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2018.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.2% | — |
| 2000 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 104.2% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 96.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 94.9% | 104.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 132.4% compare
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 124.3% compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 123.4% compare
- 4 Fiji 116.3% compare
- 5 Vanuatu 113.4% compare
- 6 Nepal 109.4% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 227.32 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 75.39 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 2.22 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 12.13 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 452.60 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 2.56 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.39 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 495.74 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 437.73 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.13 billion current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Primary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 98.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2018.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.