Primary completion rate, total in European Union
European Union: Primary completion rate, total was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in European Union, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in European Union is 97.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in European Union peaked at 100.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2018.
Primary completion rate, total in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.1% | — |
| 2000 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.1% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.3% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.5% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 132.4% compare
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- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 123.4% compare
- 4 Fiji 116.3% compare
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More aid effectiveness data for European Union
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 5.74 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 10,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 110,000 current US$ (2009)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 105.39 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 70,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 22.53 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 3.77 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.05 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 280,000 current US$ (2011)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.88 million current US$ (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in European Union?
- Primary completion rate, total in European Union was 97.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2018.
- How does European Union rank for primary completion rate, total?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union 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.