Primary completion rate, total in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Primary completion rate, total was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Least developed countries, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 70.3% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Least developed countries peaked at 72.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1972.
That places Least developed countries 36th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 33.8% | 36.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 36.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.1% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 46.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 64.2% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 70.3% | 72.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More aid effectiveness data for Least developed countries
- Net ODA received per capita 54.89 current US$ (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual -5.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 2,988 current US$ per square kilometre (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 54.89 current US$ per person (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) -10.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 2,833 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0443 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 52.05 constant 2023 US$ per person (2021)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 52.05 constant 2023 US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Least developed countries?
- Primary completion rate, total in Least developed countries was 70.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1972.
- How does Least developed countries rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Least developed countries ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.