Primary completion rate, total in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Primary completion rate, total was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Low & middle income, 1988–2024
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 Low & middle income is 86.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Low & middle income peaked at 90.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 27th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 81.7% | — |
| 1989 | 81.1% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 78.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.4% | 81.1% | 81.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 77.3% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 79.8% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 86.3% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.1% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More aid effectiveness data for Low & middle income
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 881.09 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.39 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 6.97 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 37.22 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 4.12 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 24.76 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 8.96 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 11.79 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.57 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 14.74 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Low & middle income?
- Primary completion rate, total in Low & middle income was 86.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.