Primary completion rate, total in North America
North America: Primary completion rate, total was 96.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in North America, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
North America recorded 96.0% for primary completion rate, total in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in North America peaked at 100.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2022.
North America ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Primary completion rate, total in North America, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 100.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 96.0% | 100.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 8 Hungary 108.9% compare
- 9 Tonga 108.1% compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 108.1% compare
- 11 Albania 107.3% compare
- 12 Thailand 107.1% compare
- 13 Montenegro 106.7% compare
- 14 Cayman Islands 106.5% compare
More aid effectiveness data for North America
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 0 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 0 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 0 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 0 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 0 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 0 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Norway 0 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 0 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 0 current US$ (1969)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 0 current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in North America?
- Primary completion rate, total in North America was 96.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2022.
- How does North America rank for primary completion rate, total?
- North America ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.