Primary completion rate, total in Other small states

Other small states: Primary completion rate, total was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
81.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
31st
of 43 groups
All-time high
83.0%
in 2020
All-time low
64.8%
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Primary completion rate, total in Other small states, 1973–2024

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Other small states recorded 81.2% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Other small states peaked at 83.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1973.

Other small states ranks 31st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Primary completion rate, total in Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Other small states, 1973 to 2024.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1973 64.8%
1974 66.7% +2.9%
1975 67.3% +1.0%
1976 67.1% -0.3%
1977 65.7% -2.1%
1978 66.5% +1.3%
1979 67.5% +1.4%
1980 67.5% +0.1%
1981 69.5% +3.0%
1982 69.9% +0.6%
1983 69.0% -1.3%
1984 68.4% -0.8%
1985 70.2% +2.6%
1986 70.7% +0.7%
1987 70.0% -0.9%
1988 69.7% -0.4%
1989 69.3% -0.7%
1990 69.7% +0.6%
1991 69.5% -0.3%
1992 69.4% -0.2%
1993 68.8% -0.8%
1994 69.8% +1.4%
1995 70.3% +0.7%
1996 71.5% +1.7%
1997 72.3% +1.2%
1998 74.5% +3.0%
1999 75.0% +0.7%
2000 74.4% -0.7%
2001 75.6% +1.5%
2002 76.0% +0.6%
2003 76.6% +0.7%
2004 75.7% -1.1%
2005 75.9% +0.2%
2006 78.1% +2.9%
2007 78.7% +0.8%
2008 79.9% +1.6%
2009 80.4% +0.6%
2010 81.2% +1.0%
2011 81.1% -0.1%
2012 82.0% +1.1%
2013 81.9% -0.1%
2014 81.8% -0.1%
2015 82.2% +0.4%
2016 82.5% +0.3%
2017 82.4% -0.1%
2018 82.8% +0.5%
2019 82.8% +0.1%
2020 83.0% +0.1%
2021 82.6% -0.4%
2022 82.6% +0.1%
2023 81.1% -1.9%
2024 81.2% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 66.5% 64.8% 67.5% 7
1980s 69.4% 67.5% 70.7% 10
1990s 71.1% 68.8% 75.0% 10
2000s 77.1% 74.4% 80.4% 10
2010s 82.1% 81.1% 82.8% 10
2020s 82.1% 81.1% 83.0% 5

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 28 Botswana 101.5% compare
  2. 29 Uruguay 101.2% compare
  3. 30 United Kingdom 101.1% compare
  4. 31 Viet Nam 100.6% compare
  5. 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.5% compare
  6. 33 Croatia 100.5% compare
  7. 34 Palau 100.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary completion rate, total in Other small states?
Primary completion rate, total in Other small states was 81.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1973.
How does Other small states rank for primary completion rate, total?
Other small states ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Other small states 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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Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.