Primary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Primary completion rate, total was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 94.2% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states peaked at 96.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 1972.
Pacific island small states ranks 20th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 85.1% | — |
| 1972 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 87.5% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 85.8% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 89.3% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 92.4% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 89.7% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 88.9% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 88.4% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 86.7% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 92.4% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 90.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 90.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.0% | 85.1% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 88.5% | 86.7% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 89.9% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 88.6% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.2% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.2% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More aid effectiveness data for Pacific island small states
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 130,000 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 270,000 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.51 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 30.99 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 620,000 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 6.21 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 5.28 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.85 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 910,000 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 181.69 million current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states?
- Primary completion rate, total in Pacific island small states was 94.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 1972.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Pacific island small states ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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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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.