Primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Primary completion rate, total was 68.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 68.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 69.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1970.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.6% | — |
| 1971 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 44.3% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 49.5% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 51.1% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 53.1% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 54.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 55.5% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 57.7% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 54.9% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 53.7% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 53.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 52.1% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 54.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 53.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.0% | 43.6% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.6% | 52.1% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 52.8% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 53.5% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.9% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 68.0% | 69.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More aid effectiveness data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Net ODA received per capita 49.77 current US$ (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual -5.72 % change on previous year (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 2,508 current US$ per square kilometre (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 49.77 current US$ per person (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) -10.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 2,372 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0295 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 47.06 constant 2023 US$ per person (2021)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 47.06 constant 2023 US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend was 68.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.