Primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Primary completion rate, total was 68.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
68.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
40th
of 43 groups
All-time high
69.3%
in 2021
All-time low
43.6%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Primary completion rate, total in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2024

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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

Annual values for Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 37 Russia 100.0% compare
  2. 38 Samoa 100.0% compare
  3. 39 Indonesia 100.0% compare
  4. 40 Greece 99.9% compare
  5. 41 Estonia 99.9% compare
  6. 42 Sweden 99.8% compare
  7. 43 Denmark 99.7% compare

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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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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.