Primary completion rate, total in South Asia
South Asia: Primary completion rate, total was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in South Asia stood at 94.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in South Asia peaked at 112.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2001.
That places South Asia 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.0% | — |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 112.1% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 73.0% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 90.5% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 93.8% | 112.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More aid effectiveness data for South Asia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 21.18 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 2.34 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 155.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 378.65 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 89.77 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 696.54 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 274.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 190.51 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 25.28 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 4.96 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in South Asia?
- Primary completion rate, total in South Asia was 94.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2001.
- How does South Asia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- South Asia ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.