Primary completion rate, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary completion rate, total was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 68.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 69.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1971.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45.9% | — |
| 1972 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 48.0% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 51.1% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 52.5% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 54.8% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 54.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 52.5% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.4% | 45.9% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 52.5% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 52.3% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 52.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 65.6% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.8% | 69.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More aid effectiveness data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 57.53 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 427.96 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.14 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 3.13 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 511.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 2.46 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 3.18 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.07 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 306.28 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.26 billion current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Primary completion rate, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 68.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.