Primary completion rate, total in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Primary completion rate, total was 95.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Upper middle income, 1988–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, total in Upper middle income stood at 95.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Upper middle income peaked at 100.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 1994.
Upper middle income ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, total in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 99.7% | — |
| 1989 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.9% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 94.3% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 91.5% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 89.4% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 93.5% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 91.2% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 100.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 89.4% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 93.5% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 94.4% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.2% | 95.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 13 Montenegro 106.7% compare
- 14 Cayman Islands 106.5% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 106.4% compare
- 16 Morocco 106.4% compare
- 17 Myanmar 105.4% compare
- 18 Portugal 104.5% compare
- 19 Guyana 104.3% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Upper middle income
- Net ODA received per capita 18.79 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 1,293 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 18.79 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) 19.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 1,293 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0019 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 18.79 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 6.01 constant 2023 US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Upper middle income?
- Primary completion rate, total in Upper middle income was 95.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Upper middle income ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.