Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in World
World: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in World, 1988–2024
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 World is 88.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in World peaked at 91.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 1994.
That places World 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in World, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 83.9% | — |
| 1989 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 82.5% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 79.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.6% | 83.3% | 83.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 79.9% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 81.9% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 87.8% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.3% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More aid effectiveness data for World
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 901.77 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.40 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 7.13 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 37.46 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 4.15 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 25.06 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 9.35 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 12.04 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.65 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 15.26 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in World?
- Primary completion rate, total in World was 88.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 1994.
- How does World rank for primary completion rate, total?
- World ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.