Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — BRICS

Primary completion rate in BRICS in 2023 — 94.71%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.78 pp.

2023 94.71% −3.76 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 100.58%2015
Period minimum 77.13%2000

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — BRICS, 1991–20237080901001101991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 97.49%1994: 90.22%1995: 85.22%2000: 77.13%2001: 79.33%2002: 80.99%2003: 84.97%2008: 99.52%2009: 100.42%2015: 100.58%2016: 99.8%2019: 97.19%2020: 98.48%2023: 94.71%
Change over the period: −2.78 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 94.71%
World 87.32%
Primary completion rate — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 94.71
2020 98.48 +1.28 pp
2019 97.19
2016 99.8 −0.79 pp
2015 100.58
2009 100.42 +0.89 pp
2008 99.52
2003 84.97 +3.99 pp
2002 80.99 +1.66 pp
2001 79.33 +2.2 pp
2000 77.13
1995 85.22 −5 pp
1994 90.22
1991 97.49

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.