Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Europe & Central Asia

Primary completion rate in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 98.13%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2024 98.13% +0.03 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 101%2016
Period minimum 95.92%2018

Trend over time

1999–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Europe & Central Asia, 1999–20249496981001021999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 97.13%2000: 97.35%2001: 99.37%2002: 99.39%2003: 98.6%2004: 99.01%2005: 99.53%2006: 98.1%2007: 98.03%2008: 98.22%2009: 97.8%2010: 97.37%2011: 97.85%2012: 97.76%2013: 97.54%2014: 97.11%2015: 97.24%2016: 101%2017: 96.58%2018: 95.92%2019: 97.2%2020: 97.62%2021: 98.04%2022: 97.71%2023: 98.1%2024: 98.13%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 98.13%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.13 +0.03 pp
2023 98.1 +0.38 pp
2022 97.71 −0.33 pp
2021 98.04 +0.42 pp
2020 97.62 +0.42 pp
2019 97.2 +1.28 pp
2018 95.92 −0.66 pp
2017 96.58 −4.41 pp
2016 101 +3.76 pp
2015 97.24 +0.13 pp
2014 97.11 −0.43 pp
2013 97.54 −0.23 pp
2012 97.76 −0.09 pp
2011 97.85 +0.48 pp
2010 97.37 −0.43 pp
2009 97.8 −0.42 pp
2008 98.22 +0.19 pp
2007 98.03 −0.07 pp
2006 98.1 −1.42 pp
2005 99.53 +0.52 pp
2004 99.01 +0.41 pp
2003 98.6 −0.79 pp
2002 99.39 +0.02 pp
2001 99.37 +2.02 pp
2000 97.35 +0.22 pp
1999 97.13

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.