Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Low-income countries

Primary completion rate in low-income countries in 2013 — 58.85%. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 14.53 pp.

2013 58.85% +0.43 pp vs 2012
World rank
Period maximum 58.85%2013
Period minimum 44.33%2004

Trend over time

2004–2013 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Low-income countries, 2004–2013404550556020042005200620072008200920102011201220132004: 44.33%2008: 54.35%2009: 58.71%2010: 57.97%2011: 57.12%2012: 58.42%2013: 58.85%
Change over the period: +14.53 pp Annual average: 1.61 pp

Comparison, 2013

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 58.85%
World 88.31%
Primary completion rate — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 58.85 +0.43 pp
2012 58.42 +1.3 pp
2011 57.12 −0.85 pp
2010 57.97 −0.74 pp
2009 58.71 +4.36 pp
2008 54.35
2004 44.33

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.