Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Mercosur

Primary completion rate in Mercosur in 2023 — 97.37%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 29.83 pp.

2023 97.37% −0.55 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 102.63%2009
Period minimum 67.54%1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Mercosur, 1970–20236070809010011019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 67.54%1971: 69.33%1974: 71.87%1976: 73.92%1994: 94.64%1996: 91.49%1998: 99.9%1999: 98.03%2000: 97.86%2001: 97.52%2002: 100.01%2003: 98.45%2004: 97.07%2005: 95.13%2006: 96.12%2007: 98.8%2008: 102.04%2009: 102.63%2010: 101.59%2011: 101.14%2012: 101.5%2013: 101.3%2014: 101.92%2015: 101.81%2016: 101.95%2017: 98.9%2018: 98.78%2020: 96.51%2022: 97.92%2023: 97.37%
Change over the period: +29.83 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 97.37%
World 87.32%
Primary completion rate — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 97.37 −0.55 pp
2022 97.92
2020 96.51
2018 98.78 −0.12 pp
2017 98.9 −3.05 pp
2016 101.95 +0.14 pp
2015 101.81 −0.1 pp
2014 101.92 +0.61 pp
2013 101.3 −0.19 pp
2012 101.5 +0.36 pp
2011 101.14 −0.45 pp
2010 101.59 −1.04 pp
2009 102.63 +0.59 pp
2008 102.04 +3.24 pp
2007 98.8 +2.68 pp
2006 96.12 +0.99 pp
2005 95.13 −1.94 pp
2004 97.07 −1.38 pp
2003 98.45 −1.55 pp
2002 100.01 +2.48 pp
2001 97.52 −0.33 pp
2000 97.86 −0.17 pp
1999 98.03 −1.88 pp
1998 99.9
1996 91.49
1994 94.64
1976 73.92
1974 71.87
1971 69.33 +1.79 pp
1970 67.54

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.