Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — North America

Primary completion rate in North America in 2023 — 95.98%. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 3.97 pp.

2023 95.98% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 100.82%2021
Period minimum 95.98%2022

Trend over time

1999–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — North America, 1999–20239496981001021999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 99.95%2000: 99.95%2001: 99.88%2002: 99.82%2003: 99.75%2004: 99.68%2005: 99.61%2006: 99.54%2007: 99.47%2008: 99.4%2009: 99.34%2010: 99.27%2011: 99.2%2012: 99.13%2013: 99.06%2014: 98.99%2015: 98.92%2016: 98.85%2017: 98.78%2018: 99.93%2019: 100.29%2020: 100.68%2021: 100.82%2022: 95.98%2023: 95.98%
Change over the period: −3.97 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

North America 95.98%
World 87.32%
Primary completion rate — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 95.98 +0 pp
2022 95.98 −4.84 pp
2021 100.82 +0.14 pp
2020 100.68 +0.39 pp
2019 100.29 +0.36 pp
2018 99.93 +1.15 pp
2017 98.78 −0.07 pp
2016 98.85 −0.07 pp
2015 98.92 −0.07 pp
2014 98.99 −0.07 pp
2013 99.06 −0.07 pp
2012 99.13 −0.07 pp
2011 99.2 −0.07 pp
2010 99.27 −0.07 pp
2009 99.34 −0.07 pp
2008 99.4 −0.07 pp
2007 99.47 −0.07 pp
2006 99.54 −0.07 pp
2005 99.61 −0.07 pp
2004 99.68 −0.07 pp
2003 99.75 −0.07 pp
2002 99.82 −0.07 pp
2001 99.88 −0.07 pp
2000 99.95 +0 pp
1999 99.95

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.