Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — OPEC

Primary completion rate in OPEC in 2007 — 82.55%. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 31.71 pp.

2007 82.55% −6.01 pp vs 2005
World rank
Period maximum 88.56%2005
Period minimum 50.83%1974

Trend over time

1974–2007 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — OPEC, 1974–200750607080901974197819821986199019941998200220061974: 50.83%1975: 57.18%1976: 60.48%1977: 65.23%1978: 67.17%1979: 66.95%1980: 70.1%1983: 70.05%1985: 79.47%1986: 76.7%1987: 76.02%2000: 80.25%2004: 83.41%2005: 88.56%2007: 82.55%
Change over the period: +31.71 pp Annual average: 0.96 pp

Comparison, 2007

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

OPEC 82.55%
World 86.49%
Primary completion rate — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2007 82.55
2005 88.56 +5.15 pp
2004 83.41
2000 80.25
1987 76.02 −0.68 pp
1986 76.7 −2.77 pp
1985 79.47
1983 70.05
1980 70.1 +3.15 pp
1979 66.95 −0.22 pp
1978 67.17 +1.94 pp
1977 65.23 +4.75 pp
1976 60.48 +3.3 pp
1975 57.18 +6.35 pp
1974 50.83

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.