Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — South Asia

Primary completion rate in South Asia in 2024 — 94.36%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 21.37 pp.

2024 94.36% +0.55 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 112.11%2022
Period minimum 72.99%2001

Trend over time

1999–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — South Asia, 1999–20247080901001101201999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 72.99%2000: 73.21%2001: 72.99%2002: 76%2003: 79.94%2004: 82.67%2005: 85.42%2006: 87.73%2007: 89.96%2008: 92.06%2009: 93.75%2010: 91.82%2011: 90.46%2012: 92.67%2013: 94.78%2014: 97.05%2015: 98.48%2016: 98.78%2017: 98.33%2018: 96.33%2019: 95.94%2020: 97.55%2021: 98.62%2022: 112.11%2023: 93.82%2024: 94.36%
Change over the period: +21.37 pp Annual average: 0.85 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 94.36%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 94.36 +0.55 pp
2023 93.82 −18.29 pp
2022 112.11 +13.5 pp
2021 98.62 +1.06 pp
2020 97.55 +1.62 pp
2019 95.94 −0.4 pp
2018 96.33 −2 pp
2017 98.33 −0.45 pp
2016 98.78 +0.3 pp
2015 98.48 +1.43 pp
2014 97.05 +2.27 pp
2013 94.78 +2.11 pp
2012 92.67 +2.22 pp
2011 90.46 −1.36 pp
2010 91.82 −1.93 pp
2009 93.75 +1.69 pp
2008 92.06 +2.1 pp
2007 89.96 +2.23 pp
2006 87.73 +2.3 pp
2005 85.42 +2.76 pp
2004 82.67 +2.72 pp
2003 79.94 +3.95 pp
2002 76 +3.01 pp
2001 72.99 −0.22 pp
2000 73.21 +0.22 pp
1999 72.99

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.