Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Eastern Africa

Primary completion rate in Eastern Africa in 2014 — 65.32%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 27.49 pp.

2014 65.32% −2.06 pp vs 2013
World rank
Period maximum 67.38%2013
Period minimum 37.83%1999

Trend over time

1999–2014 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Eastern Africa, 1999–201430405060701999200120032005200720092011201320141999: 37.83%2001: 42.26%2002: 45.36%2004: 51.37%2005: 55.4%2007: 57.27%2008: 55.8%2009: 67.25%2010: 65.39%2011: 61.09%2012: 63.03%2013: 67.38%2014: 65.32%
Change over the period: +27.49 pp Annual average: 1.83 pp

Comparison, 2014

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

Eastern Africa 65.32%
World 88.13%
Primary completion rate — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2014 65.32 −2.06 pp
2013 67.38 +4.35 pp
2012 63.03 +1.94 pp
2011 61.09 −4.3 pp
2010 65.39 −1.86 pp
2009 67.25 +11.45 pp
2008 55.8 −1.47 pp
2007 57.27
2005 55.4 +4.03 pp
2004 51.37
2002 45.36 +3.11 pp
2001 42.26
1999 37.83

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.