Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Middle Africa

Primary completion rate in Middle Africa in 2012 — 61.8%. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 13.75 pp.

2012 61.8% +5.02 pp vs 2011
World rank
Period maximum 61.8%2012
Period minimum 44.86%1991

Trend over time

1976–2012 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Middle Africa, 1976–201240455055606519761980198419881992199620002004200820121976: 48.05%1977: 49.69%1981: 56.01%1982: 56.15%1983: 59.93%1988: 46.48%1991: 44.86%2003: 48.66%2008: 53.46%2009: 53.18%2010: 54.55%2011: 56.78%2012: 61.8%
Change over the period: +13.75 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2012

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

Middle Africa 61.8%
World 88.09%
Primary completion rate — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2012 61.8 +5.02 pp
2011 56.78 +2.23 pp
2010 54.55 +1.37 pp
2009 53.18 −0.29 pp
2008 53.46
2003 48.66
1991 44.86
1988 46.48
1983 59.93 +3.78 pp
1982 56.15 +0.14 pp
1981 56.01
1977 49.69 +1.64 pp
1976 48.05

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.