Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Northern Africa

Primary completion rate in Northern Africa in 2017 — 81.23%. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 35.55 pp.

2017 81.23% −0.4 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 83.64%2013
Period minimum 45.69%1972

Trend over time

1972–2017 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Northern Africa, 1972–201740506070809019721977198219871992199720022007201220171972: 45.69%1973: 47.73%1974: 49.62%1975: 53.68%1976: 56.21%1977: 57.86%1978: 55.57%1979: 46.98%1980: 52.1%1981: 58.61%2010: 81.74%2013: 83.64%2016: 81.63%2017: 81.23%
Change over the period: +35.55 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Northern Africa 81.23%
World 88.2%
Primary completion rate — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 81.23 −0.4 pp
2016 81.63
2013 83.64
2010 81.74
1981 58.61 +6.51 pp
1980 52.1 +5.13 pp
1979 46.98 −8.59 pp
1978 55.57 −2.29 pp
1977 57.86 +1.65 pp
1976 56.21 +2.53 pp
1975 53.68 +4.06 pp
1974 49.62 +1.88 pp
1973 47.73 +2.05 pp
1972 45.69

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.