Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Western Africa

Primary completion rate in Western Africa in 2022 — 68.22%. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 40.91 pp.

2022 68.22% −3.01 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 71.23%2019
Period minimum 23.96%1987

Trend over time

1976–2022 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Western Africa, 1976–202202040608019761981198619911996200120062011201620211976: 27.32%1978: 28.98%1979: 30.82%1980: 30.69%1981: 31.91%1983: 26.73%1984: 26.13%1985: 24.99%1987: 23.96%2000: 61.17%2001: 41%2004: 63.8%2005: 66.92%2006: 68.97%2007: 64.95%2008: 61.5%2009: 63.05%2010: 63.87%2011: 61.7%2012: 61.95%2013: 63.2%2014: 64.56%2016: 64.51%2019: 71.23%2022: 68.22%
Change over the period: +40.91 pp Annual average: 0.89 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Western Africa 68.22%
World 91.05%
Primary completion rate — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 68.22
2019 71.23
2016 64.51
2014 64.56 +1.35 pp
2013 63.2 +1.26 pp
2012 61.95 +0.24 pp
2011 61.7 −2.16 pp
2010 63.87 +0.82 pp
2009 63.05 +1.55 pp
2008 61.5 −3.44 pp
2007 64.95 −4.02 pp
2006 68.97 +2.05 pp
2005 66.92 +3.12 pp
2004 63.8
2001 41 −20.17 pp
2000 61.17
1987 23.96
1985 24.99 −1.14 pp
1984 26.13 −0.61 pp
1983 26.73
1981 31.91 +1.22 pp
1980 30.69 −0.13 pp
1979 30.82 +1.84 pp
1978 28.98
1976 27.32

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.