Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — World

Primary completion rate in the world in 2024 — 88.02%. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 4.17 pp.

2024 88.02% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 91.05%2022
Period minimum 79.86%1994

Trend over time

1988–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — World, 1988–2024758085909519881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 83.85%1989: 83.34%1990: 82.51%1991: 81.59%1992: 80.49%1993: 80.61%1994: 79.86%1995: 81.15%1996: 80.43%1997: 80.66%1998: 81.11%1999: 81.63%2000: 81.93%2001: 82.73%2002: 83.3%2003: 83.55%2004: 84.19%2005: 85.02%2006: 85.32%2007: 86.49%2008: 88.2%2009: 89%2010: 88.52%2011: 87.77%2012: 88.09%2013: 88.31%2014: 88.13%2015: 87.87%2016: 88.46%2017: 88.2%2018: 88.05%2019: 87.89%2020: 88.04%2021: 88.7%2022: 91.05%2023: 87.32%2024: 88.02%
Change over the period: +4.17 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

World 88.02%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 88.02 +0.7 pp
2023 87.32 −3.74 pp
2022 91.05 +2.35 pp
2021 88.7 +0.66 pp
2020 88.04 +0.15 pp
2019 87.89 −0.16 pp
2018 88.05 −0.15 pp
2017 88.2 −0.26 pp
2016 88.46 +0.59 pp
2015 87.87 −0.26 pp
2014 88.13 −0.18 pp
2013 88.31 +0.22 pp
2012 88.09 +0.31 pp
2011 87.77 −0.75 pp
2010 88.52 −0.48 pp
2009 89 +0.8 pp
2008 88.2 +1.71 pp
2007 86.49 +1.17 pp
2006 85.32 +0.3 pp
2005 85.02 +0.83 pp
2004 84.19 +0.64 pp
2003 83.55 +0.25 pp
2002 83.3 +0.57 pp
2001 82.73 +0.79 pp
2000 81.93 +0.3 pp
1999 81.63 +0.52 pp
1998 81.11 +0.45 pp
1997 80.66 +0.24 pp
1996 80.43 −0.73 pp
1995 81.15 +1.29 pp
1994 79.86 −0.74 pp
1993 80.61 +0.12 pp
1992 80.49 −1.1 pp
1991 81.59 −0.92 pp
1990 82.51 −0.84 pp
1989 83.34 −0.51 pp
1988 83.85

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.