North America - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in North America was 102.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 102.88 in 2019, while its lowest value was 95.68 in 2018.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 99.42
2000 99.54
2001 99.41
2002 99.28
2003 99.14
2004 99.00
2005 98.86
2006 98.72
2007 98.59
2008 98.45
2009 98.32
2010 98.18
2011 98.04
2012 97.91
2013 97.77
2014 97.63
2015 97.50
2016 97.36
2017 97.23
2018 95.68
2019 102.88
2020 102.87

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in North America was 97.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 103.93 in 2018, while its lowest value was 97.75 in 2019.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 100.07
2000 100.26
2001 100.26
2002 100.26
2003 100.25
2004 100.24
2005 100.24
2006 100.23
2007 100.23
2008 100.23
2009 100.23
2010 100.23
2011 100.23
2012 100.23
2013 100.23
2014 100.22
2015 100.22
2016 100.21
2017 100.20
2018 103.93
2019 97.75
2020 97.75

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in North America was 100.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 100.26 in 2019, while its lowest value was 98.75 in 2017.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1999 99.75
2000 99.91
2001 99.84
2002 99.78
2003 99.71
2004 99.63
2005 99.56
2006 99.49
2007 99.43
2008 99.36
2009 99.30
2010 99.23
2011 99.16
2012 99.10
2013 99.03
2014 98.96
2015 98.89
2016 98.82
2017 98.75
2018 99.90
2019 100.26
2020 100.26

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes