World - Primary completion rate
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in World was 89.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 89.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 69.79 in 1972.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 69.79 |
| 1973 | 70.21 |
| 1974 | 70.31 |
| 1975 | 70.80 |
| 1976 | 71.28 |
| 1977 | 72.07 |
| 1978 | 72.53 |
| 1979 | 72.96 |
| 1980 | 74.02 |
| 1981 | 74.67 |
| 1982 | 75.03 |
| 1983 | 75.54 |
| 1984 | 76.52 |
| 1985 | 76.92 |
| 1986 | 77.08 |
| 1987 | 76.93 |
| 1988 | 76.90 |
| 1989 | 76.49 |
| 1990 | 76.93 |
| 1991 | 77.18 |
| 1992 | 76.98 |
| 1993 | 77.81 |
| 1994 | 78.42 |
| 1995 | 77.96 |
| 1996 | 77.14 |
| 1997 | 76.85 |
| 1998 | 77.28 |
| 1999 | 77.68 |
| 2000 | 78.81 |
| 2001 | 79.94 |
| 2002 | 80.61 |
| 2003 | 82.01 |
| 2004 | 82.69 |
| 2005 | 83.62 |
| 2006 | 84.25 |
| 2007 | 85.38 |
| 2008 | 87.16 |
| 2009 | 88.10 |
| 2010 | 87.94 |
| 2011 | 87.54 |
| 2012 | 88.73 |
| 2013 | 89.06 |
| 2014 | 88.69 |
| 2015 | 88.38 |
| 2016 | 88.60 |
| 2017 | 88.86 |
| 2018 | 88.93 |
| 2019 | 89.47 |
| 2020 | 89.94 |
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in World was 90.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 90.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 78.89 in 1972.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 78.89 |
| 1973 | 79.40 |
| 1974 | 79.57 |
| 1975 | 80.26 |
| 1976 | 80.82 |
| 1977 | 81.45 |
| 1978 | 81.99 |
| 1979 | 82.33 |
| 1980 | 83.23 |
| 1981 | 83.92 |
| 1982 | 84.29 |
| 1983 | 84.76 |
| 1984 | 85.73 |
| 1985 | 86.10 |
| 1986 | 86.22 |
| 1987 | 86.01 |
| 1988 | 85.94 |
| 1989 | 85.46 |
| 1990 | 85.55 |
| 1991 | 85.78 |
| 1992 | 85.22 |
| 1993 | 85.87 |
| 1994 | 86.27 |
| 1995 | 85.53 |
| 1996 | 84.42 |
| 1997 | 83.91 |
| 1998 | 84.00 |
| 1999 | 84.06 |
| 2000 | 84.92 |
| 2001 | 85.43 |
| 2002 | 86.09 |
| 2003 | 86.19 |
| 2004 | 86.56 |
| 2005 | 87.21 |
| 2006 | 87.53 |
| 2007 | 88.33 |
| 2008 | 89.68 |
| 2009 | 90.14 |
| 2010 | 89.83 |
| 2011 | 89.40 |
| 2012 | 89.72 |
| 2013 | 89.53 |
| 2014 | 89.39 |
| 2015 | 89.03 |
| 2016 | 89.19 |
| 2017 | 89.44 |
| 2018 | 89.85 |
| 2019 | 89.77 |
| 2020 | 90.33 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in World was 90.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 90.14 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.30 in 1971.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.33 |
| 1971 | 74.30 |
| 1972 | 74.44 |
| 1973 | 74.91 |
| 1974 | 75.05 |
| 1975 | 75.64 |
| 1976 | 76.16 |
| 1977 | 76.87 |
| 1978 | 77.37 |
| 1979 | 77.76 |
| 1980 | 78.74 |
| 1981 | 79.41 |
| 1982 | 79.77 |
| 1983 | 80.26 |
| 1984 | 81.24 |
| 1985 | 81.62 |
| 1986 | 81.76 |
| 1987 | 81.58 |
| 1988 | 81.52 |
| 1989 | 81.09 |
| 1990 | 81.34 |
| 1991 | 81.58 |
| 1992 | 81.20 |
| 1993 | 81.93 |
| 1994 | 82.44 |
| 1995 | 81.84 |
| 1996 | 80.88 |
| 1997 | 80.47 |
| 1998 | 80.73 |
| 1999 | 80.96 |
| 2000 | 81.95 |
| 2001 | 82.76 |
| 2002 | 83.43 |
| 2003 | 84.16 |
| 2004 | 84.69 |
| 2005 | 85.47 |
| 2006 | 85.94 |
| 2007 | 86.91 |
| 2008 | 88.46 |
| 2009 | 89.15 |
| 2010 | 88.92 |
| 2011 | 88.50 |
| 2012 | 89.24 |
| 2013 | 89.30 |
| 2014 | 89.05 |
| 2015 | 88.72 |
| 2016 | 88.90 |
| 2017 | 89.16 |
| 2018 | 89.41 |
| 2019 | 89.63 |
| 2020 | 90.14 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
