SDG: Eastern Asia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Completion rate, primary education, male

SDG: Eastern Asia
98.5%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
99.7%
in 2019
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
8th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
7th

Completion rate, primary education, male over time

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020406080100199020072025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 99.7% against 98.5% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 1.2%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 39 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 96.4% 99.4% 3.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 97.2% 99.7% 2.5% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, primary education, male, SDG: Eastern Asia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 99.7% against 98.5% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, male between SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.2%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for completion rate, primary education, male?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
127 places, 2,364 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release