Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: World
SDG: World: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 88.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: World, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: World stood at 88.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: World peaked at 88.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 1990.
That places SDG: World 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 72.3% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 77.3% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 82.5% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.5% | 88.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: World?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: World was 88.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 1990.
- How does SDG: World rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: World ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release