Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 91.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 39 groups
All-time high
91.5%
in 2025
All-time low
70.4%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 91.5% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 91.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 1990.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.4% | — |
| 1991 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 78.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 70.4% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 77.7% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 84.8% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 89.7% | 91.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 13 Costa Rica 99.6% compare
- 14 Lithuania 99.5% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 99.4% compare
- 16 Denmark 99.4% compare
- 17 Uruguay 99.4% compare
- 18 Sweden 99.4% compare
- 19 Switzerland 99.3% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 91.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 1990.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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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February 2026 Data Release