Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 97.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 39 groups
All-time high
97.4%
in 2025
All-time low
84.4%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 97.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 1990.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.4% | — |
| 1991 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 84.4% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 89.4% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.7% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.5% | 97.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 7 Russian Federation 99.8% compare
- 8 Estonia 99.7% compare
- 9 Latvia 99.7% compare
- 10 Italy 99.7% compare
- 11 Slovenia 99.7% compare
- 12 United States of America 99.6% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 99.6% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 113.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 97.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 1990.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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