Primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Primary completion rate, male was 97.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 97.6% for primary completion rate, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 109.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 2018.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.2% | — |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 100.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 101.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 100.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 102.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 105.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 101.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 109.8% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.8% | 98.7% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 93.2% | 109.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 98.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 133.7% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 128.6% compare
- 4 Fiji 118.8% compare
- 5 Vanuatu 113.6% compare
- 6 Nepal 110.0% compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 108.4% compare
- 8 Thailand 107.9% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Primary completion rate, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 97.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 109.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2018.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.