Primary completion rate, male in OECD members
OECD members: Primary completion rate, male was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in OECD members, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 98.8% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in OECD members peaked at 102.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 1999.
That places OECD members 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary completion rate, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.2% | — |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 100.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 102.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 100.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.1% | 98.3% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.3% | 100.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 141.6% compare
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 133.7% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 128.6% compare
- 4 Fiji 118.8% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in OECD members?
- Primary completion rate, male in OECD members was 98.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 1999.
- How does OECD members rank for primary completion rate, male?
- OECD members ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.