Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at was 41.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
41.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 9 groups
All-time high
41.7%
in 2000
All-time low
41.0%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2019

0102030402000200920192000: 41.7 %2001: 41.7 %2002: 41.6 %2003: 41.6 %2004: 41.6 %2005: 41.5 %2006: 41.5 %2007: 41.4 %2008: 41.4 %2009: 41.4 %2010: 41.3 %2011: 41.3 %2012: 41.3 %2013: 41.2 %2014: 41.2 %2015: 41.1 %2016: 41.1 %2017: 41.1 %2018: 41 %2019: 41 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 41.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 41.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2019.

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 41.7%
2001 41.7% -0.1%
2002 41.6% -0.1%
2003 41.6% -0.1%
2004 41.6% -0.1%
2005 41.5% -0.1%
2006 41.5% -0.1%
2007 41.4% -0.1%
2008 41.4% -0.1%
2009 41.4% -0.1%
2010 41.3% -0.1%
2011 41.3% -0.1%
2012 41.3% -0.1%
2013 41.2% -0.1%
2014 41.2% -0.1%
2015 41.1% -0.1%
2016 41.1% -0.1%
2017 41.1% -0.1%
2018 41.0% -0.1%
2019 41.0% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.5% 41.4% 41.7% 10
2010s 41.2% 41.0% 41.3% 10

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 4 Lithuania 97.1% compare
  2. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 97.0% compare
  3. 6 Singapore 96.7% compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 96.4% compare
  5. 8 Sweden 95.3% compare
  6. 9 United States of America 94.5% compare
  7. 10 Slovenia 94.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 41.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2019.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
Is proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
28 places, 275 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release