Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at was 58.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
58.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
3rd
of 9 groups
All-time high
61.2%
in 2000
All-time low
58.1%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in SDG: World, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 58.1% for proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in SDG: World peaked at 61.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.2% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.5% | 59.7% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 58.1% | 59.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 1 Russian Federation 98.4% compare
- 2 Hong Kong, China 98.3% compare
- 3 Italy 97.2% compare
- 4 Lithuania 97.1% compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 97.0% compare
- 6 Singapore 96.7% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in SDG: World?
- Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at in SDG: World was 58.1% 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 SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2019.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at?
- SDG: World ranks 3rd out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release