Primary school completion rate in European Union
The primary completion rate in the European Union was 97.3% in 2024.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2024
97.3%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in European Union over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.3% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 100.2% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 97.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 97.1%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
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102.4%
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11.0%
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44.8%
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Early leavers from education and training
9.1%
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Adult participation in learning
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