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South Africa - Primary Completion Rate 2015

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
91.34% +1.83pp from 2014 Global rank: 97th

South Africa's primary completion rate was 91.34% in 2015. This was the 97th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2015
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Seychelles 123.27% 2.4%
2nd St. Kitts and Nevis 120.09% 7.9%
3rd Nepal 112.28% 2.8%
4th Indonesia 108.90% -0.6%
5th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 107.63% 1.7%
6th Georgia 107.38% -1.1%
7th Moldova 107.12% -1.9%
8th Samoa 106.70% 3.6%
9th Mexico 105.99% -5.0%
10th Argentina 105.97% 0.6%
11th Belize 105.89% 1.6%
12th Liechtenstein 105.75% 14.6%
13th Tuvalu 104.74% 6.8%
14th Azerbaijan 103.28% 5.3%
15th Peru 102.76% 2.4%
16th Colombia 102.41% -0.3%
17th Bermuda 102.19% 7.0%
18th Germany 102.09% 2.6%
19th Kenya 101.34% 2.4%
20th Timor-Leste 101.28% 5.2%
21st Cabo Verde 101.22% 0.7%
22nd Croatia 101.08% 3.4%
23rd Serbia 101.01% -0.9%
24th Lao PDR 100.97% 1.3%
25th Antigua and Barbuda 100.94% -16.0%
26th Fiji 100.90% 4.5%
27th Uruguay 100.72% -0.3%
28th India 100.72% 1.2%
29th Korea 100.52% 2.3%
30th Latvia 100.01% -0.3%
31st Montenegro 99.93% 3.8%
32nd Dominican Republic 99.69% 4.6%
33rd Denmark 99.58% -0.6%
34th Bulgaria 99.58% 0.6%
35th Norway 99.56% -0.2%
36th Poland 99.46% 3.4%
37th Finland 99.46% 0.2%
38th Austria 99.40% 2.1%
39th Sweden 99.32% 0.1%
40th Ecuador 99.28% -6.2%
41st Bahamas, The 99.22% 5.2%
42nd Belarus 99.15% -1.7%
43rd Iceland 99.10% 0.4%
44th Bahrain 99.09% -3.1%
45th Oman 99.01% -4.2%
46th Italy 98.95% -0.4%
47th United Kingdom 98.91% -
48th British Virgin Islands 98.83% 8.2%
49th Türkiye 98.83% -0.3%
50th Brunei Darussalam 98.83% 1.9%
51st Albania 98.79% -6.5%
52nd Israel 98.79% 3.7%
53rd Ireland 98.71% -1.1%
54th Lithuania 98.68% -2.3%
55th Hungary 98.65% -0.1%
56th Algeria 98.46% -3.6%
57th Tunisia 98.28% 2.2%
58th Slovenia 98.25% 0.8%
59th Malta 98.24% -0.9%
60th Kyrgyz Republic 98.13% 2.3%
61st Mongolia 97.78% 0.4%
62nd Chile 97.77% -0.4%
63rd Dominica 97.73% 1.8%
64th European Union 97.68% 0.6%
65th Greece 97.61% 2.5%
66th West Bank and Gaza 97.36% -1.0%
67th Russian Federation 97.34% 2.5%
68th Viet Nam 97.34% -0.2%
69th Estonia 97.09% -1.3%
70th Czechia 97.02% -2.3%
71st Cyprus 96.82% -3.0%
72nd Switzerland 96.63% 0.2%
73rd Spain 96.10% -0.4%
74th Mauritius 96.09% 3.0%
75th Cuba 95.88% 0.5%
76th Morocco 95.67% 0.3%
77th North Macedonia 95.63% 0.2%
78th Iran, Islamic Republic of 95.57% 1.8%
79th Hong Kong SAR, China 95.35% -5.8%
80th Maldives 95.12% 0.4%
81st Bhutan 94.77% -1.5%
82nd Sri Lanka 94.57% 0.2%
83rd Qatar 94.37% 5.8%
84th Ghana 94.27% 5.1%
85th Namibia 94.15% 3.2%
86th Malaysia 94.13% -2.9%
87th Slovak Republic 93.85% 0.9%
88th Uzbekistan 93.80% -2.7%
89th Costa Rica 93.33% 1.0%
90th El Salvador 93.28% -1.5%
91st Kazakhstan 93.20% -2.6%
92nd Romania 92.97% -2.4%
93rd Armenia 92.42% -1.7%
94th Tajikistan 92.26% 0.2%
95th Macao SAR, China 91.79% -3.6%
96th Eswatini 91.67% 7.9%
97th South Africa 91.34% 2.0%
98th Micronesia, Federated States of 90.26% -3.8%
99th Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.01% 7.6%
100th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 89.52% -2.4%
101st Zimbabwe 89.24% 3.7%
102nd Cambodia 88.96% -4.7%
103rd Ukraine 88.58% -7.9%
104th Puerto Rico (US) 88.29% -
105th Jamaica 87.03% -3.2%
106th Guatemala 85.52% -1.3%
107th Solomon Islands 83.84% 0.7%
108th Suriname 83.43% 3.1%
109th Luxembourg 80.57% -1.3%
110th Lesotho 76.40% -3.9%
111th Cameroon 75.71% 1.1%
112th Benin 75.41% 1.3%
113th Turks and Caicos Islands 71.34% -6.1%
114th Mauritania 67.03% -0.3%
115th Congo, Democratic Republic of 65.56% 2.6%
116th Andorra 65.40% 0.3%
117th Madagascar 65.23% 0.6%
118th Tanzania 64.10% -13.6%
119th Lebanon 63.43% 2.3%
120th Rwanda 63.20% -1.7%
121st Gambia, The 62.81% 0.9%
122nd Eritrea 61.77% 7.5%
123rd Sierra Leone 61.26% -2.3%
124th Burkina Faso 60.34% 1.3%
125th Côte d'Ivoire 60.33% 8.7%
126th Burundi 60.10% -10.1%
127th Senegal 58.13% -3.9%
128th Sudan 55.02% 1.8%
129th Mozambique 52.25% 1.9%
130th Mali 47.41% -4.4%
131st Chad 37.42% 0.3%
132nd Equatorial Guinea 32.64% -8.8%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was South Africa's primary completion rate in 2015?▾

South Africa's primary completion rate in 2015 was 91.34%. This ranked 97th globally.

How did South Africa's primary completion rate change in 2015?▾

South Africa's primary completion rate increased by 2.0% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2015?▾

Seychelles had the highest primary completion rate in 2015 at 123.27%.

What is the primary completion rate of South Africa in 2015?▾

The primary completion rate of South Africa in 2015 was 91.34%. This ranked 97th globally.

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