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South Africa - Primary Completion Rate 2020

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
92.66% −0.35pp from 2019 Global rank: 90th

South Africa's primary completion rate was 92.66% in 2020, decreased +0.35pp from 93.01% in 2019. This was the 90th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2020▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2020
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Seychelles 127.83% -15.0%
2nd St. Kitts and Nevis 111.96% 1.6%
3rd Gibraltar 109.07% 1.5%
4th Tuvalu 108.13% 20.0%
5th Lithuania 108.12% -1.9%
6th Vanuatu 105.77% 1.1%
7th Belize 104.80% 2.1%
8th Brunei Darussalam 104.66% 3.7%
9th Hong Kong SAR, China 104.47% 7.6%
10th Liechtenstein 104.37% 10.5%
11th Aruba 104.27% 2.3%
12th Moldova 104.14% 1.7%
13th Fiji 103.16% -1.4%
14th Qatar 103.13% 2.6%
15th Samoa 102.86% 1.1%
16th Mexico 102.60% 0.1%
17th Marshall Islands 102.42% -3.2%
18th Portugal 102.32% 1.3%
19th Indonesia 102.12% -0.7%
20th Montenegro 101.63% 3.0%
21st Singapore 101.40% 3.4%
22nd Korea 101.20% 1.3%
23rd Tonga 101.15% -14.4%
24th Uruguay 100.93% -0.6%
25th United States 100.92% 0.4%
26th Algeria 100.71% 3.2%
27th Thailand 100.60% 1.5%
28th Türkiye 100.58% 4.1%
29th Croatia 100.53% 1.1%
30th Cyprus 100.37% -2.1%
31st Timor-Leste 100.11% -1.8%
32nd United Arab Emirates 99.85% 0.1%
33rd Argentina 99.84% -0.4%
34th Denmark 99.70% -0.9%
35th Sweden 99.67% 0.7%
36th Colombia 99.63% -3.8%
37th United Kingdom 99.55% -0.7%
38th Albania 99.27% 0.6%
39th Norway 99.18% -0.2%
40th Finland 99.18% -0.3%
41st Ireland 98.98% -1.6%
42nd Kyrgyz Republic 98.75% -7.6%
43rd Uzbekistan 98.73% 2.1%
44th Italy 98.72% 0.4%
45th Costa Rica 98.62% 5.2%
46th Azerbaijan 98.53% -1.8%
47th Israel 98.48% 4.3%
48th Greece 98.42% 0.0%
49th Iceland 98.39% -1.0%
50th Germany 98.38% -1.3%
51st Latvia 98.33% 0.0%
52nd West Bank and Gaza 98.27% 3.3%
53rd India 98.15% 2.0%
54th Chile 97.97% 0.5%
55th Serbia 97.94% -0.7%
56th Kazakhstan 97.82% 2.4%
57th Malta 97.80% -0.5%
58th Bulgaria 97.70% 0.6%
59th Namibia 97.69% 5.7%
60th Jordan 97.65% 0.9%
61st Austria 97.61% -1.9%
62nd Belarus 97.57% -4.6%
63rd Kiribati 97.24% -4.8%
64th Dominican Republic 97.01% 3.2%
65th Saudi Arabia 96.99% -1.7%
66th Slovak Republic 96.82% 5.8%
67th Slovenia 96.80% -0.5%
68th Czechia 96.70% 0.9%
69th European Union 96.45% -0.1%
70th Iran, Islamic Republic of 96.35% 1.3%
71st San Marino 96.24% 2.5%
72nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.04% -3.1%
73rd Spain 96.01% -0.7%
74th Tunisia 95.84% 7.2%
75th Estonia 95.80% -1.5%
76th Philippines 95.46% -3.9%
77th Ecuador 95.38% -0.4%
78th Cuba 95.29% 4.7%
79th Mongolia 95.25% -3.9%
80th Georgia 94.63% -3.9%
81st Armenia 94.36% 0.9%
82nd Morocco 94.28% 2.8%
83rd Switzerland 94.28% 0.7%
84th Malaysia 94.05% 4.3%
85th Sri Lanka 93.52% -1.0%
86th Cabo Verde 93.49% -8.9%
87th Hungary 93.29% 0.3%
88th Nauru 93.29% -7.4%
89th Mauritius 92.69% 0.0%
90th South Africa 92.66% -0.4%
91st Oman 92.15% -7.2%
92nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.11% 1.4%
93rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 91.83% 3.5%
94th Lao PDR 90.79% -3.0%
95th Barbados 90.58% 11.3%
96th North Macedonia 90.41% -0.8%
97th Macao SAR, China 90.05% 0.0%
98th Ukraine 89.76% 0.8%
99th St. Lucia 89.51% -3.1%
100th Cambodia 89.36% 9.8%
101st Sierra Leone 88.41% 4.3%
102nd Zimbabwe 88.34% 1.7%
103rd Panama 87.48% 0.8%
104th Romania 86.71% -1.0%
105th Suriname 86.40% 4.2%
106th Paraguay 84.79% -13.6%
107th Togo 84.51% 0.2%
108th Kuwait 83.39% 1.1%
109th Bhutan 82.71% 9.2%
110th El Salvador 82.42% -8.1%
111th Guatemala 81.06% 1.2%
112th Jamaica 78.59% -8.7%
113th Micronesia, Federated States of 78.57% -10.2%
114th Solomon Islands 77.37% -3.3%
115th Luxembourg 77.28% -0.8%
116th Congo, Democratic Republic of 76.84% 17.2%
117th Honduras 76.35% -0.2%
118th Gambia, The 76.28% 3.6%
119th Lesotho 73.77% -8.2%
120th Mauritania 73.45% 10.6%
121st Côte d'Ivoire 70.98% 1.3%
122nd Tanzania 68.47% 5.8%
123rd Lebanon 67.60% -0.1%
124th British Virgin Islands 63.43% 6.0%
125th Andorra 62.64% -3.8%
126th Burkina Faso 61.87% 0.4%
127th Mozambique 61.75% 5.1%
128th Senegal 60.34% -0.9%
129th Guinea 59.88% -3.3%
130th Benin 57.53% -2.4%
131st Madagascar 57.26% -3.0%
132nd Syrian Arab Republic 56.84% -10.4%
133rd Burundi 47.61% -7.8%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was South Africa's primary completion rate in 2020?▾

South Africa's primary completion rate in 2020 was 92.66%. This ranked 90th globally.

How did South Africa's primary completion rate change in 2020?▾

South Africa's primary completion rate decreased by 0.4% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2020?▾

Seychelles had the highest primary completion rate in 2020 at 127.83%.

What is the primary completion rate of South Africa in 2020?▾

The primary completion rate of South Africa in 2020 was 92.66%. This ranked 90th globally.

How does 2020 compare to 2019 for South Africa's primary completion rate?▾

South Africa's primary completion rate went from 93.01% in 2019 to 92.66% in 2020, a 0.4% decrease.

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