Data for 2002
Primary Completion Rate, 2002
Figures for 2002, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Primary Completion Rate, 2002 covers 164 countries on 3 measures. Germany is highest, at 99.99; South Sudan is lowest, at 6.54. The middle country reads 88.72. Against 2001, 137 values changed (130 up, 7 down), the same countries are covered.
Primary Completion Rate · Data for 2002
HighestGermany
99.99LowestSouth Sudan
6.54Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Primary Completion Rate, 2002, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 164 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99.99 | 99.9900 | 99.9900 | |
| =2 | 99.95 | 99.9497 | 99.9497 | |
| =2 | 99.95 | 99.9500 | 99.9500 | |
| 4 | 99.94 | 99.9400 | 99.9400 | |
| 5 | 99.90 | 99.9052 | 99.8952 | |
| 6 | 99.88 | 99.8749 | 99.8849 | |
| 7 | 99.84 | 99.8556 | 99.8256 | |
| =8 | 99.79 | 99.8000 | 99.7800 | |
| =8 | 99.79 | 99.8307 | 99.7507 | |
| =10 | 99.74 | 99.7552 | 99.7252 | |
| =10 | 99.74 | 99.7498 | 99.7298 | |
| =12 | 99.72 | 99.7554 | 99.6854 | |
| =12 | 99.72 | 99.7200 | 99.7200 | |
| =12 | 99.72 | 99.7090 | 99.7290 | |
| =15 | 99.70 | 99.6704 | 99.7304 | |
| =15 | 99.70 | 99.7257 | 99.6757 | |
| 17 | 99.67 | 99.6652 | 99.6752 | |
| =18 | 99.66 | 99.7421 | 99.5821 | |
| =18 | 99.66 | 99.6440 | 99.6740 | |
| 20 | 99.65 | 99.6756 | 99.6255 | |
| 21 | 99.61 | 99.5689 | 99.6489 | |
| 22 | 99.55 | 99.6421 | 99.4621 | |
| 23 | 99.54 | 99.5954 | 99.4854 | |
| 24 | 99.51 | 99.5304 | 99.4904 | |
| =25 | 99.48 | 99.4186 | 99.5386 | |
| =25 | 99.48 | 99.5447 | 99.4147 | |
| =27 | 99.46 | 99.3825 | 99.5325 | |
| =27 | 99.46 | 99.5277 | 99.3977 | |
| 29 | 99.42 | 99.3202 | 99.5202 | |
| 30 | 99.38 | 99.3955 | 99.3655 | |
| 31 | 99.36 | 99.4117 | 99.3117 | |
| 32 | 99.32 | 99.4427 | 99.1927 | |
| 33 | 99.29 | 99.4077 | 99.1777 | |
| 34 | 99.28 | 99.3916 | 99.1616 | |
| 35 | 99.27 | 99.3647 | 99.1247 | |
| 36 | 99.16 | 99.2464 | 99.0764 | |
| 37 | 99.15 | 99.1742 | 99.1242 | |
| 38 | 99.12 | 99.2376 | 99.0076 | |
| 39 | 99.08 | 99.1877 | 98.9777 | |
| 40 | 99.07 | 99.0860 | 99.0560 | |
| 41 | 99.05 | 99.0040 | 99.0940 | |
| =42 | 98.85 | 99.1655 | 98.5455 | |
| =42 | 98.85 | 98.8400 | 98.8600 | |
| 44 | 98.84 | 98.8139 | 98.8639 | |
| 45 | 98.70 | 99.1780 | 98.2480 | |
| 46 | 98.60 | 98.9595 | 98.2495 | |
| =47 | 98.54 | 98.4778 | 98.5878 | |
| =47 | 98.54 | 98.8279 | 98.2380 | |
| 49 | 98.50 | 98.3970 | 98.5870 | |
| 50 | 98.40 | 98.1131 | 98.6731 | |
| 51 | 98.38 | 98.9253 | 97.8054 | |
| 52 | 98.32 | 98.3252 | 98.3152 | |
| 53 | 98.21 | 98.1985 | 98.2285 | |
| 54 | 98.10 | 97.8941 | 98.3041 | |
| 55 | 97.97 | 97.8300 | 98.1100 | |
| 56 | 97.74 | 97.6156 | 97.8456 | |
| 57 | 97.63 | 97.9470 | 97.3070 | |
| 58 | 97.53 | 97.1032 | 97.9732 | |
| 59 | 97.48 | 97.9695 | 97.0095 | |
| =60 | 97.45 | 97.4090 | 97.4890 | |
| =60 | 97.45 | 98.5732 | 96.3632 | |
| 62 | 97.40 | 98.6910 | 96.1910 | |
| 63 | 96.56 | 96.2275 | 96.8775 | |
| 64 | 96.55 | 96.6447 | 96.4547 | |
| 65 | 96.30 | 96.6947 | 95.9247 | |
| 66 | 95.85 | 96.4079 | 95.3079 | |
| 67 | 95.60 | 95.8071 | 95.3971 | |
| 68 | 95.58 | 96.3160 | 94.8760 | |
| 69 | 95.50 | 93.4275 | 97.7375 | |
| 70 | 95.42 | 95.3940 | 95.4440 | |
| 71 | 95.34 | 96.2027 | 94.5227 | |
| 72 | 94.57 | 92.5452 | 96.3252 | |
| 73 | 93.31 | 91.9191 | 94.5891 | |
| 74 | 93.29 | 91.6127 | 94.9027 | |
| 75 | 92.94 | 96.9704 | 89.2504 | |
| 76 | 92.72 | 96.2840 | 89.1840 | |
| 77 | 92.44 | 91.2307 | 93.6407 | |
| 78 | 92.14 | 92.5965 | 91.6865 | |
| 79 | 92.11 | 93.3408 | 90.9008 | |
| 80 | 91.82 | 92.1784 | 91.4784 | |
| 81 | 89.99 | 90.3154 | 89.6754 | |
| 82 | 89.32 | 89.1063 | 89.5263 | |
| 83 | 88.11 | 90.5852 | 85.6852 | |
| 84 | 87.96 | 91.7580 | 84.0980 | |
| 85 | 86.94 | 89.9524 | 83.9724 | |
| 86 | 86.42 | 85.1915 | 87.6215 | |
| 87 | 86.16 | 84.4762 | 87.7262 | |
| 88 | 85.82 | 87.0678 | 84.6278 | |
| 89 | 85.44 | 80.0134 | 90.6034 | |
| 90 | 85.28 | 86.4911 | 83.9611 | |
| 91 | 85.00 | 84.9390 | 85.0590 | |
| 92 | 84.65 | 87.5429 | 81.8629 | |
| 93 | 84.52 | 88.7663 | 80.5263 | |
| 94 | 83.74 | 84.9403 | 82.5903 | |
| 95 | 83.23 | 85.3138 | 81.2138 | |
| 96 | 82.85 | 87.4383 | 78.1683 | |
| 97 | 82.06 | 80.8360 | 83.2360 | |
| 98 | 81.32 | 78.4027 | 84.0927 | |
| 99 | 80.73 | 80.1751 | 81.2551 | |
| 100 | 79.67 | 83.2025 | 76.2325 | |
| 101 | 76.90 | 79.1245 | 74.7545 | |
| 102 | 74.60 | 68.3969 | 80.3069 | |
| 103 | 73.96 | 76.0004 | 72.0304 | |
| 104 | 73.43 | 79.2183 | 67.7883 | |
| 105 | 72.68 | 71.6610 | 73.7310 | |
| 106 | 71.36 | 68.1620 | 74.4820 | |
| 107 | 69.72 | 75.5968 | 63.6368 | |
| 108 | 66.64 | 58.2553 | 74.8853 | |
| 109 | 66.17 | 69.2756 | 63.1656 | |
| 110 | 64.81 | 64.3992 | 65.2192 | |
| 111 | 63.33 | 63.0593 | 63.5993 | |
| 112 | 60.13 | 62.1555 | 58.1755 | |
| 113 | 59.40 | 58.0786 | 60.6986 | |
| 114 | 59.11 | 59.7463 | 58.5263 | |
| 115 | 59.08 | 64.0567 | 54.0567 | |
| 116 | 58.73 | 58.7351 | 58.7251 | |
| 117 | 58.65 | 65.4476 | 51.8676 | |
| 118 | 58.48 | 59.8770 | 57.0970 | |
| 119 | 56.26 | 58.5149 | 54.0049 | |
| 120 | 55.33 | 50.2200 | 60.2900 | |
| 121 | 55.18 | 51.2561 | 58.9561 | |
| 122 | 55.14 | 55.9151 | 54.3951 | |
| 123 | 54.58 | 50.1790 | 58.8590 | |
| 124 | 54.47 | 61.4345 | 46.9745 | |
| 125 | 53.89 | 53.3997 | 54.3897 | |
| 126 | 52.35 | 51.7323 | 52.9123 | |
| 127 | 51.72 | 53.5950 | 49.9650 | |
| 128 | 51.11 | 50.1098 | 52.0798 | |
| 129 | 50.63 | 33.5700 | 67.0400 | |
| 130 | 50.09 | 48.8305 | 51.2905 | |
| 131 | 49.70 | 45.2316 | 54.0016 | |
| 132 | 48.54 | 57.9021 | 38.9921 | |
| 133 | 47.94 | 43.3676 | 52.4976 | |
| 134 | 45.98 | 44.0677 | 47.9777 | |
| 135 | 44.32 | 38.4657 | 50.0857 | |
| 136 | 43.06 | 36.4314 | 49.4514 | |
| 137 | 41.70 | 36.3480 | 46.7280 | |
| 138 | 41.14 | 36.4369 | 45.3569 | |
| 139 | 40.44 | 32.9261 | 47.9861 | |
| 140 | 38.18 | 39.3055 | 36.9855 | |
| 141 | 36.12 | 30.8735 | 41.3535 | |
| 142 | 36.09 | 35.6384 | 36.5484 | |
| 143 | 32.68 | 34.6200 | 30.7500 | |
| 144 | 32.15 | 27.9947 | 36.2647 | |
| 145 | 31.22 | 23.5159 | 38.7959 | |
| 146 | 30.65 | 25.0247 | 36.2847 | |
| 147 | 29.24 | 31.0549 | 27.4649 | |
| 148 | 27.88 | 23.1185 | 32.6185 | |
| 149 | 23.46 | 15.8000 | 30.9700 | |
| 150 | 23.45 | 20.9293 | 25.9693 | |
| 151 | 22.77 | 16.0031 | 29.3531 | |
| 152 | 22.43 | 17.0196 | 27.6796 | |
| 153 | 21.64 | 18.8410 | 24.4110 | |
| 154 | 21.61 | 18.5249 | 24.6149 | |
| 155 | 21.31 | 21.1737 | 21.4537 | |
| 156 | 21.03 | 16.3314 | 25.5514 | |
| 157 | 20.71 | 7.5626 | 33.3326 | |
| 158 | 20.36 | 16.0550 | 24.6350 | |
| 159 | 17.23 | 14.4231 | 20.0231 | |
| 160 | 16.73 | 11.9068 | 21.4968 | |
| 161 | 16.71 | 14.2616 | 19.1816 | |
| 162 | 14.81 | 14.3148 | 15.3048 | |
| 163 | 14.73 | 11.0022 | 18.3022 | |
| 164 | 6.54 | 3.8151 | 9.2951 |
02In 2002
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Germany99.99
- 2
Austriashared99.95
- 2
Japanshared99.95
- 4
Sweden99.94
- 5
South Korea99.90
Lowest
- 164
South Sudan6.54
- 163
Niger14.73
- 162
Burundi14.81
- 161
Mozambique16.71
- 160
Chad16.73
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 88.72. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Germany99.9900
Lowest
South Sudan3.8151
Middle country: 90.4503
Male
Highest
Germany99.9900
Lowest
South Sudan9.2951
Middle country: 89.2172
032001 → 2002
Since 2001
What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 137values changed, of 164 in both
- 130 · 7rose · fell
- 27unchanged
Rose most
Nepal40.34 → 43.06+2.72
Cambodia47.01 → 49.70+2.69
Bhutan38.49 → 41.14+2.65
Sierra Leone25.65 → 27.88+2.23
Morocco53.29 → 55.33+2.04
Fell most
South Sudan6.60 → 6.54−0.06
Zimbabwe85.32 → 85.28−0.04
Cyprus98.85 → 98.84−0.01
Kyrgyzstan99.29 → 99.28−0.01
Luxembourg98.55 → 98.54−0.01
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
152 distinct values among 164
Values are stored exactly as published, to 14 decimals. 3 countries share 99.72. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UIS publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 164 countries has every column.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2002). Primary Completion Rate, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/primary-completion/2002
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07Questions
Primary Completion Rate, 2002: questions and answers
Which country has the highest primary completion rate in Primary Completion Rate, 2002?
Germany, at 99.99, of the 164 countries in the file.
What year does Primary Completion Rate, 2002 describe?
2002.
How many countries does Primary Completion Rate, 2002 cover?
164.
Where can I download Primary Completion Rate, 2002?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Primary Completion Rate, 2002 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Primary Completion Rate, 2025.