Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) by country
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations...
Countries reporting
189
Highest
132.4%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Lowest
32.6%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
94.1%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,786
What the numbers show
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 132.4% in Turks and Caicos Islands; the lowest is 32.6% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.1%, and the mean is 88.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 122.3%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 49.2%).
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 132.4% | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 124.3% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 123.4% | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | Fiji | 116.3% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 113.4% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 109.4% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 108.9% | 2024 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 9 | Tonga | 108.1% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 10 | Moldova | 108.1% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 107.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 12 | Thailand | 107.1% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 106.7% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | Cayman Islands | 106.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 106.4% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 106.4% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 105.4% | 2018 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 104.5% | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 19 | Guyana | 104.3% | 2012 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 103.8% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 21 | China | 103.5% | 2010 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 22 | Venezuela | 103.0% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 23 | Korea | 102.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 24 | Mexico | 102.3% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 102.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 26 | Kenya | 102.2% | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 27 | Bermuda | 102.2% | 2015 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | Botswana | 101.5% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 101.2% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 101.1% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | Vietnam | 100.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.5% | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 100.5% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | Palau | 100.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 35 | Ecuador | 100.2% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 36 | Lithuania | 100.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Russia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 38 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 39 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 99.9% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 41 | Estonia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 43 | Denmark | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Brunei | 99.4% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 99.2% | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 99.2% | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 99.1% | 2022 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 98.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 98.7% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Norway | 98.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | Iceland | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Spain | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 98.5% | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 56 | Slovak Republic | 98.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 57 | Algeria | 98.2% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 58 | Armenia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 59 | Egypt | 98.2% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 98.1% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 98.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | Ghana | 97.5% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 63 | Grenada | 97.5% | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 64 | Iran | 97.4% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 65 | Slovenia | 97.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 97.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 67 | Italy | 97.4% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 97.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 97.2% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 70 | Colombia | 97.1% | 2022 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 71 | Malta | 97.1% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 72 | Jordan | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 73 | Israel | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 74 | Singapore | 96.8% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 75 | Germany | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 76 | Austria | 96.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 77 | Panama | 96.2% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 78 | Serbia | 96.0% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 79 | Belarus | 95.8% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 95.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 81 | United States | 95.7% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 82 | Gibraltar | 95.4% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 83 | Qatar | 95.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 84 | South Africa | 95.3% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.3% | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 86 | Tuvalu | 95.1% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 87 | Peru | 95.0% | 2019 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 88 | Poland | 94.7% | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 90 | Ukraine | 94.6% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 94.5% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 94.3% | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 93 | Seychelles | 94.2% | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 94 | Belize | 94.2% | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 95 | Macao | 94.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 96 | Bahrain | 94.1% | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 97 | Switzerland | 94.0% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 98 | Aruba | 93.8% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 99 | Maldives | 93.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 93.7% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 101 | Tunisia | 93.6% | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 102 | Eswatini | 93.6% | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 103 | Mongolia | 93.5% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 104 | San Marino | 93.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 105 | East Timor | 93.2% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 106 | Kiribati | 92.8% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 92.5% | 1990 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 108 | Oman | 92.1% | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 91.7% | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 91.6% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 91.6% | 2017 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 112 | Philippines | 91.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 113 | Togo | 91.2% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 114 | Palestine | 91.2% | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 115 | Cuba | 91.1% | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 116 | Dominica | 91.1% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 117 | Cambodia | 91.0% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 118 | Bolivia | 91.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 119 | Türkiye | 90.6% | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 90.3% | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 121 | India | 90.3% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 122 | Libya | 90.1% | 1983 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 90.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 124 | Liechtenstein | 88.9% | 2021 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 125 | Paraguay | 88.7% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 126 | Namibia | 88.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 127 | Bahamas | 87.9% | 2019 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 128 | Malaysia | 87.7% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 129 | Bhutan | 86.5% | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 130 | Guatemala | 86.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 131 | Nauru | 86.4% | 2025 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 86.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 133 | Barbados | 85.3% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 134 | Laos | 85.2% | 2025 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 85.1% | 2017 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 136 | Gambia | 84.2% | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 137 | Jamaica | 83.6% | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | 83.6% | 2025 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 139 | Mauritius | 83.2% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 82.7% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 141 | El Salvador | 82.6% | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 142 | Zambia | 81.8% | 2013 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 81.7% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 144 | Romania | 81.0% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 145 | Kuwait | 80.4% | 2021 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 146 | Cote d'Ivoire | 80.2% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 147 | Micronesia (country) | 78.9% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 148 | Tanzania | 77.3% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 76.5% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 150 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 75.7% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 151 | Cameroon | 75.3% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 152 | Suriname | 75.2% | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 153 | Pakistan | 74.1% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritania | 73.4% | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 155 | Comoros | 72.7% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 156 | Mozambique | 72.4% | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 157 | Honduras | 72.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 158 | Congo | 71.1% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 70.5% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 160 | Nigeria | 70.2% | 2010 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 161 | Malawi | 70.1% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 162 | Gabon | 67.7% | 2003 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 163 | Andorra | 67.4% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 164 | Lebanon | 67.3% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 165 | Lesotho | 67.0% | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 166 | Rwanda | 66.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 167 | Iraq | 63.6% | 2007 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 168 | Senegal | 62.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.6% | 2010 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Benin | 61.6% | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 171 | Eritrea | 61.3% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 172 | Madagascar | 60.7% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 173 | Yemen | 60.1% | 2016 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 174 | Syria | 60.1% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 175 | Sudan | 60.1% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 176 | Guinea | 59.9% | 2020 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Liberia | 57.8% | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 54.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 179 | Uganda | 53.3% | 2017 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 180 | Haiti | 52.6% | 1997 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 52.0% | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Mali | 48.4% | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Angola | 47.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 184 | Burundi | 47.6% | 2020 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 185 | British Virgin Islands | 46.4% | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 186 | Chad | 41.8% | 2021 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 187 | Niger | 40.8% | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 38.5% | 2016 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.6% | 2015 | up 1.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- OECD members 98.5%
- Europe & Central Asia 98.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 98.0%
- High income 97.8%
- Euro area 97.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 97.3%
- European Union 97.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 97.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 96.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 96.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 96.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 96.0%
- North America 96.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 95.4%
- Late-demographic dividend 95.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 95.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.2%
- Upper middle income 95.2%
- IBRD only 94.8%
- South Asia 94.4%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 94.4%
- Pacific island small states 94.2%
- Middle income 91.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 91.0%
- Caribbean Small States 89.0%
- World 88.0%
- Lower middle income 88.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 87.1%
- Low & middle income 86.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 83.7%
- Small states 83.2%
- Arab World 83.1%
- Other small states 81.2%
- IDA blend 76.4%
- IDA total 73.7%
- IDA only 72.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 70.5%
- Least developed countries 70.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 68.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 68.9%
About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.