Primary School Completion Rate by Country 2026: Data & Rankings
Latest reported World Bank WDI / UNESCO UIS values for primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). The 2026 label is the page year; country values use the latest available source year shown in the table.
Completion Statistics
Snapshot based on economies with a reported latest value in the source table.
Highest Reported Primary Completion Rates
Top 20 reported latest values, ranked by completion rate.
Values above 100% can occur because the indicator is a gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education.
Chart analysis
- Monaco records the highest reported value at 136.3% in 2024.
- The first six reported values are at or above 110%.
- The top 20 threshold is 104.4%, reported by Portugal in 2023.
- Rates above 100% should not be read as literal universal completion; they reflect the source definition.
Full Reported Country Completion Table
Searchable and sortable table of economies with reported latest values. Economies shown as not reported in the source table are excluded from the ranking table and covered in methodology.
| Country/economy | Rate | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 69.6% | 2019 | WDI / UIS |
| Albania | 107.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Algeria | 97.3% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Andorra | 65.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Angola | 48.8% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 104.6% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Argentina | 99.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Armenia | 96.6% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Aruba | 92.0% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Austria | 97.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Azerbaijan | 96.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Bahamas, The | 88.4% | 2019 | WDI / UIS |
| Bahrain | 94.6% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Bangladesh | 102.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Barbados | 89.1% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Belarus | 96.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Belize | 96.4% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Benin | 59.1% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Bhutan | 94.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Bolivia | 96.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 102.0% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Botswana | 103.5% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| British Virgin Islands | 54.0% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Brunei Darussalam | 103.5% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Bulgaria | 94.2% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Burkina Faso | 57.4% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Burundi | 51.3% | 2020 | WDI / UIS |
| Cabo Verde | 100.1% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Cambodia | 93.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Cameroon | 72.4% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Cayman Islands | 108.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Central African Republic | 31.2% | 2016 | WDI / UIS |
| Chad | 36.3% | 2021 | WDI / UIS |
| Chile | 99.2% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Colombia | 96.8% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Comoros | 73.5% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 72.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Congo, Rep. | 71.0% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Costa Rica | 101.2% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 80.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Croatia | 100.2% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Cuba | 92.0% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Cyprus | 100.1% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Czechia | 97.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Denmark | 99.2% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Dominica | 89.8% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Dominican Republic | 90.7% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Ecuador | 101.5% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 98.5% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| El Salvador | 84.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Eritrea | 55.8% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Estonia | 97.4% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Eswatini | 95.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Ethiopia | 54.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Fiji | 113.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Finland | 98.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Gambia, The | 93.1% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Georgia | 102.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Germany | 99.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Ghana | 93.1% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Gibraltar | 96.1% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Greece | 99.6% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Grenada | 94.6% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Guatemala | 87.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Guinea | 52.7% | 2020 | WDI / UIS |
| Honduras | 73.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 90.7% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Hungary | 96.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Iceland | 98.4% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| India | 95.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Indonesia | 98.8% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 96.4% | 2020 | WDI / UIS |
| Ireland | 98.0% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Israel | 96.6% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Italy | 97.4% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Jamaica | 81.8% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Jordan | 97.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Kazakhstan | 97.3% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Kenya | 102.1% | 2016 | WDI / UIS |
| Kiribati | 88.3% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Korea, Rep. | 98.4% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Kuwait | 91.3% | 2021 | WDI / UIS |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 95.7% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Lao PDR | 85.6% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Latvia | 97.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Lebanon | 68.6% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Lesotho | 71.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Liberia | 59.0% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Liechtenstein | 94.7% | 2021 | WDI / UIS |
| Lithuania | 106.0% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Luxembourg | 79.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Macao SAR, China | 93.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Madagascar | 63.7% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Malawi | 74.5% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Malaysia | 89.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Maldives | 98.1% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Mali | 47.1% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Malta | 97.0% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Marshall Islands | 97.4% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Mauritania | 74.5% | 2020 | WDI / UIS |
| Mauritius | 83.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Mexico | 103.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 82.6% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Moldova | 107.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Monaco | 136.3% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Mongolia | 94.7% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Montenegro | 108.7% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Morocco | 107.1% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Mozambique | 68.6% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Myanmar | 106.8% | 2018 | WDI / UIS |
| Namibia | 90.4% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Nauru | 92.7% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Nepal | 108.9% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Nicaragua | 82.9% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Niger | 40.6% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| North Macedonia | 95.2% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Norway | 98.8% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Oman | 86.8% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Pakistan | 72.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Palau | 84.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Panama | 93.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Papua New Guinea | 81.2% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Paraguay | 88.3% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Peru | 94.8% | 2019 | WDI / UIS |
| Philippines | 90.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Poland | 104.0% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Portugal | 104.4% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Puerto Rico | 83.0% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Qatar | 95.5% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Romania | 81.0% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Russian Federation | 99.7% | 2019 | WDI / UIS |
| Rwanda | 73.3% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Samoa | 98.4% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| San Marino | 94.6% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 87.2% | 2017 | WDI / UIS |
| Saudi Arabia | 99.7% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Senegal | 73.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Serbia | 96.4% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Seychelles | 93.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Sierra Leone | 101.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Singapore | 96.7% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Slovak Republic | 99.8% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Slovenia | 96.8% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Solomon Islands | 71.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| South Africa | 94.5% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Spain | 99.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Sri Lanka | 95.4% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 115.2% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| St. Lucia | 101.4% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 110.0% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Sudan | 59.7% | 2019 | WDI / UIS |
| Suriname | 80.3% | 2021 | WDI / UIS |
| Sweden | 99.6% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Switzerland | 98.6% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 61.4% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Tajikistan | 89.5% | 2017 | WDI / UIS |
| Tanzania | 84.0% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Thailand | 106.2% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Timor-Leste | 93.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Togo | 91.0% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Tonga | 109.8% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 92.6% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Tunisia | 96.2% | 2021 | WDI / UIS |
| Turkiye | 101.6% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 135.9% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Tuvalu | 108.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Uganda | 54.0% | 2017 | WDI / UIS |
| Ukraine | 89.8% | 2021 | WDI / UIS |
| United Arab Emirates | 100.9% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| United Kingdom | 101.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| United States | 94.1% | 2022 | WDI / UIS |
| Uruguay | 101.6% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Uzbekistan | 83.1% | 2025 | WDI / UIS |
| Vanuatu | 113.2% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Venezuela, RB | 105.3% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| Vietnam | 98.7% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
| West Bank and Gaza | 90.3% | 2023 | WDI / UIS |
| Yemen, Rep. | 53.9% | 2016 | WDI / UIS |
| Zimbabwe | 88.0% | 2024 | WDI / UIS |
Table analysis
- The table contains 179 reported latest values.
- 69 reported values are from 2024 and 61 are from 2023.
- 39 reported economies are at or above 100%.
- 34 reported economies are below 75%.
- The spread between the highest and lowest reported values is 105.1 percentage points.
- Latest source years vary, so countries should be compared with the year column visible.
Distribution and Trend Context
Distribution bands use the country/economy table above. The trend chart uses UNESCO GEM Report global completion estimates and is not the same series as the WDI gross-intake ranking indicator.
Reported Values by Rate Band
Count of reported economies in each completion-rate band.
The largest band is 90% to 99.9%, with 79 reported economies.
Distribution analysis
- 79 reported economies fall between 90% and 99.9%.
- 6 reported economies are at or above 110%.
- 34 reported economies are below 75%.
Global Completion Estimate Since 2000
UNESCO GEM Report primary completion estimate, global level.
UNESCO reports that global primary completion rose from 77% in 2000 to 88% in 2024.
| Year | Global estimate | Series | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77% | UNESCO GEM completion estimate | Primary education, global |
| 2015 | 85% | UNESCO completion view | Primary education, global |
| 2024 | 88% | UNESCO GEM completion estimate | Primary education, global |
Trend analysis
- The UNESCO global estimate increased by 11 percentage points from 2000 to 2024.
- The reported change from 2015 to 2024 is 3 percentage points.
- This trend series is used for long-run context; the country ranking table uses the WDI gross-intake indicator.
Data Notes
Short interpretation notes tied to the reported indicator.
Values above 100% can occur when new entrants to the last grade include over-age, under-age, or repeating students.
Latest values are not from one single year. The table shows the source year beside every country/economy.
The ranking applies only to economies with a reported latest value in the selected WDI / UIS indicator.
This indicator is not a learning outcome score, classroom quality measure, or school attendance rate.
Source and Methodology
The country table ranks only reported latest values for the selected WDI / UIS indicator. The table does not impute missing countries, does not convert source years to 2026, and does not treat rates above 100% as literal completion by every child. Not-reported economies in the source table include cases where the portal lists a year but no value.
Primary completion rate in WDI is a gross-intake proxy for completion at the last grade of primary education. It can exceed 100% and should not be interpreted as a direct measure of learning quality, attendance, or final-year dropout. Rankings reflect reported source values only.