Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Antigua and Barbuda has the highest primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) (141.61% in 2022) and Equatorial Guinea the lowest (31.29% in 2015). The world figure is 88.28% (2024).
What this measures
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.
Limitations: The data do not account for students who drop out during the final year of primary education. Therefore, this rate serves as a proxy and should be considered an upper estimate of the actual primary completion rate. There are many reasons why the primary completion rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of primary education as well as children who entered school early, while the denominator is the number of children at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 141.61% | 2022 |
| 2 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 133.66% | 2023 |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 128.57% | 2024 |
| 4 | Fiji | 118.8% | 2024 |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 113.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Nepal | 109.97% | 2025 |
| 7 | Moldova | 108.35% | 2024 |
| 8 | Thailand | 107.86% | 2025 |
| 9 | Hungary | 107.83% | 2024 |
| 10 | Albania | 107.44% | 2024 |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 106.82% | 2024 |
| 12 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 106.68% | 2024 |
| 13 | Tonga | 106.52% | 2024 |
| 14 | Morocco | 105.71% | 2024 |
| 15 | Montenegro | 104.96% | 2023 |
| 16 | Georgia | 104.53% | 2024 |
| 17 | Cayman Islands | 104.2% | 2024 |
| 18 | Myanmar | 103.98% | 2018 |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 103.28% | 2023 |
| 20 | Korea, Rep. | 103.07% | 2024 |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 102.37% | 2024 |
| 22 | Kenya | 102.28% | 2016 |
| 23 | Mexico | 101.78% | 2024 |
| 24 | Samoa | 101.46% | 2024 |
| 25 | Indonesia | 101.05% | 2023 |
| 26 | Venezuela, RB | 100.94% | 2024 |
| 27 | Croatia | 100.82% | 2023 |
| 28 | Uruguay | 100.75% | 2023 |
| 29 | Chile | 100.34% | 2024 |
| 30 | Grenada | 100.23% | 2024 |
| 31 | Greece | 100.18% | 2023 |
| 32 | Sweden | 99.97% | 2024 |
| 33 | Denmark | 99.97% | 2024 |
| 34 | Lithuania | 99.82% | 2024 |
| 35 | Armenia | 99.71% | 2024 |
| 36 | Cyprus | 99.62% | 2024 |
| 37 | Estonia | 99.58% | 2024 |
| 38 | Marshall Islands | 99.57% | 2024 |
| 39 | Botswana | 99.56% | 2022 |
| 40 | Czechia | 99.5% | 2023 |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.15% | 2023 |
| 42 | Algeria | 99.12% | 2025 |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 99.08% | 2024 |
| 44 | Ecuador | 99% | 2023 |
| 45 | Iceland | 98.87% | 2023 |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 98.83% | 2025 |
| 47 | Norway | 98.66% | 2024 |
| 48 | Spain | 98.47% | 2024 |
| 49 | Cabo Verde | 98.18% | 2022 |
| 50 | Slovak Republic | 98.18% | 2024 |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 98.07% | 2024 |
| 52 | Argentina | 98.02% | 2023 |
| 53 | Slovenia | 97.99% | 2023 |
| 54 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 97.92% | 2024 |
| 55 | Latvia | 97.84% | 2024 |
| 56 | Brunei Darussalam | 97.67% | 2024 |
| 57 | Colombia | 97.47% | 2022 |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 97.42% | 2023 |
| 59 | Italy | 97.35% | 2023 |
| 60 | Kiribati | 97.3% | 2024 |
| 61 | Finland | 97.23% | 2024 |
| 62 | Malta | 97.15% | 2023 |
| 63 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 96.92% | 2023 |
| 64 | Ghana | 96.92% | 2024 |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 96.68% | 2024 |
| 66 | Austria | 96.61% | 2024 |
| 67 | Israel | 96.58% | 2024 |
| 68 | Jordan | 96.37% | 2024 |
| 69 | Germany | 96.36% | 2024 |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 96.26% | 2023 |
| 71 | Panama | 96.24% | 2024 |
| 72 | South Africa | 96.16% | 2023 |
| 73 | Serbia | 95.73% | 2022 |
| 74 | Belarus | 95.39% | 2024 |
| 75 | Peru | 95.19% | 2019 |
| 76 | Poland | 95.05% | 2019 |
| 77 | Kyrgyz Republic | 94.98% | 2025 |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 94.57% | 2024 |
| 79 | Seychelles | 94.57% | 2024 |
| 80 | Macao SAR, China | 94.32% | 2024 |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 93.68% | 2023 |
| 82 | Ukraine | 93.64% | 2024 |
| 83 | Bahrain | 93.61% | 2024 |
| 84 | St. Lucia | 93.52% | 2024 |
| 85 | Qatar | 93.31% | 2024 |
| 86 | Aruba | 93.24% | 2022 |
| 87 | Timor-Leste | 93.17% | 2023 |
| 88 | Switzerland | 92.65% | 2024 |
| 89 | Ireland | 92.63% | 2022 |
| 90 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 92.58% | 2024 |
| 91 | San Marino | 92.47% | 2024 |
| 92 | Mongolia | 92.38% | 2024 |
| 93 | Dominica | 92.29% | 2025 |
| 94 | Belize | 92.12% | 2024 |
| 95 | West Bank and Gaza | 92.05% | 2023 |
| 96 | Oman | 92.01% | 2024 |
| 97 | Eswatini | 91.97% | 2023 |
| 98 | Philippines | 91.96% | 2024 |
| 99 | Türkiye | 91.82% | 2023 |
| 100 | Togo | 91.48% | 2024 |
| 101 | Tunisia | 91.24% | 2021 |
| 102 | Bolivia | 90.99% | 2024 |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.64% | 2023 |
| 104 | Cuba | 90.37% | 2024 |
| 105 | Maldives | 90.08% | 2024 |
| 106 | India | 89.58% | 2025 |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 89.29% | 2024 |
| 108 | Paraguay | 89.1% | 2024 |
| 109 | Cambodia | 88.91% | 2024 |
| 110 | Bahamas, The | 87.33% | 2019 |
| 111 | Namibia | 86.7% | 2024 |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 86.45% | 2024 |
| 113 | Malaysia | 85.78% | 2024 |
| 114 | Guatemala | 85.29% | 2024 |
| 115 | Lao PDR | 84.96% | 2025 |
| 116 | Liechtenstein | 84.32% | 2021 |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 84.13% | 2023 |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 84.06% | 2025 |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 83.98% | 2024 |
| 120 | Tuvalu | 83.49% | 2024 |
| 121 | Mauritius | 83.32% | 2024 |
| 122 | São Tomé and Principe | 83.11% | 2017 |
| 123 | Jamaica | 82.95% | 2024 |
| 124 | Barbados | 81.58% | 2024 |
| 125 | El Salvador | 81.13% | 2024 |
| 126 | Romania | 80.94% | 2023 |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 80.53% | 2022 |
| 128 | Naoero | 80.5% | 2025 |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79.68% | 2024 |
| 130 | Bhutan | 78.99% | 2024 |
| 131 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 78.5% | 2023 |
| 132 | Cameroon | 78.14% | 2024 |
| 133 | Mozambique | 76.16% | 2022 |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 75.81% | 2024 |
| 135 | Gambia, The | 75.37% | 2025 |
| 136 | Pakistan | 75.36% | 2024 |
| 137 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 75.34% | 2024 |
| 138 | Mauritania | 72.36% | 2020 |
| 139 | Comoros | 71.93% | 2024 |
| 140 | Kuwait | 71.56% | 2021 |
| 141 | Congo, Rep. | 71.25% | 2023 |
| 142 | Tanzania | 70.79% | 2024 |
| 143 | Suriname | 70.33% | 2021 |
| 144 | Honduras | 70.21% | 2024 |
| 145 | Andorra | 69.49% | 2024 |
| 146 | Solomon Islands | 69.08% | 2024 |
| 147 | Guinea | 66.85% | 2020 |
| 148 | Eritrea | 66.72% | 2022 |
| 149 | Yemen, Rep. | 66.13% | 2016 |
| 150 | Lebanon | 65.96% | 2023 |
| 151 | Malawi | 65.78% | 2024 |
| 152 | Benin | 64.14% | 2022 |
| 153 | Lesotho | 62.07% | 2023 |
| 154 | Rwanda | 60.34% | 2024 |
| 155 | Syrian Arab Republic | 58.94% | 2024 |
| 156 | Madagascar | 57.78% | 2024 |
| 157 | Liberia | 56.7% | 2022 |
| 158 | Ethiopia | 54.65% | 2024 |
| 159 | Senegal | 52.72% | 2024 |
| 160 | Uganda | 52.66% | 2017 |
| 161 | Mali | 49.68% | 2023 |
| 162 | Chad | 47.27% | 2021 |
| 163 | Burkina Faso | 46.77% | 2024 |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 45.64% | 2016 |
| 165 | Burundi | 43.96% | 2020 |
| 166 | Niger | 40.93% | 2024 |
| 167 | British Virgin Islands | 38.92% | 2024 |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.29% | 2015 |
Regions and income groups
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- Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
- Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
- Compulsory education, duration (years)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.PRM.CMPT.MA.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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