Primary school completion
% of relevant age group · showing the worst first
180 of 216 countries report a figure for primary school completion
World average: 89.8%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #180 | Central African Republic | 38.5% | 2016 | |
| #179 | Niger | 40.8% | 2024 | |
| #178 | Chad | 41.8% | 2021 | |
| #177 | British Virgin Islands | 46.4% | 2024 | |
| #176 | Burundi | 47.6% | 2020 | |
| #175 | Angola | 47.9% | 2023 | |
| #174 | Mali | 48.4% | 2023 | |
| #173 | Burkina Faso | 52.0% | 2024 | |
| #172 | Uganda | 53.3% | 2017 | |
| #171 | Ethiopia | 54.4% | 2024 | |
| #170 | Liberia | 57.8% | 2022 | |
| #169 | Guinea | 59.9% | 2020 | |
| #168 | Sudan | 60.1% | 2019 | |
| #167 | Syria | 60.1% | 2024 | |
| #166 | Yemen | 60.1% | 2016 | |
| #165 | Madagascar | 60.7% | 2024 | |
| #164 | Eritrea | 61.3% | 2022 | |
| #163 | Benin | 61.6% | 2022 | |
| #162 | Senegal | 62.9% | 2024 | |
| #161 | Rwanda | 66.8% | 2024 | |
| #160 | Lesotho | 67.0% | 2023 | |
| #159 | Lebanon | 67.3% | 2023 | |
| #158 | Andorra | 67.4% | 2024 | |
| #157 | Malawi | 70.1% | 2024 | |
| #156 | Solomon Islands | 70.5% | 2024 | |
| #155 | Republic of the Congo | 71.1% | 2023 | |
| #154 | Honduras | 72.0% | 2024 | |
| #153 | Mozambique | 72.4% | 2022 | |
| #152 | Comoros | 72.7% | 2024 | |
| #151 | Mauritania | 73.4% | 2020 | |
| #150 | Pakistan | 74.1% | 2024 | |
| #149 | Suriname | 75.2% | 2021 | |
| #148 | Cameroon | 75.3% | 2024 | |
| #147 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 75.7% | 2023 | |
| #146 | Luxembourg | 76.5% | 2024 | |
| #145 | Tanzania | 77.3% | 2024 | |
| #144 | Federated States of Micronesia | 78.9% | 2024 | |
| #143 | Ivory Coast | 80.2% | 2024 | |
| #142 | Kuwait | 80.4% | 2021 | |
| #141 | Romania | 81.0% | 2023 | |
| #140 | Nicaragua | 81.7% | 2022 | |
| #139 | El Salvador | 82.6% | 2024 | |
| #138 | Papua New Guinea | 82.7% | 2023 | |
| #137 | Puerto Rico | 83.1% | 2024 | |
| #136 | Mauritius | 83.2% | 2024 | |
| #135 | Uzbekistan | 83.6% | 2025 | |
| #134 | Jamaica | 83.6% | 2024 | |
| #133 | The Gambia | 84.2% | 2025 | |
| #132 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 85.1% | 2017 | |
| #131 | Laos | 85.2% | 2025 | |
| #130 | Barbados | 85.3% | 2024 | |
| #129 | Zimbabwe | 86.0% | 2024 | |
| #128 | Nauru | 86.4% | 2025 | |
| #127 | Guatemala | 86.5% | 2024 | |
| #126 | Bhutan | 86.5% | 2024 | |
| #125 | Malaysia | 87.7% | 2024 | |
| #124 | The Bahamas | 87.9% | 2019 | |
| #123 | Namibia | 88.6% | 2024 | |
| #122 | Paraguay | 88.7% | 2024 | |
| #121 | Liechtenstein | 88.9% | 2021 | |
| #120 | Dominican Republic | 90.0% | 2024 | |
| #119 | India | 90.3% | 2025 | |
| #118 | Afghanistan | 90.3% | 2023 | |
| #117 | Turkey | 90.6% | 2023 | |
| #116 | Bolivia | 91.0% | 2024 | |
| #115 | Cambodia | 91.0% | 2024 | |
| #114 | Dominica | 91.1% | 2025 | |
| #113 | Cuba | 91.1% | 2024 | |
| #112 | Palestine | 91.2% | 2023 | |
| #111 | Togo | 91.2% | 2024 | |
| #110 | Philippines | 91.4% | 2024 | |
| #109 | Tajikistan | 91.6% | 2017 | |
| #108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 91.6% | 2023 | |
| #107 | Hong Kong | 91.7% | 2024 | |
| #106 | Oman | 92.1% | 2024 | |
| #105 | Kiribati | 92.8% | 2024 | |
| #104 | Timor-Leste | 93.2% | 2023 | |
| #103 | San Marino | 93.4% | 2024 | |
| #102 | Mongolia | 93.5% | 2024 | |
| #101 | Eswatini | 93.6% | 2023 | |
| #100 | Tunisia | 93.6% | 2021 | |
| #99 | Ireland | 93.7% | 2022 | |
| #98 | Maldives | 93.8% | 2024 | |
| #97 | Aruba | 93.8% | 2022 | |
| #96 | Switzerland | 94.0% | 2024 | |
| #95 | Bahrain | 94.1% | 2024 | |
| #94 | Macau | 94.1% | 2024 | |
| #93 | Belize | 94.2% | 2024 | |
| #92 | Seychelles | 94.2% | 2024 | |
| #91 | Bangladesh | 94.3% | 2024 | |
| #90 | Sri Lanka | 94.5% | 2023 | |
| #89 | Ukraine | 94.6% | 2024 | |
| #88 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2024 | |
| #87 | Poland | 94.7% | 2019 | |
| #86 | Peru | 95.0% | 2019 | |
| #85 | Tuvalu | 95.1% | 2024 | |
| #84 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.3% | 2025 | |
| #83 | South Africa | 95.3% | 2023 | |
| #82 | Qatar | 95.4% | 2024 | |
| #81 | Gibraltar | 95.4% | 2024 | |
| #80 | United States | 95.7% | 2022 | |
| #79 | North Macedonia | 95.8% | 2023 | |
| #78 | Belarus | 95.8% | 2024 | |
| #77 | Serbia | 96.0% | 2022 | |
| #76 | Panama | 96.2% | 2024 | |
| #75 | Austria | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| #74 | Germany | 96.8% | 2024 | |
| #73 | Singapore | 96.8% | 2023 | |
| #72 | Israel | 97.0% | 2024 | |
| #71 | Jordan | 97.0% | 2024 | |
| #70 | Malta | 97.1% | 2023 | |
| #69 | Colombia | 97.1% | 2022 | |
| #68 | Finland | 97.2% | 2024 | |
| #67 | Azerbaijan | 97.2% | 2024 | |
| #66 | Italy | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| #65 | Saint Lucia | 97.4% | 2024 | |
| #64 | Slovenia | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| #63 | Iran | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| #62 | Grenada | 97.5% | 2024 | |
| #61 | Ghana | 97.5% | 2024 | |
| #60 | Latvia | 98.1% | 2024 | |
| #59 | Kazakhstan | 98.1% | 2025 | |
| #58 | Egypt | 98.2% | 2024 | |
| #57 | Armenia | 98.2% | 2024 | |
| #56 | Algeria | 98.2% | 2025 | |
| #55 | Slovakia | 98.4% | 2024 | |
| #54 | Marshall Islands | 98.5% | 2024 | |
| #53 | Spain | 98.5% | 2024 | |
| #52 | Turkmenistan | 98.6% | 2024 | |
| #51 | Iceland | 98.6% | 2023 | |
| #50 | Norway | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| #49 | Czech Republic | 98.7% | 2023 | |
| #48 | Argentina | 98.9% | 2023 | |
| #47 | Cape Verde | 99.1% | 2022 | |
| #46 | Chile | 99.1% | 2024 | |
| #45 | United Arab Emirates | 99.2% | 2023 | |
| #44 | Sierra Leone | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| #43 | Saudi Arabia | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| #42 | Brunei | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| #41 | Denmark | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| #40 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| #39 | Estonia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| #38 | Greece | 99.9% | 2023 | |
| #37 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2023 | |
| #36 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| #35 | Russia | 100.0% | 2019 | |
| #34 | Lithuania | 100.1% | 2024 | |
| #33 | Ecuador | 100.2% | 2023 | |
| #32 | Palau | 100.4% | 2024 | |
| #31 | Croatia | 100.5% | 2023 | |
| #30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.5% | 2023 | |
| #29 | Vietnam | 100.6% | 2024 | |
| #28 | United Kingdom | 101.1% | 2023 | |
| #27 | Uruguay | 101.2% | 2023 | |
| #26 | Botswana | 101.5% | 2022 | |
| #25 | Kenya | 102.2% | 2016 | |
| #24 | Cyprus | 102.2% | 2024 | |
| #23 | Mexico | 102.3% | 2024 | |
| #22 | South Korea | 102.9% | 2024 | |
| #21 | Venezuela | 103.0% | 2024 | |
| #20 | Georgia | 103.8% | 2024 | |
| #19 | Portugal | 104.5% | 2023 | |
| #18 | Myanmar | 105.4% | 2018 | |
| #17 | Morocco | 106.4% | 2024 | |
| #16 | Costa Rica | 106.4% | 2024 | |
| #15 | Cayman Islands | 106.5% | 2024 | |
| #14 | Montenegro | 106.7% | 2023 | |
| #13 | Thailand | 107.1% | 2025 | |
| #12 | Albania | 107.3% | 2024 | |
| #11 | Moldova | 108.1% | 2024 | |
| #10 | Tonga | 108.1% | 2024 | |
| #9 | Hungary | 108.9% | 2024 | |
| #8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109.0% | 2024 | |
| #7 | Nepal | 109.4% | 2025 | |
| #6 | Vanuatu | 113.4% | 2024 | |
| #5 | Fiji | 116.3% | 2024 | |
| #4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 123.4% | 2022 | |
| #3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 124.3% | 2023 | |
| #2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 132.4% | 2024 | |
| #1 | Monaco | 135.0% | 2024 | |
| — | American Samoa | — | — | |
| — | Australia | — | — | |
| — | Belgium | — | — | |
| — | Bermuda | — | — | |
| — | Brazil | — | — | |
| — | Canada | — | — | |
| — | People's Republic of China | — | — | |
| — | Curaçao | — | — | |
| — | Djibouti | — | — | |
| — | Equatorial Guinea | — | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | — | — | |
| — | France | — | — | |
| — | French Polynesia | — | — | |
| — | Gabon | — | — | |
| — | Greenland | — | — | |
| — | Guam | — | — | |
| — | Guinea-Bissau | — | — | |
| — | Guyana | — | — | |
| — | Haiti | — | — | |
| — | Iraq | — | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | — | — | |
| — | Japan | — | — | |
| — | North Korea | — | — | |
| — | Kosovo | — | — | |
| — | Libya | — | — | |
| — | Kingdom of the Netherlands | — | — | |
| — | New Caledonia | — | — | |
| — | New Zealand | — | — | |
| — | Nigeria | — | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | |
| — | Sint Maarten | — | — | |
| — | Somalia | — | — | |
| — | South Sudan | — | — | |
| — | Saint-Martin | — | — | |
| — | United States Virgin Islands | — | — | |
| — | Zambia | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)