Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level (%) by country
Countries reporting
72
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
12.4%
Niger
Median
90.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,306
What the numbers show
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level (%) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 12.4% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 90.3%, and the mean is 77.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 129.9%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 10.4%).
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 60.3% | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 99.6% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 99.5% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Estonia | 99.5% | 2021 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 7 | Georgia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Latvia | 99.4% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 99.4% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Slovenia | 99.3% | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 99.1% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 99.1% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 98.8% | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 98.7% | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 98.4% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | France | 98.3% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Greece | 98.1% | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 98.0% | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 22 | Austria | 98.0% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 96.5% | 2021 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 96.1% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | China | 95.7% | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 95.7% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 27 | Jamaica | 95.4% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Belgium | 95.4% | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 95.2% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 94.2% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 31 | South Africa | 92.5% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 92.2% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 33 | Ecuador | 91.7% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 91.7% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 90.9% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Panama | 90.3% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 90.3% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 38 | Indonesia | 89.5% | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 39 | Jordan | 88.2% | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 40 | Egypt | 88.0% | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 88.0% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 86.6% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 43 | India | 85.8% | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 85.4% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 84.2% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 84.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 47 | Guyana | 83.0% | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 78.4% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 49 | Nepal | 77.7% | 2021 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 50 | Nigeria | 74.1% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 71.2% | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 71.1% | 2022 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 53 | Honduras | 57.6% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 56.5% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 55 | Cambodia | 56.0% | 2021 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 56 | Lesotho | 56.0% | 2024 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 57 | Cameroon | 47.2% | 2018 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 58 | Gambia | 47.0% | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 47.0% | 2019 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 60 | Haiti | 34.5% | 2017 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 61 | Rwanda | 32.0% | 2022 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Senegal | 31.1% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 30.4% | 2022 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 64 | Benin | 28.7% | 2022 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 65 | Mozambique | 27.9% | 2022 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Liberia | 27.4% | 2019 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 67 | Mali | 26.8% | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 68 | Madagascar | 23.5% | 2021 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 69 | Malawi | 23.1% | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 70 | Chad | 13.1% | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 71 | Niger | 12.4% | 2022 | up 112.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern America 99.0%
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 96.5%
- Central Asia 98.7%
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 62.8%
- Europe and Northern America 98.1%
- Europe 97.5%
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 56.2%
- Eastern Asia 94.5%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 46.1%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 90.5%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 44.0%
- South-Eastern Asia 84.5%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 83.6%
- Central and Southern Asia 82.5%
- Oceania 74.6%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 71.2%
- Northern Africa 68.9%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 42.5%
- Côte d'Ivoire 35.2%