Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
83
Highest
1.03 LPIA
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.3477 LPIA
Chad
Median
0.9808 LPIA
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
883
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 1.03 LPIA in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.3477 LPIA in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9808 LPIA, and the mean is 0.866 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 89.8%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 25.1%).
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1.03 LPIA | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 2 | Austria | 1.01 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 1.01 LPIA | 2020 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 4 | Greece | 1.01 LPIA | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1.01 LPIA | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 6 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.01 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Jordan | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Latvia, Republic of | 1 LPIA | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Finland | 1 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 1 LPIA | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Poland, Republic of | 1 LPIA | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Italy | 1 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 1 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia, Republic of | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 17 | Norway | 1 LPIA | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.9998 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 0.9983 LPIA | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.9982 LPIA | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.998 LPIA | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 22 | France | 0.9973 LPIA | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Vietnam | 0.9973 LPIA | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 0.997 LPIA | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 0.9969 LPIA | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 0.996 LPIA | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0.9949 LPIA | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.993 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 0.9923 LPIA | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Indonesia | 0.9918 LPIA | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 0.9914 LPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.9913 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Guyana | 0.9909 LPIA | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 0.9909 LPIA | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 0.9896 LPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0.989 LPIA | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 0.9888 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 0.9885 LPIA | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | Romania | 0.9879 LPIA | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Thailand | 0.9868 LPIA | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 41 | Uruguay | 0.983 LPIA | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 42 | China, People's Republic of | 0.9808 LPIA | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 0.9792 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 44 | India | 0.9768 LPIA | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 0.9764 LPIA | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 46 | Philippines | 0.9752 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.9717 LPIA | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 48 | Panama | 0.9584 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cambodia | 0.9567 LPIA | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 50 | Honduras | 0.9445 LPIA | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 0.9432 LPIA | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 0.9185 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 53 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.8996 LPIA | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 54 | Suriname | 0.8938 LPIA | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 0.8811 LPIA | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 0.8798 LPIA | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.877 LPIA | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 58 | Togo | 0.8157 LPIA | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 59 | Ghana | 0.7986 LPIA | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 60 | Rwanda | 0.7925 LPIA | 2022 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 61 | Nigeria | 0.7904 LPIA | 2024 | up 28.4% | flat |
| 62 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7872 LPIA | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 63 | Gambia, The | 0.7339 LPIA | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 64 | Zambia | 0.6869 LPIA | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 65 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.6774 LPIA | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 0.6746 LPIA | 2021 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 67 | Uganda | 0.6641 LPIA | 2019 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 0.6623 LPIA | 2019 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 69 | Cameroon | 0.6619 LPIA | 2018 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 70 | Benin | 0.6479 LPIA | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 0.6444 LPIA | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 72 | Haiti | 0.607 LPIA | 2017 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.6038 LPIA | 2021 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 74 | Malawi | 0.5929 LPIA | 2020 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 75 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.5824 LPIA | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 76 | Mali | 0.582 LPIA | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 77 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.5797 LPIA | 2022 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 78 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.4816 LPIA | 2022 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 79 | Guinea | 0.4022 LPIA | 2018 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 80 | Niger | 0.3842 LPIA | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 81 | Liberia | 0.3825 LPIA | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.3598 LPIA | 2022 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 83 | Chad | 0.3477 LPIA | 2019 | down 19.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release