Completion rate, primary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
90
Highest
100.0%
Armenia
Lowest
23.1%
Chad
Median
97.8%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
2,388
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Armenia; the lowest is 23.1% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.8%, and the mean is 86.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 69.9%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 12.2%).
Completion rate, primary education, female (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Croatia | 99.8% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 99.8% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 99.7% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 11 | Jamaica | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 99.7% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Thailand | 99.6% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 99.6% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | United States | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Greece | 99.5% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Uruguay | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 99.5% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 99.4% | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 99.4% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.3% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | France | 99.3% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Hungary | 99.3% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Indonesia | 99.3% | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 99.2% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 29 | Austria | 99.2% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Guyana | 99.2% | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 99.1% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | Spain | 99.0% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 34 | Bolivia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 35 | Vietnam | 98.6% | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 98.5% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Colombia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 98.5% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | South Africa | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Ecuador | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 98.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 97.9% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 43 | Germany | 97.9% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 44 | Mexico | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 45 | Cyprus | 97.8% | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 46 | Mongolia | 97.7% | 2020 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 97.6% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 48 | Paraguay | 97.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 49 | China | 97.4% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | Panama | 97.1% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 51 | Jordan | 97.0% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 52 | Egypt | 96.2% | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela | 95.3% | 2014 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 54 | Suriname | 95.1% | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho | 94.8% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 56 | India | 94.4% | 2019 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 57 | El Salvador | 94.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 93.0% | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 59 | Kenya | 93.0% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 91.6% | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 91.5% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 89.9% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 63 | Laos | 87.9% | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 87.3% | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 85.6% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 85.4% | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 67 | Tanzania | 79.2% | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 79.1% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 69 | Nigeria | 76.5% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 70 | Zambia | 76.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 76.2% | 2022 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 72 | Cameroon | 73.2% | 2018 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 70.6% | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 74 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 70.2% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 75 | Gambia | 69.4% | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 76 | Rwanda | 69.3% | 2022 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 64.1% | 2021 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 57.8% | 2017 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 57.6% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 80 | Mozambique | 54.6% | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 81 | Malawi | 54.0% | 2020 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 82 | Madagascar | 53.6% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 52.9% | 2022 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 49.4% | 2022 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 85 | Mali | 46.2% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 86 | Uganda | 43.3% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 87 | Guinea | 39.1% | 2018 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 88 | Liberia | 32.7% | 2019 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 89 | Niger | 32.0% | 2022 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 90 | Chad | 23.1% | 2019 | down 0.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Northern America 100.0%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 99.8%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 99.8%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 99.8%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 99.7%
- SDG: Central Asia 99.7%
- SDG: Europe 99.7%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 99.6%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 99.0%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 98.2%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 97.7%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.9%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 95.5%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 94.7%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 93.4%
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 92.8%
- SDG: Northern Africa 91.2%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 90.7%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 90.6%
- SDG: Southern Asia 90.3%
- SDG: Western Asia 90.1%
- SDG: World 89.6%
- SDG: Oceania 89.3%
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 89.2%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 88.1%
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 85.0%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 83.4%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 81.1%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 78.3%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 77.2%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 75.3%
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 72.5%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 72.4%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 71.6%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 70.7%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 70.4%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 69.4%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 63.8%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 62.4%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release