Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
100.0%
Israel
Lowest
53.2%
Malawi
Median
94.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
438
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, male (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Israel; the lowest is 53.2% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.4%, and the mean is 89.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 82.2%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 11.1%).
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 99.3% | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | United States of America | 99.1% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Panama | 98.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 98.9% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Ecuador | 98.9% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 98.9% | 2021 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 11 | Türkiye | 98.7% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Peru | 98.4% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Brazil | 98.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 14 | Jordan | 98.2% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | Uruguay | 98.1% | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 16 | Philippines | 98.1% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 98.0% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 97.3% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 19 | India | 97.2% | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 95.9% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 94.4% | 2014 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | El Salvador | 92.8% | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 92.4% | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 90.8% | 2015 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 90.7% | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 90.3% | 2019 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 27 | Lesotho | 89.4% | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 88.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 87.6% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 86.8% | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 85.2% | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 32 | Honduras | 82.4% | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 81.0% | 2019 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 34 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 78.1% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 35 | Gambia | 71.3% | 2020 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 36 | Mozambique | 68.8% | 2022 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 37 | Benin | 68.8% | 2021 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 68.3% | 2021 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 63.1% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 40 | Senegal | 55.4% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 41 | Malawi | 53.2% | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release