Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
165
Highest
100.0%
Germany
Lowest
8.8%
South Sudan, Republic of
Median
97.4%
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
7,390
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Germany; the lowest is 8.8% in South Sudan, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.4%, and the mean is 86.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 76.7%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 20.3%).
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Korea | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Japan | 100.0% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Israel | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Austria | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 99.9% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Mauritius | 99.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 99.9% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 99.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Malaysia | 99.9% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Canada | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Belarus, Republic of | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Slovak Republic | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Norway | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Switzerland | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Russia | 99.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 99.7% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Finland | 99.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | St. Lucia | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Poland | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Estonia | 99.5% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Mongolia | 99.5% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 99.5% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 99.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 99.5% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 99.5% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Cuba | 99.5% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 42 | Slovenia | 99.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Portugal | 99.5% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 44 | France | 99.4% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Armenia, Republic of | 99.4% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Barbados | 99.4% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Australia | 99.3% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 48 | Greece | 99.3% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyz Republic | 99.2% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 99.2% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Hungary | 99.2% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Romania | 99.1% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Jamaica | 99.1% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Cyprus | 99.0% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 56 | Thailand | 98.9% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 98.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Montenegro | 98.8% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 59 | Guyana | 98.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 60 | Fiji, Republic of | 98.7% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 98.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Spain | 98.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 63 | Moldova | 98.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 64 | Indonesia | 98.5% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 98.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Botswana | 98.5% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 67 | Belgium | 98.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 68 | Vietnam | 98.4% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 69 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 98.4% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 70 | China (People’s Republic of) | 98.3% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 71 | Tonga | 98.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 72 | Malta | 98.2% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 73 | Bolivia | 98.2% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 74 | Jordan | 98.0% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 75 | Mexico | 97.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 76 | Peru | 97.8% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 97.8% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 78 | Samoa | 97.7% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 79 | Chile | 97.6% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 80 | Iceland | 97.6% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 97.5% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.5% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 83 | Türkiye | 97.4% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 84 | Uruguay | 97.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 85 | Albania | 96.8% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 86 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 96.4% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 87 | South Africa | 96.0% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 95.7% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 89 | Argentina | 95.7% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 90 | India | 95.5% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 91 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 95.2% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 92 | Algeria | 94.9% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 93 | Philippines | 94.6% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 94 | Congo, Republic of | 94.4% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 94.4% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 96 | Colombia | 94.1% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 93.8% | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 98 | Paraguay | 93.1% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 99 | El Salvador | 92.2% | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 100 | Kiribati | 91.6% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 101 | Brazil | 90.6% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 102 | Bhutan | 89.5% | 2025 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Nepal | 89.3% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 104 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 89.1% | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 105 | Djibouti | 88.6% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 106 | Togo | 88.2% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 107 | Myanmar | 87.7% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 108 | Suriname | 87.2% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 109 | Morocco | 87.2% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 110 | Guatemala | 87.0% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 111 | Honduras | 86.9% | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 112 | Belize | 86.3% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 113 | Naoero, Republic of | 85.7% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 85.1% | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 115 | Iraq | 84.6% | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 116 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 84.0% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 83.2% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 118 | Kenya | 83.2% | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 119 | Niger | 83.1% | 2025 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Comoros, Union of the | 81.9% | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 78.6% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 122 | Côte d'Ivoire | 77.5% | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 123 | Vanuatu | 77.4% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 124 | Cambodia | 77.4% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 125 | Yemen, Republic of | 77.2% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 126 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 76.8% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 127 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 76.6% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 128 | Nigeria | 76.2% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 129 | Cameroon | 74.6% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 130 | Ghana | 74.5% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 131 | Sudan | 73.7% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 132 | Benin | 72.6% | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 133 | Gabon | 72.2% | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 71.6% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 135 | Gambia, The | 70.3% | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 136 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 69.5% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 137 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 69.0% | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 67.7% | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 139 | Rwanda | 67.1% | 2025 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 66.8% | 2025 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 66.7% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 142 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 65.0% | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 143 | Guinea | 64.2% | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Angola | 63.9% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 145 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 62.4% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 146 | Zambia | 62.1% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 61.4% | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 60.6% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 149 | Senegal | 59.0% | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 150 | Pakistan | 57.7% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 151 | Burundi | 54.8% | 2025 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 54.6% | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 153 | Mozambique, Republic of | 52.8% | 2025 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Mali | 50.3% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 155 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 48.5% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 156 | Madagascar, Republic of | 48.5% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 157 | Malawi | 48.0% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 158 | Haiti | 38.6% | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 159 | Chad | 38.2% | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 160 | Somalia | 32.9% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 31.9% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.4% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 163 | Uganda | 24.6% | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 164 | Liberia | 24.2% | 2025 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 165 | South Sudan, Republic of | 8.8% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release