Completion rate, primary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
88
Highest
100.0%
Finland
Lowest
28.6%
Liberia
Median
97.0%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
2,364
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Finland; the lowest is 28.6% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.0%, and the mean is 85.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho, Kingdom of (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 19.2%).
Completion rate, primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Armenia, Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Croatia, Republic of | 99.7% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Slovenia, Republic of | 99.7% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 99.6% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | United States | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Kyrgyz Republic | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 99.5% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania, Republic of | 99.5% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia, Republic of | 99.5% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia, Republic of | 99.4% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Uruguay | 99.3% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 99.3% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 19 | Switzerland | 99.2% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 99.2% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 99.2% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Peru | 99.1% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 23 | France | 98.9% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Bolivia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 98.8% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Indonesia | 98.8% | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 98.8% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Jamaica | 98.7% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Greece | 98.6% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | Ecuador | 98.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | China, People's Republic of | 98.1% | 2018 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 33 | Vietnam | 98.0% | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 98.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Thailand | 98.0% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 36 | Cyprus | 98.0% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Türkiye, Republic of | 97.8% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 38 | Poland, Republic of | 97.7% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Romania | 97.6% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Panama | 97.5% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 97.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 42 | Guyana | 97.3% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 43 | Mongolia | 97.2% | 2020 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 97.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 96.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 46 | Paraguay | 96.2% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 96.1% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 48 | Jordan | 96.1% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 49 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 96.0% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 94.1% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 51 | India | 93.9% | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 92.9% | 2014 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 53 | Suriname | 90.5% | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 54 | El Salvador | 88.8% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 88.6% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 88.6% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 87.4% | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 87.0% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 86.4% | 2019 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 60 | Honduras | 86.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 84.2% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 83.3% | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 63 | Togo | 82.1% | 2022 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 64 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 81.9% | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 65 | Nigeria | 78.1% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 77.6% | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 67 | Ghana | 76.2% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 74.9% | 2018 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 69 | Zambia | 72.2% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 70 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 70.1% | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 71 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 69.8% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 68.4% | 2019 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.3% | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 74 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 56.1% | 2022 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 56.0% | 2022 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 76 | Gambia, The | 54.6% | 2023 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 77 | Mozambique, Republic of | 54.1% | 2022 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 78 | Guinea | 52.3% | 2018 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 79 | Benin | 51.4% | 2022 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 80 | Mali | 48.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 81 | Haiti | 48.2% | 2017 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 82 | Senegal | 47.4% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 83 | Madagascar, Republic of | 46.0% | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | 44.9% | 2020 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 85 | Niger | 39.0% | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 86 | Uganda | 33.9% | 2024 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 87 | Chad | 30.4% | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 88 | Liberia | 28.6% | 2019 | up 13.8% | 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: Europe and Northern America 99.7%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 99.7%
- SDG: Europe 99.6%
- SDG: Central Asia 99.5%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 99.3%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 99.3%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 98.5%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 97.5%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 96.7%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 95.9%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 94.7%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release