Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
54
Highest
100.0%
Israel
Lowest
18.5%
Chad
Median
94.6%
Years covered
26
1999–2024
Data points
514
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Israel; the lowest is 18.5% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.6%, and the mean is 84.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 165.0%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 15.7%).
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 99.7% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 5 | United States of America | 99.5% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 99.5% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 7 | China | 99.5% | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Guyana | 99.4% | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 9 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Ecuador | 99.2% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 99.1% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Thailand | 99.0% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 98.9% | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 13 | Uruguay | 98.9% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.9% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 16 | Jordan | 98.6% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 17 | Türkiye | 98.4% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Panama | 98.3% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 98.1% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 20 | Mongolia | 97.8% | 2018 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | Egypt | 97.8% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 97.4% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 96.7% | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 96.6% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 25 | India | 96.2% | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 96.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 95.2% | 2014 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 94.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 29 | Kenya | 93.6% | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 92.5% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 31 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 92.5% | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 32 | Lesotho | 91.9% | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 89.0% | 2019 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 88.8% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 85.1% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 36 | Nepal | 84.7% | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 81.5% | 2017 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 81.4% | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 39 | Cameroon | 79.2% | 2018 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 40 | Guatemala | 78.6% | 2015 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 76.9% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 42 | Zambia | 74.8% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 43 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 65.4% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | 64.7% | 2021 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 61.6% | 2019 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 46 | Gambia | 61.3% | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 59.1% | 2021 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Senegal | 50.6% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 49 | Madagascar | 49.1% | 2021 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 50 | Benin | 49.0% | 2021 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 51 | Malawi | 45.5% | 2020 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 52 | Mozambique | 41.4% | 2022 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Mali | 38.7% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 54 | Chad | 18.5% | 2019 | down 15.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release