Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
100.0%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
39.8%
Malawi
Median
91.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
438
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 39.8% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.3%, and the mean is 83.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 109.6%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 12.6%).
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | United States of America | 99.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 99.3% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 99.3% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 99.1% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Panama | 98.9% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 9 | Ecuador | 98.6% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 98.6% | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 11 | Jordan | 98.4% | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 12 | Uruguay | 98.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | Egypt | 98.0% | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.0% | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 96.8% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 96.2% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 17 | India | 95.9% | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 94.8% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 94.5% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 93.3% | 2014 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 91.3% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 22 | Lesotho | 88.4% | 2024 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 88.0% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 24 | El Salvador | 87.4% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 25 | Nepal | 86.9% | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 83.4% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 82.5% | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 28 | Nigeria | 81.3% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cameroon | 81.3% | 2018 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 81.2% | 2015 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 74.7% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 32 | Zambia | 68.8% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 33 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 66.0% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 59.3% | 2019 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 35 | Gambia | 58.8% | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 55.3% | 2021 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Benin | 52.0% | 2021 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 38 | Senegal | 48.6% | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 41.4% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 40 | Mozambique | 40.1% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 41 | Malawi | 39.8% | 2020 | down 10.0% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release