Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
52
Highest
100.0%
Israel
Lowest
9.3%
Chad
Median
86.5%
Years covered
26
1999–2024
Data points
505
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Israel; the lowest is 9.3% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.5%, and the mean is 72.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 268.4%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 38.4%).
Completion rate, primary education, poorest 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 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 99.3% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 99.1% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 98.9% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.6% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.1% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 8 | China | 98.0% | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 98.0% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 98.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 97.8% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 97.6% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 97.3% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 14 | Mongolia | 96.8% | 2018 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 96.2% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 95.4% | 2021 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 95.2% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 18 | Guyana | 95.0% | 2019 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 19 | Paraguay | 94.9% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 94.5% | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 94.1% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 91.2% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 23 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 91.1% | 2014 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 24 | Jordan | 89.7% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 25 | Philippines | 88.2% | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 26 | India | 86.7% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | El Salvador | 86.3% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 86.2% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 83.9% | 2021 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 81.6% | 2022 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 31 | Honduras | 80.3% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 78.0% | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 77.9% | 2019 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 34 | Lesotho | 69.5% | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 62.4% | 2017 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 56.1% | 2015 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 37 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 47.1% | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 46.0% | 2019 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Ghana | 45.8% | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 40 | Zambia | 44.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 41 | Gambia | 43.3% | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.7% | 2021 | up 144.0% | rising |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 38.2% | 2021 | up 268.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 34.7% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 45 | Nigeria | 33.8% | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 46 | Cameroon | 33.6% | 2018 | up 131.8% | flat |
| 47 | Malawi | 25.3% | 2020 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 48 | Mali | 22.7% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 49 | Benin | 22.0% | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 50 | Mozambique | 19.0% | 2022 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Madagascar | 13.1% | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 52 | Chad | 9.3% | 2019 | down 38.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release