Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
41
Highest
100.0%
Israel
Lowest
17.9%
Benin
Median
89.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
439

What the numbers show

Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Israel; the lowest is 17.9% in Benin.

The median across all reporting countries is 89.0%, and the mean is 74.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 301.7%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 36.1%).

Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Israel 100.0% 2018 unchanged flat
1 Russian Federation 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
3 Costa Rica 99.6% 2024 up 10.8% rising
4 United States of America 99.1% 2020 down 0.3% flat
5 Chile 99.1% 2022 up 3.6% flat
6 Peru 98.5% 2023 up 7.4% rising
7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.4% 2021 up 12.7% rising
8 Kyrgyzstan 98.2% 2023 down 1.8% flat
9 Uruguay 98.0% 2023 up 0.7% flat
10 Ecuador 97.8% 2023 up 2.4% rising
11 Mexico 97.3% 2022 up 4.0% rising
12 Brazil 96.5% 2023 up 7.6% rising
13 Paraguay 95.8% 2024 up 10.4% rising
14 Egypt 95.3% 2021 up 46.0% rising
15 Philippines 95.1% 2022 up 18.3% rising
16 Colombia 94.2% 2023 up 6.0% rising
17 Panama 92.8% 2023 up 4.6% rising
17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 92.8% 2014 up 7.4% rising
19 Jordan 91.0% 2023 down 8.5% falling
20 Dominican Republic 90.1% 2023 up 11.3% rising
21 Lesotho 89.0% 2024 up 42.5% rising
22 India 87.3% 2019 up 6.0% rising
23 El Salvador 87.3% 2023 up 10.5% rising
24 Bangladesh 86.7% 2022 up 66.2% rising
25 Nepal 83.1% 2021 up 55.2% rising
26 Honduras 82.4% 2023 up 10.8% rising
27 Zimbabwe 81.3% 2019 up 4.7% rising
28 Guatemala 54.1% 2015 up 65.0% rising
29 Sierra Leone 47.2% 2019 up 161.3% rising
30 Ghana 46.9% 2022 up 12.0% rising
31 Gambia 46.5% 2020 up 7.4% rising
32 Zambia 46.0% 2024 up 2.5% rising
33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 42.2% 2023 up 1.6% rising
34 Burkina Faso 39.6% 2021 up 301.7% volatile
35 Senegal 39.3% 2023 up 37.2% rising
36 Nigeria 33.6% 2021 up 20.9% rising
37 Cameroon 30.4% 2018 up 185.1% rising
38 Malawi 29.5% 2020 down 26.7% falling
39 Mali 22.6% 2024 up 48.0% rising
40 Mozambique 18.9% 2022 up 281.1% volatile
41 Benin 17.9% 2021 down 36.1% rising

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
41 places, 439 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release