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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 99.6% | 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release