Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
100.0%
Israel
Lowest
19.2%
Mozambique
Median
85.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
439
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Israel; the lowest is 19.2% in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.1%, and the mean is 71.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 252.1%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 29.7%).
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 99.1% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 99.1% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | United States | 98.7% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Bolivia | 97.8% | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 97.8% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 97.5% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 97.3% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 95.5% | 2021 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 95.4% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 95.1% | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 94.0% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 94.0% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 16 | Venezuela | 89.3% | 2014 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 88.6% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 18 | Jordan | 88.4% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 19 | India | 86.2% | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 85.2% | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 85.1% | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 83.3% | 2022 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 82.8% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 78.1% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 76.7% | 2022 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 74.6% | 2019 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 58.1% | 2015 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 28 | Lesotho | 54.2% | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 51.7% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 45.1% | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 45.0% | 2019 | up 252.1% | rising |
| 32 | Zambia | 42.2% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 33 | Gambia | 39.7% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 37.0% | 2021 | up 245.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 36.4% | 2018 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 36 | Nigeria | 34.0% | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 37 | Senegal | 30.8% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 38 | Benin | 25.2% | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 39 | Mali | 22.7% | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 40 | Malawi | 21.0% | 2020 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 41 | Mozambique | 19.2% | 2022 | down 7.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release