Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
84
Highest
100.0%
Finland
Lowest
15.4%
Liberia
Median
96.5%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
888

What the numbers show

Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Finland; the lowest is 15.4% in Liberia.

The median across all reporting countries is 96.5%, and the mean is 81.8%.

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

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 96.5%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 22.9%).

Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 100.0% 2021 up 0.1% flat
1 Armenia 100.0% 2023 up 0.3% flat
1 Norway 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Latvia 100.0% 2021 up 1.0% flat
1 United Kingdom 100.0% 2019 up 0.4% flat
1 Israel 100.0% 2018 unchanged flat
7 Italy 99.8% 2021 up 0.4% flat
8 Croatia 99.8% 2021 up 0.2% flat
9 Austria 99.7% 2021 up 0.2% flat
10 Greece 99.7% 2021 up 2.1% flat
11 Slovenia 99.7% 2021 up 0.7% flat
12 Estonia 99.6% 2021 up 1.3% flat
13 Kyrgyzstan 99.6% 2023 down 0.0% flat
14 Cyprus 99.6% 2020 up 0.5% flat
15 Denmark 99.5% 2021 down 0.5% flat
16 Lithuania 99.4% 2021 up 0.0% flat
17 Costa Rica 99.3% 2024 up 7.5% rising
18 Sweden 99.3% 2021 down 0.3% flat
19 Russian Federation 99.2% 2022 down 0.2% flat
20 Switzerland 99.0% 2021 up 0.1% flat
21 Chile 99.0% 2022 up 1.6% rising
22 Tajikistan 99.0% 2023 up 1.3% flat
23 France 99.0% 2021 down 0.3% flat
24 Indonesia 98.6% 2022 up 6.5% rising
25 Luxembourg 98.6% 2021 up 0.7% flat
26 Hungary 98.5% 2021 down 0.7% flat
27 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.3% 2024 up 10.0% rising
28 Viet Nam 98.2% 2021 up 3.9% rising
29 Thailand 98.2% 2022 down 0.0% flat
30 Poland 98.2% 2020 down 0.9% flat
31 Mongolia 98.1% 2020 up 7.8% rising
32 Guyana 98.0% 2019 up 4.7% flat
33 Germany 97.9% 2020 down 0.5% flat
34 Peru 97.9% 2023 up 7.7% rising
35 Uruguay 97.8% 2024 up 0.0% flat
36 Ecuador 97.8% 2024 up 0.3% rising
37 Romania 97.6% 2020 up 0.0% flat
38 Mexico 97.2% 2022 up 3.5% rising
39 South Africa 97.2% 2024 up 2.8% rising
40 Jordan 97.0% 2023 down 1.1% flat
41 Brazil 96.8% 2024 up 10.0% rising
42 China 96.7% 2018 up 2.5% flat
43 Paraguay 96.2% 2024 up 13.3% rising
44 Egypt 95.8% 2022 up 6.5% rising
45 Colombia 95.3% 2024 up 9.8% rising
46 Philippines 94.6% 2022 up 10.8% rising
47 Panama 94.5% 2023 up 3.6% rising
48 India 93.5% 2019 up 7.7% rising
49 Kenya 89.5% 2024 up 10.3% rising
50 Bangladesh 89.1% 2022 up 21.2% rising
51 Dominican Republic 88.5% 2024 up 1.7% rising
52 El Salvador 86.8% 2023 up 5.9% rising
53 Zimbabwe 85.6% 2019 up 5.5% flat
54 Honduras 85.3% 2024 up 13.2% rising
55 Suriname 85.3% 2022 up 25.4% rising
56 Nepal 84.8% 2021 up 15.2% rising
57 Lesotho 84.3% 2024 up 41.4% rising
58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 84.2% 2023 up 34.0% rising
59 Cambodia 80.9% 2021 up 17.7% rising
60 Guatemala 79.4% 2024 up 22.8% rising
61 Togo 71.2% 2022 up 54.4% rising
62 Nigeria 70.2% 2024 up 29.4% rising
63 United Republic of Tanzania 68.5% 2022 down 4.9% rising
64 Ghana 68.3% 2024 up 20.1% rising
65 Zambia 61.2% 2024 down 3.7% rising
66 Cameroon 58.7% 2018 up 52.1% rising
67 Rwanda 58.6% 2022 up 55.0% rising
68 Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.6% 2023 up 1.7% rising
69 Sierra Leone 55.7% 2019 up 94.4% volatile
70 Gambia 51.3% 2023 up 12.0% rising
71 Ethiopia 47.0% 2022 up 55.3% rising
72 Côte d'Ivoire 46.1% 2021 up 96.5% rising
73 Malawi 44.7% 2020 down 10.5% rising
74 Madagascar 43.8% 2021 up 28.5% rising
75 Senegal 42.1% 2023 up 15.5% rising
76 Haiti 42.0% 2017 up 59.0% rising
77 Benin 40.4% 2022 down 22.9% rising
78 Mali 39.4% 2024 up 17.5% rising
79 Uganda 38.1% 2016 up 53.2% rising
80 Mozambique 37.5% 2022 up 46.7% rising
81 Guinea 27.2% 2018 up 52.0% rising
82 Niger 26.3% 2022 up 41.3% volatile
83 Chad 19.3% 2019 down 3.9% rising
84 Liberia 15.4% 2019 down 9.9% falling

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
84 places, 888 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release