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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release