Completion rate, primary education, rural, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
79
Highest
100.0%
Israel
Lowest
19.1%
Liberia
Median
97.5%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
862

What the numbers show

Completion rate, primary education, rural, female (%) is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Israel; the lowest is 19.1% in Liberia.

The median across all reporting countries is 97.5%, and the mean is 85.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 108.8%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 20.3%).

Completion rate, primary education, rural, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Israel 100.0% 2018 unchanged flat
1 Armenia, Republic of 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Croatia 100.0% 2021 up 0.6% flat
1 Greece 100.0% 2021 up 2.1% flat
1 Latvia 100.0% 2021 up 0.4% flat
1 United Kingdom 100.0% 2019 up 0.1% flat
1 Finland 100.0% 2021 up 0.1% flat
1 Sweden 100.0% 2021 up 0.3% flat
1 Norway 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Russian Federation 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Estonia 100.0% 2021 up 0.4% flat
12 Italy 99.8% 2021 up 0.3% flat
13 Austria 99.8% 2021 up 0.1% flat
14 Switzerland 99.7% 2021 up 0.5% flat
15 Slovenia 99.7% 2021 up 0.1% flat
16 Denmark 99.6% 2021 down 0.4% flat
17 Lithuania 99.6% 2021 up 0.1% flat
18 Kyrgyz Republic 99.6% 2023 down 0.2% flat
19 Costa Rica 99.5% 2024 up 4.8% rising
20 Thailand 99.4% 2022 up 0.9% flat
21 Cyprus 99.1% 2020 down 0.2% flat
22 France 98.9% 2021 down 0.9% flat
23 Indonesia 98.9% 2022 up 5.7% rising
24 Spain 98.6% 2021 up 0.9% flat
25 Chile 98.6% 2022 up 0.2% rising
26 Vietnam 98.5% 2021 up 4.4% rising
27 Hungary 98.5% 2021 down 0.8% flat
28 Bolivia 98.5% 2024 up 11.2% rising
29 Belgium 98.4% 2021 up 0.5% flat
30 Portugal 98.4% 2021 down 0.1% flat
31 Mongolia 98.3% 2020 up 2.0% rising
32 Germany 98.3% 2020 up 0.6% flat
33 South Africa 98.2% 2024 up 0.4% flat
34 Romania 98.1% 2021 up 0.2% flat
35 Philippines 97.9% 2022 up 5.8% rising
36 Luxembourg 97.9% 2021 down 0.2% flat
37 Poland 97.9% 2021 down 1.6% flat
38 Jordan 97.6% 2023 down 1.5% flat
39 Paraguay 97.6% 2024 up 9.8% rising
40 Peru 97.5% 2023 up 6.4% rising
40 Mexico 97.5% 2022 up 3.3% rising
42 Ecuador 97.5% 2024 up 0.1% rising
43 Uruguay 97.5% 2024 down 2.5% flat
44 Brazil 97.5% 2024 up 6.2% rising
45 Colombia 96.9% 2024 up 6.3% rising
46 China (People’s Republic of) 95.7% 2018 up 0.9% flat
47 Egypt, Arab Republic of 95.5% 2022 up 6.1% rising
48 Lesotho, Kingdom of 93.8% 2024 up 25.0% rising
49 India 93.6% 2019 up 9.1% rising
50 Bangladesh 93.3% 2022 up 18.9% rising
51 Panama 93.2% 2023 up 2.8% rising
52 Kenya 92.0% 2024 up 9.1% rising
53 Dominican Republic 90.0% 2024 down 3.6% rising
54 El Salvador 90.0% 2023 up 6.5% rising
55 Zimbabwe 88.7% 2019 up 0.8% flat
56 Honduras 87.3% 2024 up 12.2% rising
57 Cambodia 86.4% 2021 up 23.1% rising
58 Nepal 84.8% 2021 up 21.2% rising
59 Guatemala 81.2% 2024 up 29.5% rising
60 Tanzania, United Republic of 74.6% 2022 up 1.7% rising
61 Nigeria 71.2% 2024 up 44.1% rising
62 Ghana 70.0% 2024 up 18.2% rising
63 Rwanda 66.6% 2022 up 74.6% rising
64 Togo 66.2% 2022 up 68.3% rising
65 Zambia 62.9% 2024 down 3.9% rising
66 Gambia, The 57.5% 2023 up 25.7% rising
67 Cameroon 55.3% 2018 up 45.0% rising
68 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55.2% 2023 up 6.6% rising
69 Sierra Leone 54.6% 2019 up 108.8% rising
70 Malawi 49.2% 2020 down 9.4% rising
71 Haiti 48.0% 2017 up 59.1% rising
72 Senegal 47.1% 2023 up 29.3% rising
73 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 44.6% 2022 up 43.7% volatile
74 Uganda 38.9% 2016 up 48.5% rising
75 Mali 38.9% 2024 up 27.4% rising
76 Benin 37.9% 2022 down 20.3% rising
77 Mozambique, Republic of 37.2% 2022 up 68.7% volatile
78 Guinea 21.6% 2018 up 85.9% rising
79 Liberia 19.1% 2019 up 14.4% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
79 places, 862 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release