Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
76
Highest
100.0%
Latvia
Lowest
12.3%
Liberia
Median
96.3%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
818
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%) is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Latvia; the lowest is 12.3% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.3%, and the mean is 83.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 85.8%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 29.1%).
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia, Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 99.8% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 99.7% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 99.7% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Kyrgyz Republic | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 99.4% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 99.3% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 99.3% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 99.3% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 99.2% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 20 | France | 99.0% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 98.7% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 98.6% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | Switzerland | 98.5% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Hungary | 98.4% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Peru | 98.4% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 98.3% | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 98.2% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Ecuador | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 98.1% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 31 | Vietnam | 97.9% | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 97.9% | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 97.8% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | China (People’s Republic of) | 97.6% | 2018 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 35 | Germany | 97.6% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 36 | Thailand | 96.9% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 37 | Mexico | 96.9% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 38 | Jordan | 96.4% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 39 | South Africa | 96.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 96.1% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 41 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 96.0% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 95.7% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 94.7% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 94.0% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 45 | India | 93.4% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 46 | Philippines | 91.9% | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 87.1% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 48 | Kenya | 87.0% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 49 | Nepal | 84.9% | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 84.3% | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 51 | El Salvador | 83.4% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 52 | Honduras | 83.4% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 83.2% | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 54 | Guatemala | 77.3% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 76.7% | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 75.8% | 2022 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 75.7% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 58 | Nigeria | 69.4% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 59 | Ghana | 66.8% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 60 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 63.4% | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cameroon | 61.9% | 2018 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 62 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 61.6% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 63 | Zambia | 59.6% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 56.5% | 2019 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 65 | Rwanda | 51.0% | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 66 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 49.6% | 2022 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 67 | Gambia, The | 44.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 68 | Benin | 42.5% | 2022 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 69 | Malawi | 40.5% | 2020 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 70 | Mali | 39.9% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 71 | Mozambique, Republic of | 37.8% | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 72 | Uganda | 37.4% | 2016 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 73 | Senegal | 37.2% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 74 | Haiti | 36.5% | 2017 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea | 33.7% | 2018 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 76 | Liberia | 12.3% | 2019 | down 29.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release