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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
83
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
40.2%
Liberia
Median
97.8%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
934

What the numbers show

Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 40.2% in Liberia.

The median across all reporting countries is 97.8%, and the mean is 91.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 42.7%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 9.7%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Norway 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
3 Armenia 100.0% 2023 down 0.0% flat
4 Estonia 99.8% 2021 up 0.1% flat
5 Croatia 99.8% 2021 up 0.5% flat
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.8% 2019 up 0.4% flat
7 Finland 99.7% 2021 up 0.0% flat
8 Italy 99.7% 2021 up 0.2% flat
9 Costa Rica 99.7% 2024 up 4.3% rising
10 Slovenia 99.6% 2021 up 0.3% flat
11 Lithuania 99.6% 2021 down 0.1% flat
12 Hungary 99.6% 2021 up 0.3% flat
13 Latvia 99.6% 2021 down 0.1% flat
14 Thailand 99.5% 2022 up 1.5% flat
15 Uruguay 99.5% 2024 up 2.3% flat
16 Sweden 99.4% 2021 down 0.2% flat
17 Switzerland 99.4% 2021 up 0.3% flat
18 Indonesia 99.4% 2022 up 1.7% flat
19 Denmark 99.4% 2021 down 0.6% flat
20 Chile 99.3% 2022 up 1.8% flat
21 Bulgaria 99.2% 2021 up 1.2% flat
22 France 99.2% 2021 up 0.3% flat
23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.1% 2024 up 4.3% rising
24 Kyrgyzstan 99.0% 2023 down 0.5% flat
25 Romania 99.0% 2021 down 0.3% flat
26 Tajikistan 98.9% 2023 down 0.2% flat
27 Guyana 98.9% 2019 up 0.3% flat
28 Greece 98.8% 2021 up 0.2% flat
29 Peru 98.8% 2023 up 1.0% rising
30 Spain 98.7% 2021 up 1.1% flat
31 China 98.6% 2018 down 0.6% flat
32 Panama 98.6% 2023 up 1.6% flat
33 Argentina 98.5% 2023 up 0.9% flat
34 Austria 98.5% 2021 down 0.3% flat
35 Viet Nam 98.5% 2021 down 0.1% flat
36 Ecuador 98.3% 2024 up 0.6% rising
37 Mexico 98.3% 2022 up 1.0% flat
38 Colombia 98.0% 2024 up 3.9% rising
39 Poland 98.0% 2020 down 1.2% flat
40 Cyprus 97.9% 2021 down 0.4% flat
41 South Africa 97.8% 2024 down 0.0% flat
42 Brazil 97.8% 2024 up 4.0% rising
43 Zimbabwe 97.3% 2019 up 1.2% flat
44 Paraguay 97.2% 2024 up 4.1% rising
45 Mongolia 97.1% 2020 down 0.8% rising
46 Philippines 97.0% 2022 up 7.9% rising
47 Egypt 96.6% 2022 up 4.3% rising
48 Jordan 96.5% 2023 down 1.4% flat
49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.0% 2023 up 8.1% rising
50 India 95.7% 2019 up 4.0% rising
51 Suriname 95.4% 2022 up 11.3% rising
52 Kenya 94.8% 2024 up 3.2% rising
53 El Salvador 94.5% 2023 up 2.8% rising
54 Lesotho 93.8% 2024 up 15.2% rising
55 Dominican Republic 90.4% 2024 down 2.9% rising
56 Honduras 90.4% 2024 up 0.3% rising
57 Guatemala 90.2% 2024 up 9.9% rising
58 Zambia 89.1% 2024 up 0.5% rising
59 Nigeria 88.8% 2024 up 0.8% rising
60 Cameroon 88.6% 2018 up 12.5% rising
61 Togo 87.3% 2022 up 16.3% rising
62 Tanzania, United Republic of 87.0% 2022 down 4.1% rising
63 Nepal 86.9% 2021 up 0.4% rising
64 Bangladesh 86.7% 2022 up 9.6% rising
65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.5% 2023 up 1.3% rising
66 Ghana 85.5% 2024 up 12.6% rising
67 Cambodia 84.6% 2021 up 2.5% rising
68 Sierra Leone 84.1% 2019 up 17.9% rising
69 Ethiopia 81.2% 2022 up 9.5% rising
70 Côte d'Ivoire 76.4% 2021 up 25.8% rising
71 Malawi 75.4% 2020 up 1.7% flat
72 Madagascar 75.3% 2021 up 9.8% rising
73 Rwanda 73.9% 2022 up 42.7% rising
74 Gambia 69.8% 2023 down 7.3% flat
75 Haiti 69.3% 2017 up 14.1% rising
76 Niger 68.4% 2022 up 16.0% rising
77 Mali 67.7% 2024 up 5.6% rising
78 Guinea 67.5% 2018 up 19.7% rising
79 Senegal 65.4% 2023 up 1.1% rising
80 Uganda 63.9% 2016 up 2.0% flat
81 Benin 62.4% 2022 down 9.7% rising
82 Chad 55.5% 2019 up 19.4% rising
83 Liberia 40.2% 2019 up 20.4% flat

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
83 places, 934 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release