Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
77
Highest
100.0%
Armenia, Republic of
Lowest
41.0%
Liberia
Median
98.5%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
892
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Armenia, Republic of; the lowest is 41.0% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.5%, and the mean is 92.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 37.3%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 6.6%).
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia, Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 99.8% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 99.7% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Portugal | 99.7% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Croatia | 99.7% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 99.7% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 99.7% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 16 | France | 99.6% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Indonesia | 99.6% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 99.5% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Finland | 99.5% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 99.4% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Greece | 99.3% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Colombia | 99.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 99.0% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 99.0% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 98.9% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Mexico | 98.8% | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 32 | China (People’s Republic of) | 98.8% | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Kyrgyz Republic | 98.8% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 98.7% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 98.7% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 36 | Vietnam | 98.6% | 2021 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 37 | South Africa | 98.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Ecuador | 98.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 39 | Argentina | 98.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 98.3% | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 41 | Cyprus | 98.2% | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 42 | Brazil | 98.2% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 97.9% | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 44 | Germany | 97.8% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 45 | Paraguay | 97.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 97.4% | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 47 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 97.2% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 48 | Jordan | 97.0% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 49 | El Salvador | 96.8% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 50 | India | 96.4% | 2019 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 51 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 96.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 52 | Kenya | 95.6% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 53 | Honduras | 92.3% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 92.1% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 91.8% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 90.0% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 89.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 58 | Cambodia | 89.0% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 59 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 88.7% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 60 | Cameroon | 88.5% | 2018 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 61 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 87.6% | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 86.4% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 63 | Nepal | 85.8% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 64 | Togo | 85.5% | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 85.0% | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 66 | Nigeria | 84.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 82.0% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 78.9% | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 69 | Gambia, The | 77.1% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 76.2% | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 71 | Haiti | 70.9% | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 72 | Senegal | 69.4% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 73 | Uganda | 65.5% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 74 | Benin | 61.4% | 2022 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 75 | Mali | 60.9% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 76 | Guinea | 60.3% | 2018 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 77 | Liberia | 41.0% | 2019 | up 25.0% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release