Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
100.0%
Panama
Lowest
59.4%
Malawi
Median
96.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
436
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Panama; the lowest is 59.4% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.0%, and the mean is 90.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 56.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 6.5%).
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia | 99.8% | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 99.5% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Ecuador | 99.4% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 99.1% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Philippines | 98.9% | 2022 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 98.7% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 9 | Peru | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 9 | Colombia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Brazil | 98.5% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 12 | Egypt | 98.5% | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 98.4% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 97.7% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 97.3% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 97.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | India | 96.7% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 96.3% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.2% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 95.8% | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 21 | Nigeria | 92.2% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 91.7% | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 23 | Lesotho | 91.7% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 90.9% | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 90.3% | 2015 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 26 | Nepal | 89.7% | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 88.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 28 | Ghana | 86.9% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 85.4% | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 83.6% | 2019 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 82.0% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 76.6% | 2021 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 33 | Gambia | 74.2% | 2020 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 34 | Mozambique | 71.2% | 2022 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 69.3% | 2021 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 36 | Mali | 65.9% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 37 | Senegal | 65.3% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 38 | Malawi | 59.4% | 2020 | up 6.5% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release