Completion rate, primary education, urban, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
75
Highest
100.0%
Norway
Lowest
39.6%
Liberia
Median
97.1%
Years covered
29
1996β2024
Data points
866
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male (%) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Norway; the lowest is 39.6% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.1%, and the mean is 91.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 49.6%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 21.2%).
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Croatia | 99.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Slovenia | 99.7% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Estonia | 99.6% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 99.6% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Lithuania | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 99.5% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 99.5% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 99.5% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 99.4% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | Uruguay | 99.4% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 99.3% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.3% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Indonesia | 99.2% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.2% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 99.2% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Thailand | 99.1% | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 99.1% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 99.1% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Romania | 99.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | France | 98.9% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Argentina | 98.5% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 28 | China | 98.5% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Greece | 98.4% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Viet Nam | 98.3% | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Peru | 98.3% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 98.3% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Panama | 98.2% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 34 | Ecuador | 98.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 97.9% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 97.9% | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Brazil | 97.4% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 38 | Paraguay | 97.1% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 97.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Colombia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mongolia | 96.8% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 42 | Philippines | 96.3% | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 96.2% | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 44 | Egypt | 96.1% | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 96.1% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 46 | India | 95.1% | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 47 | Kenya | 94.0% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 48 | Nigeria | 92.7% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | El Salvador | 92.3% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 50 | Lesotho | 91.3% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 90.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 52 | Togo | 89.4% | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 88.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 88.8% | 2018 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 55 | Honduras | 88.6% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 56 | Zambia | 88.4% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 57 | Nepal | 88.2% | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 58 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 86.4% | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 59 | Ghana | 84.7% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 60 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 83.7% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 83.1% | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 80.7% | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 80.6% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 80.2% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Mozambique | 77.7% | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 77.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea | 76.4% | 2018 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 71.6% | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 71.2% | 2022 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 70 | Haiti | 67.4% | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 71 | Benin | 63.5% | 2022 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 72 | Uganda | 61.8% | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 73 | Gambia | 61.6% | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 74 | Senegal | 60.7% | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 75 | Liberia | 39.6% | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release