Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
100.0%
Costa Rica
Lowest
53.7%
Benin
Median
94.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
414
What the numbers show
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Costa Rica; the lowest is 53.7% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.1%, and the mean is 86.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 55.2%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 4.8%).
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 99.6% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 99.1% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | Mexico | 98.9% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Ecuador | 98.9% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 6 | Uruguay | 98.8% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 7 | Panama | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Jordan | 98.5% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 9 | Argentina | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 10 | Bolivia | 98.3% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 97.9% | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 97.5% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 97.5% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 14 | Paraguay | 96.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 95.9% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 95.8% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 17 | India | 94.3% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 93.9% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | Lesotho | 93.1% | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 91.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 85.0% | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 22 | Nepal | 84.1% | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 81.0% | 2018 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 80.5% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 80.0% | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 78.7% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 77.7% | 2015 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | Ghana | 75.1% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 71.7% | 2019 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 30 | Gambia | 63.1% | 2020 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 31 | Mali | 60.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 32 | Mozambique | 59.5% | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 57.7% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 53.7% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release