Gross graduation ratio, primary, female (%) by country
Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. The rate based on completers is calculated by taking the total number of completers in the last grade of primary school divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
Countries reporting
108
Highest
135.2%
Nepal
Lowest
15.5%
Chad
Median
95.2%
Years covered
21
1999–2019
Data points
1,073
What the numbers show
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female (%) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 135.2% in Nepal; the lowest is 15.5% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.2%, and the mean is 87.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 460.2%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 41.9%).
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 135.2% | 2019 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 2 | Grenada | 121.2% | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 3 | Dominica | 116.7% | 2016 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 4 | Samoa | 111.7% | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.6% | 2018 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 109.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 7 | Algeria | 109.1% | 2018 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 8 | Seychelles | 108.7% | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 9 | Argentina | 107.3% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 107.3% | 2017 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 106.5% | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 12 | Eswatini | 106.4% | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 106.2% | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 14 | Brunei | 105.6% | 2018 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 15 | Hong Kong (China) | 104.8% | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 16 | Belize | 104.6% | 2018 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | Tunisia | 104.4% | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 104.0% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 103.6% | 2019 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 20 | Albania | 103.5% | 2018 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 103.4% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 22 | Indonesia | 103.3% | 2017 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 23 | Maldives | 103.1% | 2017 | up 159.7% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 103.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 102.6% | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 102.5% | 2018 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 102.2% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 28 | Macau (China) | 101.8% | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 101.7% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 101.1% | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 101.1% | 2016 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 32 | Belarus | 101.0% | 2018 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 33 | Oman | 101.0% | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 34 | China (People’s Republic of) | 100.5% | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 35 | Mongolia | 100.4% | 2018 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 100.3% | 2017 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 37 | Ghana | 99.8% | 2019 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 99.8% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 39 | Uruguay | 99.5% | 2017 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 40 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.3% | 2018 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 41 | Malaysia | 99.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 42 | New Zealand | 99.1% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.5% | 2010 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 44 | Palestine | 98.2% | 2018 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 45 | Korea | 97.8% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 97.4% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.3% | 2018 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 48 | Bhutan | 96.9% | 2018 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 96.6% | 2018 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 50 | Georgia | 96.5% | 2018 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 51 | Venezuela | 96.4% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 96.1% | 2018 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 53 | Barbados | 95.4% | 2018 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 54 | Greece | 95.3% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 55 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 95.1% | 2017 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 56 | Qatar | 95.1% | 2018 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 57 | Iran | 94.9% | 2017 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 94.5% | 2018 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 59 | Thailand | 94.3% | 2018 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 60 | Slovenia | 94.3% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 61 | Myanmar | 94.2% | 2018 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 94.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 63 | Bolivia | 93.1% | 2018 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 64 | Morocco | 93.0% | 2018 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 92.5% | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 66 | Aruba | 92.5% | 2010 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | 91.4% | 2018 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 90.8% | 2018 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 90.7% | 2017 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 90.6% | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 71 | Panama | 88.4% | 2017 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 72 | Moldova | 87.7% | 2017 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 73 | Armenia | 87.4% | 2018 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 74 | El Salvador | 86.7% | 2017 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 75 | Puerto Rico | 85.5% | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 76 | Cuba | 84.7% | 2018 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 84.5% | 2010 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 78 | Cambodia | 82.5% | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritius | 82.1% | 2018 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 80 | Zambia | 81.1% | 2016 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 81 | Honduras | 80.7% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 82 | Syria | 78.3% | 2013 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 83 | Rwanda | 77.0% | 2018 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 74.4% | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 74.1% | 2018 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 72.1% | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 87 | Burundi | 67.2% | 2018 | up 460.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Suriname | 66.1% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 89 | Nigeria | 66.0% | 2009 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 64.6% | 2016 | up 181.1% | rising |
| 91 | Sudan | 62.0% | 2017 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 92 | Côte d’Ivoire | 60.8% | 2018 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 93 | Djibouti | 60.2% | 2018 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 94 | Eritrea | 54.1% | 2018 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 95 | Uganda | 54.0% | 2017 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 96 | Pakistan | 53.6% | 2018 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 97 | Benin | 50.3% | 2018 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 98 | Madagascar | 48.2% | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 99 | British Virgin Islands | 47.8% | 2017 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 46.2% | 2018 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 101 | Mauritania | 40.4% | 2018 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 102 | Mozambique | 40.3% | 2017 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 103 | Senegal | 40.0% | 2018 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 104 | Cameroon | 38.2% | 2018 | down 28.0% | flat |
| 105 | Guinea | 29.8% | 2016 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 106 | Niger | 28.4% | 2018 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 107 | Mali | 28.3% | 2010 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 108 | Chad | 15.5% | 2013 | up 20.4% | rising |
About this data
Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. The rate based on completers is calculated by taking the total number of completers in the last grade of primary school divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.