Gross graduation ratio, primary, male (%) 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.
What the numbers show
Gross graduation ratio, primary, male (%) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 129.4% in Nepal; the lowest is 27.3% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.5%, and the mean is 87.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 218.3%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 35.7%).
Gross graduation ratio, primary, male (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 129.4% | 2019 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 2 | Grenada | 125.2% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 3 | Maldives | 116.2% | 2017 | up 218.3% | rising |
| 4 | Dominica | 113.6% | 2016 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 5 | Algeria | 111.8% | 2018 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 110.5% | 2016 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 110.2% | 2017 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 109.0% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 106.0% | 2017 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 105.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 11 | Brunei | 105.4% | 2018 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 105.1% | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 105.1% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Samoa | 104.9% | 2017 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 15 | Eswatini | 104.5% | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 104.5% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 17 | Belize | 103.4% | 2018 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 102.7% | 2018 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 102.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 102.2% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 21 | Canada | 102.2% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 22 | Egypt | 102.2% | 2018 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 23 | Seychelles | 102.1% | 2018 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 101.5% | 2018 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 101.4% | 2018 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 101.2% | 2017 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 101.1% | 2019 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 28 | Belarus | 100.6% | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.2% | 2018 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 30 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2018 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 31 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2018 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 99.8% | 2017 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 33 | Ecuador | 99.8% | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 34 | New Zealand | 99.6% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 35 | Lithuania | 98.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 36 | China | 98.6% | 2018 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 37 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.1% | 2016 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 38 | South Korea | 98.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 39 | Ghana | 98.0% | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 98.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 41 | Albania | 97.8% | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 42 | Macao | 97.6% | 2018 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.5% | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Laos | 97.2% | 2017 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 45 | Iran | 97.1% | 2017 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 46 | Tunisia | 97.1% | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 96.8% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.7% | 2010 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 49 | Palestine | 96.6% | 2018 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 50 | Aruba | 96.6% | 2010 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 96.1% | 2018 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 52 | Malaysia | 96.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 53 | Cuba | 95.8% | 2018 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 54 | Myanmar | 95.5% | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 95.5% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 56 | Venezuela | 95.4% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 95.1% | 2018 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 58 | Slovenia | 94.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 59 | Barbados | 94.6% | 2018 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 60 | Bolivia | 93.9% | 2018 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 61 | Morocco | 93.7% | 2018 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 62 | Thailand | 93.6% | 2018 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 91.9% | 2017 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 91.3% | 2018 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 90.6% | 2018 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 66 | Panama | 89.8% | 2017 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 67 | Bhutan | 89.2% | 2018 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89.0% | 2018 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 69 | Moldova | 88.6% | 2017 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 70 | Oman | 86.9% | 2018 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 86.9% | 2018 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 72 | El Salvador | 86.4% | 2017 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 73 | Armenia | 85.3% | 2018 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 74 | Zambia | 83.6% | 2016 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 75 | Togo | 82.9% | 2018 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 76 | Jamaica | 81.9% | 2018 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 80.2% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 78 | Honduras | 78.8% | 2016 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 79 | Syria | 78.8% | 2013 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 80 | Cambodia | 78.1% | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 77.8% | 2018 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 82 | Nigeria | 76.4% | 2009 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 75.4% | 2010 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 74.9% | 2018 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 85 | Mauritius | 73.4% | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 73.4% | 2018 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 73.0% | 2018 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 70.7% | 2018 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 89 | Sudan | 65.0% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 90 | Rwanda | 62.8% | 2018 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 91 | Pakistan | 62.2% | 2018 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 60.0% | 2016 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 93 | Eritrea | 59.9% | 2018 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 94 | Benin | 56.1% | 2018 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 95 | British Virgin Islands | 55.0% | 2017 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 96 | Djibouti | 54.3% | 2018 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 97 | Suriname | 52.4% | 2018 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 98 | Uganda | 51.6% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 99 | Burundi | 48.7% | 2018 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 100 | Mozambique | 45.5% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 101 | Madagascar | 44.7% | 2018 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 102 | Guinea | 42.1% | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 103 | Cameroon | 42.0% | 2018 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 104 | Mali | 39.0% | 2010 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 105 | Mauritania | 37.5% | 2018 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 106 | Senegal | 34.2% | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 107 | Niger | 33.3% | 2018 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 108 | Chad | 27.3% | 2013 | up 0.9% | 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.