Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) by country
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations...
Countries reporting
189
Highest
141.6%
Antigua and Barbuda
Lowest
31.3%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
93.6%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,295
What the numbers show
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 141.6% in Antigua and Barbuda; the lowest is 31.3% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.6%, and the mean is 88.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 92.9%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 54.4%).
Primary completion rate, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 141.6% | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 133.7% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 128.6% | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 4 | Fiji | 118.8% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 113.6% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 110.0% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 108.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 107.9% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 107.8% | 2024 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 10 | Albania | 107.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 106.8% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 12 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 106.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 13 | Tonga | 106.5% | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 14 | Morocco | 105.7% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 15 | Guyana | 105.4% | 2012 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 16 | Montenegro | 105.0% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 104.6% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 18 | Georgia | 104.5% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 19 | Cayman Islands | 104.2% | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 20 | Myanmar | 104.0% | 2018 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 103.3% | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 103.1% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 23 | China | 103.0% | 2010 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 102.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 25 | Kenya | 102.3% | 2016 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 101.8% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 27 | Samoa | 101.5% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 101.1% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 29 | Indonesia | 101.1% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 30 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 100.9% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 100.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 32 | Uruguay | 100.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 100.4% | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 100.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 35 | Grenada | 100.2% | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 100.2% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 37 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 38 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Lithuania | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Estonia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 43 | Marshall Islands | 99.6% | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 44 | Botswana | 99.6% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.2% | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 99.1% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 99.1% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 99.0% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 50 | Iceland | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 98.8% | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 52 | Norway | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 53 | Spain | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 98.2% | 2022 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 57 | Argentina | 98.0% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 58 | Slovenia | 98.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 59 | Egypt | 97.9% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 60 | Latvia | 97.8% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 97.7% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 62 | Colombia | 97.5% | 2022 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 97.4% | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 64 | Bermuda | 97.4% | 2013 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 97.4% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 66 | United States of America | 97.3% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 67 | Kiribati | 97.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 68 | Finland | 97.2% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 69 | Malta | 97.2% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 70 | Singapore | 97.0% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 96.9% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 72 | Ghana | 96.9% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 96.7% | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 74 | Austria | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 75 | Israel | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 76 | Jordan | 96.4% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 77 | Germany | 96.4% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 96.3% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 79 | Panama | 96.2% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 80 | South Africa | 96.2% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia | 95.7% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 82 | Belarus | 95.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 83 | Palau | 95.3% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 84 | Peru | 95.2% | 2019 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 85 | Poland | 95.0% | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.0% | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 87 | Gibraltar | 94.8% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 89 | Seychelles | 94.6% | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 90 | Macau, China | 94.3% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 91 | Libya | 93.8% | 1983 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 93.7% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 93.7% | 2017 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 94 | Ukraine | 93.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 95 | Bahrain | 93.6% | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | 93.5% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 97 | Qatar | 93.3% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 98 | Aruba | 93.2% | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 93.2% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 92.7% | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 101 | Ireland | 92.6% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 102 | Hong Kong, China | 92.6% | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 103 | San Marino | 92.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 104 | Mongolia | 92.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 105 | Dominica | 92.3% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 106 | Belize | 92.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 107 | Palestine, State of | 92.0% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 108 | Oman | 92.0% | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 109 | Eswatini | 92.0% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 110 | Philippines | 92.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 111 | Türkiye | 91.8% | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 112 | Togo | 91.5% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 113 | Tunisia | 91.2% | 2021 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 114 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.6% | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 116 | Cuba | 90.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 117 | Maldives | 90.1% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 118 | India | 89.6% | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 119 | New Caledonia | 89.3% | 1990 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 89.3% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 121 | Paraguay | 89.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 122 | Cambodia | 88.9% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 123 | Bahamas | 87.3% | 2019 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 124 | Namibia | 86.7% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 86.4% | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 126 | Malaysia | 85.8% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 127 | Guatemala | 85.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.0% | 2025 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 129 | Liechtenstein | 84.3% | 2021 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 84.1% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 84.1% | 2025 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 84.0% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 133 | Zambia | 83.9% | 2013 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 83.5% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 135 | Mauritius | 83.3% | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 83.1% | 2017 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 137 | Jamaica | 83.0% | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 138 | Barbados | 81.6% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 139 | El Salvador | 81.1% | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 140 | Romania | 80.9% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 80.5% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 142 | Naoero | 80.5% | 2025 | down 37.3% | flat |
| 143 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79.7% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 144 | Bhutan | 79.0% | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 145 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 78.5% | 2023 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 146 | Cameroon | 78.1% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 147 | Mozambique | 76.2% | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 75.8% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 149 | Gambia | 75.4% | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 150 | Pakistan | 75.4% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 151 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 75.3% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 152 | Nigeria | 74.7% | 2010 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 153 | Iraq | 73.1% | 2007 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 154 | Mauritania | 72.4% | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 155 | Comoros | 71.9% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 156 | Kuwait | 71.6% | 2021 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 157 | Congo | 71.2% | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 158 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 70.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 159 | Suriname | 70.3% | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 160 | Honduras | 70.2% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 161 | Andorra | 69.5% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.4% | 2010 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 69.1% | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 164 | Guinea | 66.9% | 2020 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 165 | Gabon | 66.8% | 2003 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 166 | Eritrea | 66.7% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 167 | Yemen | 66.1% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 168 | Lebanon | 66.0% | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 169 | Malawi | 65.8% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 170 | Benin | 64.1% | 2022 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 171 | Lesotho | 62.1% | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 172 | Sudan | 60.5% | 2019 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 173 | Rwanda | 60.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 174 | Syrian Arab Republic | 58.9% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 175 | Madagascar | 57.8% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 176 | Liberia | 56.7% | 2022 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 177 | Haiti | 54.8% | 1997 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 54.7% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 179 | Senegal | 52.7% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 180 | Uganda | 52.7% | 2017 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 181 | Mali | 49.7% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 182 | Chad | 47.3% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 183 | Angola | 46.9% | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 46.8% | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Central African Republic | 45.6% | 2016 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 186 | Burundi | 44.0% | 2020 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 187 | Niger | 40.9% | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 38.9% | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.3% | 2015 | down 4.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- OECD members 98.8%
- Euro area 97.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 98.2%
- European Union 97.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 98.2%
- High income 98.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 97.6%
- North America 97.4%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 97.2%
- Post-demographic dividend 97.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 96.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 96.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 95.6%
- East Asia & Pacific 95.2%
- Upper middle income 95.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 95.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 94.9%
- IBRD only 94.6%
- Pacific island small states 94.0%
- South Asia 92.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 92.7%
- Middle income 91.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 90.5%
- World 88.3%
- Caribbean Small States 88.1%
- Lower middle income 87.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 87.3%
- Low & middle income 87.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 86.1%
- Arab World 84.6%
- Small states 81.9%
- Other small states 79.7%
- IDA blend 78.5%
- IDA total 74.4%
- IDA only 72.2%
- Pre-demographic dividend 70.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 70.4%
- Least developed countries 70.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 69.7%
About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.