Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 by country

Countries reporting
62
Highest
100
Germany
Lowest
66.14
Morocco
Median
99.47
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
2,014

What the numbers show

Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 100 in Germany; the lowest is 66.14 in Morocco.

The median across all reporting countries is 99.47, and the mean is 96.97.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 34.5%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 0.8%).

Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 100 2023 up 0.0% flat
2 Austria 99.97 2023 up 0.0% flat
3 Sweden 99.95 2023 up 0.0% flat
4 Italy 99.91 2023 up 0.1% flat
4 Denmark 99.91 2023 up 0.0% flat
6 Czechia 99.9 2023 up 0.1% flat
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.88 2023 up 0.1% flat
8 Kazakhstan 99.86 2020 up 0.2% flat
9 Slovakia 99.8 2023 up 0.1% flat
10 Uzbekistan 99.79 2023 up 0.0% flat
10 Ireland 99.79 2023 up 0.0% flat
12 Belarus 99.77 2023 up 0.1% flat
13 Netherlands 99.76 2023 up 0.1% flat
13 Norway 99.76 2023 up 0.1% flat
15 Switzerland 99.74 2023 up 0.0% flat
15 Serbia 99.74 2023 up 0.1% flat
15 Turkmenistan 99.74 2023 up 0.1% flat
18 Croatia 99.73 2023 up 0.1% flat
19 Lithuania 99.67 2023 up 0.1% flat
19 Finland 99.67 2023 up 0.0% flat
21 Russian Federation 99.66 2023 down 0.0% flat
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.65 2016 up 0.3% flat
22 Poland 99.65 2023 up 0.1% flat
24 Latvia 99.58 2023 up 0.1% flat
25 France 99.57 2023 up 0.1% flat
26 Georgia 99.54 2023 up 0.2% flat
27 Ukraine 99.53 2017 up 0.1% flat
28 Estonia 99.52 2023 up 0.0% flat
29 Palestine, State of 99.51 2023 up 0.5% flat
30 Slovenia 99.5 2023 up 0.1% flat
31 Portugal 99.48 2023 up 0.2% flat
32 Armenia 99.46 2021 up 0.1% flat
33 North Macedonia 99.43 2023 up 0.5% flat
34 Kyrgyzstan 99.37 2023 up 0.1% flat
35 Greece 99.35 2023 up 0.2% flat
36 Hungary 99.13 2023 up 0.1% flat
37 Bulgaria 99.09 2023 up 0.2% flat
38 Romania 99.05 2023 up 0.1% flat
39 Cyprus 98.98 2023 up 0.1% flat
40 Tajikistan 98.94 2022 up 0.7% flat
41 Qatar 98.92 2017 up 1.3% rising
42 Belgium 98.89 2023 up 0.5% flat
43 Republic of Moldova 98.82 2017 up 0.2% flat
44 Montenegro 98.7 2023 up 0.2% flat
45 Luxembourg 98.66 2023 up 0.1% flat
46 Spain 98.61 2023 up 0.2% flat
47 Jordan 98.56 2022 up 0.5% rising
48 Malta 98.06 2023 up 0.0% flat
49 Türkiye 97.81 2023 up 3.0% rising
50 Azerbaijan 97.61 2011 up 0.3% flat
51 Iceland 97.44 2023 down 0.1% flat
52 Albania 97.21 2022 down 0.8% flat
53 Tunisia 96.1 2023 up 5.3% rising
54 Algeria 96.08 2023 up 2.5% rising
55 Syrian Arab Republic 96.06 2011 up 3.4% rising
56 Iran 94.67 2016 up 1.5% rising
57 Egypt 94.37 2019 up 6.1% rising
58 Iraq 78.32 2023 up 15.0% rising
59 Djibouti 77.65 2011 up 18.9% rising
60 Sudan 76.24 2023 up 8.6% rising
61 Yemen 73.05 2023 up 15.1% rising
62 Morocco 66.14 2009 up 34.5% rising

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Indicator
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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