School completion, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
165
Highest
3.78 % change on previous year
Mozambique
Lowest
-0.0148 % change on previous year
Zambia
Median
0.1122 % change on previous year
Years covered
44
1982–2025
Data points
7,224
What the numbers show
School completion, annual growth rate is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 3.78 % change on previous year in Mozambique; the lowest is -0.0148 % change on previous year in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1122 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.5315 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 255.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 324.8%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
School completion, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 2 | Rwanda | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Niger | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Burundi | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Guinea | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.9% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 12 | Benin | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Haiti | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 15 | Angola | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Lesotho | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Gambia | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 19 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 21 | Mauritania | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.1% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Yemen | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 25 | Timor-Leste | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 26 | Morocco | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 27 | Comoros | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 28 | Nepal | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 29 | Belize | 1.11 % change on previous year | 1989 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 30 | Kenya | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Bhutan | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Cambodia | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 33 | South Sudan | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9209 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 0.9118 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Ghana | 0.893 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 0.8838 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 0.8772 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 41 | Eswatini | 0.8433 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 42 | Myanmar | 0.8422 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Madagascar | 0.8402 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 0.813 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 45 | Guatemala | 0.799 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 46 | Liberia | 0.7768 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 324.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 0.7648 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 48 | Iraq | 0.7502 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Djibouti | 0.7211 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 50 | Congo | 0.719 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7021 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6985 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Namibia | 0.6534 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 54 | Honduras | 0.6065 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 0.5553 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.6% | rising |
| 56 | Cameroon | 0.5169 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 0.4933 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 58 | Nigeria | 0.4185 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 59 | India | 0.3952 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 0.3865 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 61 | Brazil | 0.3779 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 0.3228 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Suriname | 0.3187 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.318 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 0.3152 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 0.3064 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0.3001 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 0.2815 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Iran | 0.2383 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 0.2374 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 0.2076 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Peru | 0.1838 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 0.1685 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Uganda | 0.1647 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1628 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Viet Nam | 0.1625 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Türkiye | 0.1532 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 0.1417 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Botswana | 0.1416 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | 0.1326 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1251 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Ecuador | 0.1207 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1122 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 84 | Indonesia | 0.1114 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 85 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.1112 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Maldives | 0.1108 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1021 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Guyana | 0.1009 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 0.0922 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Naoero | 0.0898 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 91 | Chile | 0.0822 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | 0.0807 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Argentina | 0.0725 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Jordan | 0.0711 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji | 0.0607 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Mongolia | 0.0602 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | 0.0511 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 0.0506 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Kiribati | 0.0424 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 100 | Belgium | 0.0404 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 101 | Albania | 0.0308 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 0.0305 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Samoa | 0.0305 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 104 | Cuba | 0.0302 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 0.0302 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 0.0301 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 107 | Palestine, State of | 0.0301 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Malaysia | 0.0301 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 0.0251 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.7% | falling |
| 110 | Malta | 0.0204 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Tonga | 0.0203 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 0.0203 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Tuvalu | 0.0203 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 114 | Montenegro | 0.0202 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 0.0202 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 0.0201 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 118 | Mauritius | 0.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Iceland | 0.0103 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Spain | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Cyprus | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Romania | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Hungary | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Greece | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Jamaica | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Portugal | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Australia | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 130 | Estonia | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovenia | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | France | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 134 | Latvia | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Poland | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Finland | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Russian Federation | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Croatia | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Norway | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Georgia | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 141 | Ireland | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Uzbekistan | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Denmark | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Austria | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 145 | United States of America | 0.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 146 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Switzerland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Germany | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Zambia | -0.0148 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 95.4% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.