School completion by country
Countries reporting
165
Highest
100
Germany
Lowest
7.94
South Sudan
Median
97.43
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
7,390
What the numbers show
School completion is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 100 in Germany; the lowest is 7.94 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.43, and the mean is 87.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 159 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 81.2%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 13.9%).
School completion: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 99.99 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Austria | 99.97 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 99.95 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 99.93 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 99.92 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 99.9 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 99.9 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Mauritius | 99.89 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 99.88 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Malaysia | 99.83 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 99.81 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | 99.81 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 99.8 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 99.8 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Belarus | 99.79 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Georgia | 99.79 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands | 99.79 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.78 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Norway | 99.78 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 99.76 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 99.76 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Russia | 99.74 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Mongolia | 99.71 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 99.69 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Finland | 99.68 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 99.67 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 99.66 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Serbia | 99.66 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Palestine | 99.64 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 99.6 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | France | 99.58 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 99.58 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 38 | Ukraine | 99.56 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 99.52 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Australia | 99.51 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Estonia | 99.51 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Slovenia | 99.51 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Cuba | 99.5 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Ecuador | 99.5 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 99.48 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Armenia | 99.46 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Barbados | 99.45 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.4 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Jamaica | 99.37 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Maldives | 99.36 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 51 | Greece | 99.33 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Guyana | 99.22 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 99.22 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 54 | Hungary | 99.15 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 99.13 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Romania | 99.07 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Botswana | 99.02 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 57 | China | 99.02 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 59 | Cyprus | 99 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | Belgium | 98.94 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 98.94 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 62 | Fiji | 98.92 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 63 | Indonesia | 98.89 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 63 | Montenegro | 98.89 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 65 | Moldova | 98.85 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 98.82 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 67 | Tuvalu | 98.77 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 98.62 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 68 | Vietnam | 98.62 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 70 | Spain | 98.61 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 71 | Jordan | 98.53 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 71 | Samoa | 98.53 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 73 | Bolivia | 98.47 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 98.42 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 74 | Tonga | 98.42 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 76 | Mexico | 98.16 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 77 | Malta | 98.14 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 78 | Syria | 98.12 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 98.1 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.04 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 80 | Turkey | 98.04 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 97.93 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 83 | Albania | 97.43 | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 83 | Chile | 97.43 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 83 | Iceland | 97.43 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | South Africa | 97.11 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 87 | Tunisia | 96.93 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 88 | Iran | 96.74 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 89 | Argentina | 96.67 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 90 | India | 96.53 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 91 | Algeria | 96.52 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 92 | Egypt | 96.35 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 93 | Philippines | 96.18 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 96.11 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 95 | Colombia | 95.48 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 96 | Panama | 95.14 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 97 | Paraguay | 94.94 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 98 | Kiribati | 94.39 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 99 | Congo | 93.86 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 93.71 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 93.71 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 102 | Bhutan | 93.56 | 2025 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Brazil | 92.96 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 104 | Suriname | 91.29 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 105 | Nepal | 90.83 | 2025 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 90.75 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 107 | Belize | 90.24 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 108 | Myanmar | 89.8 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 109 | Honduras | 89.57 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 110 | Djibouti | 89.39 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 111 | Nauru | 89.15 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 112 | Kenya | 88.36 | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 113 | Venezuela | 88.04 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 114 | Togo | 87.83 | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 115 | Guatemala | 87.05 | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 86.86 | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 117 | Namibia | 86.26 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 118 | Comoros | 86.1 | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 119 | Morocco | 84.61 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 120 | Iraq | 83.27 | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 121 | Cambodia | 82.73 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Eswatini | 82.51 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 123 | East Timor | 82.07 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 124 | Lesotho | 79.78 | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 125 | Vanuatu | 79.77 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 126 | Ghana | 79.09 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 127 | Cote d'Ivoire | 78.79 | 2025 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 128 | Cameroon | 77.78 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 77.73 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 130 | Niger | 77.54 | 2025 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Nigeria | 76.79 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 132 | Tanzania | 75.72 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 133 | Sudan | 75.64 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 74.78 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 135 | Yemen | 74.77 | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 74.25 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 73.56 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 72.16 | 2025 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | 71.86 | 2025 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 140 | Laos | 70.14 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 141 | Benin | 70.1 | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 68.81 | 2025 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 68.44 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 144 | Zambia | 67.4 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 65.98 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 146 | Senegal | 65.66 | 2025 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Angola | 65.19 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 64.57 | 2025 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea | 60.97 | 2025 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | 60.45 | 2025 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Pakistan | 59.46 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 152 | Malawi | 57.71 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 153 | Afghanistan | 55.44 | 2025 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Madagascar | 54.01 | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 155 | Mozambique | 53.52 | 2025 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritania | 51.76 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 157 | Haiti | 50.51 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 158 | Mali | 50.01 | 2025 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Chad | 37.84 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 30.82 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.5 | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 162 | Uganda | 30.4 | 2025 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 163 | Liberia | 29.84 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 164 | Somalia | 28.75 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 165 | South Sudan | 7.94 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |