Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
187
Highest
100.0%
Japan
Lowest
18.6%
Palestine, State of
Median
95.5%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
4,431
What the numbers show
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Japan; the lowest is 18.6% in Palestine, State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.5%, and the mean is 89.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 477.1%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 80.9%).
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 1998 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 100.0% | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Egypt | 99.9% | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 99.9% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | China | 99.8% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 99.8% | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 8 | Chile | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 99.8% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.8% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Macau, China | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Slovakia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Croatia | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Indonesia | 99.7% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 99.7% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Oman | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 99.6% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Montenegro | 99.6% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 24 | Singapore | 99.6% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 99.6% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 99.5% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Malta | 99.5% | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 30 | Serbia | 99.4% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 31 | Paraguay | 99.4% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 99.3% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 99.3% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Belgium | 99.3% | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 35 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.2% | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 99.1% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 37 | Tunisia | 99.1% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 99.1% | 2018 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99.1% | 2014 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 40 | Qatar | 99.0% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Türkiye | 99.0% | 2022 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 99.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 99.0% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 44 | Eswatini | 98.9% | 2018 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Mongolia | 98.8% | 2018 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 47 | Sweden | 98.8% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.6% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 49 | Lithuania | 98.6% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Cyprus | 98.6% | 2021 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 51 | Andorra | 98.6% | 2020 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 98.6% | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 98.5% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 54 | France | 98.5% | 1999 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 55 | Armenia | 98.5% | 2022 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 56 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.5% | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Hungary | 98.3% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Bahrain | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 98.2% | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 98.1% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 98.1% | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 64 | Hong Kong, China | 97.9% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 65 | Belarus | 97.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 97.7% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.7% | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 68 | Jordan | 97.6% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 97.6% | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 70 | Belize | 97.6% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 71 | Viet Nam | 97.4% | 2014 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.4% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 73 | Lebanon | 97.2% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 74 | Algeria | 97.2% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 75 | San Marino | 97.2% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 76 | Sao Tome and Principe | 97.2% | 2016 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 97.1% | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 78 | Latvia | 97.1% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.0% | 2017 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 80 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 96.8% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 81 | Romania | 96.7% | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 82 | Philippines | 96.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 83 | Guyana | 96.6% | 2011 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 84 | Ecuador | 96.5% | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 85 | Seychelles | 96.5% | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 86 | Germany | 96.5% | 2012 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 96.5% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 88 | Barbados | 96.3% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 96.1% | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 90 | Peru | 96.1% | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 91 | Réunion | 96.0% | 1986 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 92 | Fiji | 95.7% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 93 | Morocco | 95.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 94 | New Caledonia | 95.5% | 1989 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 95.5% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 96 | Kenya | 95.5% | 2014 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 97 | Ghana | 95.3% | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 98 | Namibia | 94.9% | 2017 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 94.8% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 100 | Maldives | 94.8% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Netherlands | 94.7% | 1984 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 102 | Botswana | 94.5% | 2013 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 103 | Dominica | 94.3% | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 104 | Guatemala | 94.1% | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 105 | Mauritius | 94.1% | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 93.9% | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 107 | El Salvador | 93.6% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 108 | Ukraine | 93.6% | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 109 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 93.6% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 93.0% | 2023 | up 477.1% | falling |
| 111 | Colombia | 92.7% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 112 | Cuba | 92.5% | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 113 | Tonga | 91.8% | 2019 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 114 | Malaysia | 91.6% | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 115 | Samoa | 91.4% | 2019 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 116 | Grenada | 91.3% | 2017 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 117 | Kuwait | 91.0% | 2020 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 118 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 90.7% | 2019 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 119 | Kiribati | 90.7% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 90.1% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 90.0% | 2017 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 122 | Libya | 89.9% | 1980 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 123 | Albania | 89.8% | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 89.7% | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 125 | Bermuda | 89.2% | 2012 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 126 | Aruba | 89.2% | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 127 | Honduras | 89.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 128 | Vanuatu | 89.0% | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 129 | Uruguay | 89.0% | 2022 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 130 | Cambodia | 88.5% | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 131 | Sudan | 87.8% | 2018 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 132 | United States of America | 87.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 133 | Eritrea | 87.8% | 2017 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 134 | Cayman Islands | 87.5% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 135 | Gambia | 86.9% | 2020 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 136 | Lesotho | 86.7% | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 86.6% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 138 | Chad | 86.2% | 2017 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 85.6% | 1984 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 140 | Jamaica | 85.6% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 141 | Saudi Arabia | 85.4% | 2021 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 142 | Tuvalu | 84.8% | 2021 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 143 | Congo | 84.7% | 2007 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 144 | Suriname | 83.8% | 2020 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 145 | Zambia | 82.3% | 2012 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 146 | Gabon | 82.1% | 2002 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 147 | Senegal | 81.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 148 | Rwanda | 81.3% | 2023 | up 32.2% | flat |
| 149 | Mauritania | 81.2% | 2016 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 150 | Yemen | 81.1% | 2012 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 151 | Comoros | 81.0% | 2013 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 152 | Brazil | 80.6% | 2003 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 153 | Cameroon | 80.5% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 154 | Myanmar | 80.5% | 2009 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 155 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 79.1% | 2020 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 156 | Djibouti | 79.1% | 2022 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 157 | Nigeria | 79.0% | 2009 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 158 | Panama | 78.3% | 2022 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 159 | Malawi | 77.4% | 2018 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 77.1% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 161 | Bahamas | 76.1% | 2015 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 162 | Iraq | 75.8% | 1999 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 163 | Togo | 75.3% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 164 | India | 74.9% | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 165 | Nepal | 74.0% | 2016 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 73.9% | 2020 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 167 | Papua New Guinea | 72.9% | 1997 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 168 | Benin | 72.7% | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 169 | Pakistan | 72.6% | 2018 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 170 | Bangladesh | 72.4% | 2009 | — | rising |
| 171 | Guinea | 72.3% | 2013 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 172 | Uganda | 68.9% | 2016 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 173 | Côte d'Ivoire | 68.2% | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 174 | Central African Republic | 66.8% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 175 | Mozambique | 66.1% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 176 | Burundi | 65.8% | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 177 | Mali | 64.9% | 2012 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 64.5% | 2021 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 179 | Niger | 62.6% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 180 | Nicaragua | 61.8% | 2007 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 55.8% | 2019 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 52.2% | 2022 | down 37.2% | flat |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.4% | 1987 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 184 | Madagascar | 42.3% | 2018 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 185 | Haiti | 39.7% | 1985 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 186 | British Virgin Islands | 28.3% | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 187 | Palestine, State of | 18.6% | 2023 | down 80.9% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release