Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
164
Highest
100.0%
Chile
Lowest
7.5%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
93.6%
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
13,512
What the numbers show
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Chile; the lowest is 7.5% in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.6%, and the mean is 84.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 199.4%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 81.3%).
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Japan | 100.0% | 1998 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 8 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 9 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 99.9% | 2021 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 99.8% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 99.8% | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 17 | Austria | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 99.6% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Czechia | 99.6% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 99.3% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Mongolia | 99.3% | 2018 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 22 | Oman | 99.3% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 99.3% | 2018 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Indonesia | 99.2% | 2017 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 26 | Macau, China | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.2% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 28 | Greece | 99.2% | 2022 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 29 | Türkiye | 99.1% | 2022 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 30 | Serbia | 99.1% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | Finland | 99.1% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 99.1% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 98.9% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 34 | Mexico | 98.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 35 | Singapore | 98.9% | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 98.8% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 38 | Armenia | 98.8% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 98.6% | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 40 | Sweden | 98.5% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Hungary | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Mauritius | 98.3% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Belarus | 98.1% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 45 | Viet Nam | 98.1% | 2014 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.0% | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 98.0% | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.8% | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 49 | Argentina | 97.8% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 97.6% | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 51 | Israel | 97.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 52 | Algeria | 97.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 53 | Georgia | 97.1% | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.1% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 55 | Malta | 97.1% | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 56 | South Africa | 96.8% | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 57 | Bahrain | 96.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.6% | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 59 | Belize | 96.5% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | 96.3% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | Germany | 96.3% | 2012 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 62 | Netherlands | 96.1% | 1984 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 63 | Romania | 96.0% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 64 | Lebanon | 95.8% | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 95.7% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 66 | Seychelles | 95.6% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 67 | Philippines | 95.4% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 95.4% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 69 | Botswana | 95.4% | 2012 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 95.2% | 2021 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Latvia | 95.1% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 72 | Hong Kong, China | 94.8% | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 94.8% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 74 | Guyana | 94.7% | 2011 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 75 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 94.4% | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 94.2% | 2019 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 77 | New Caledonia | 94.2% | 1989 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 94.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 79 | Qatar | 94.0% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 80 | Fiji | 93.9% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 93.8% | 2018 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 82 | Morocco | 93.7% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 83 | Ukraine | 93.5% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 84 | Maldives | 93.4% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 93.3% | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 93.1% | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 87 | Bhutan | 93.1% | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 88 | Colombia | 92.9% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 89 | Uruguay | 92.9% | 2021 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 92.2% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 91 | Kuwait | 91.6% | 2020 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 91.1% | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 90.8% | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 94 | Dominica | 90.8% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 90.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 89.2% | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 97 | Kiribati | 89.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 98 | Guatemala | 88.3% | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 99 | Albania | 87.7% | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 87.3% | 2019 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 101 | Namibia | 87.0% | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 102 | Eswatini | 86.4% | 2018 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 103 | Ghana | 85.4% | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 104 | Aruba | 85.2% | 2020 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 105 | Malaysia | 84.9% | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 106 | Samoa | 84.7% | 2019 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 107 | Cambodia | 84.6% | 2019 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 108 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 84.5% | 2019 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 109 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 83.7% | 2016 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 110 | Gambia | 82.7% | 2020 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 111 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 82.6% | 2019 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 112 | Sudan | 82.1% | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 113 | Honduras | 81.6% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 114 | Belgium | 79.9% | 1987 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 79.8% | 2020 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 116 | Eritrea | 79.8% | 2017 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 117 | Lesotho | 78.8% | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 118 | Libya | 78.6% | 1980 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 77.9% | 2020 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 120 | Myanmar | 77.5% | 2009 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | 76.6% | 2018 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 122 | India | 76.0% | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 75.5% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 124 | Suriname | 75.0% | 2020 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 125 | Chad | 74.9% | 2017 | up 199.4% | rising |
| 126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74.8% | 2008 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 127 | Djibouti | 74.0% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 128 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 74.0% | 2020 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 129 | Rwanda | 73.7% | 2023 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 130 | Nepal | 73.4% | 2016 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 131 | Jamaica | 72.0% | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 132 | Kenya | 71.4% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 133 | Pakistan | 70.6% | 2018 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 70.5% | 2007 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 135 | Senegal | 67.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 136 | Panama | 66.9% | 2022 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 137 | Yemen | 66.7% | 2012 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 138 | Nigeria | 66.6% | 2009 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 139 | Mauritania | 66.4% | 2016 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 140 | Guinea | 65.0% | 2013 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 141 | Bahamas | 64.6% | 2012 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 142 | Togo | 63.5% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 143 | Cameroon | 62.8% | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 144 | Mali | 59.4% | 2011 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 58.1% | 2022 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 54.9% | 2021 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 147 | Malawi | 54.6% | 2013 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 54.5% | 1997 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 149 | Benin | 54.4% | 2021 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 53.8% | 1995 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 151 | Zambia | 53.8% | 2012 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 152 | Burundi | 53.7% | 2019 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 153 | Nicaragua | 52.5% | 2007 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 154 | Iraq | 47.2% | 1999 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 155 | Niger | 47.0% | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 45.4% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 157 | Mozambique | 42.7% | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 40.4% | 2019 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 36.0% | 2022 | down 51.7% | rising |
| 160 | Uganda | 35.7% | 2016 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 161 | Haiti | 33.9% | 1985 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 162 | Madagascar | 33.3% | 2018 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 163 | Palestine, State of | 18.5% | 2023 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.5% | 1987 | down 29.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 99.0%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 98.8%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 98.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 98.6%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 98.5%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 98.5%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 98.5%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 98.5%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 98.5%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 98.4%
- SDG: Europe 98.3%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 98.2%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 98.2%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 98.2%
- WB: European Union 98.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 98.1%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 98.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 98.1%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 98.0%
- UIS: Central Asia 98.0%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 98.0%
- WB: Euro Area 98.0%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 97.9%
- AIMS: Central Asia 97.9%
- SDG: Central Asia 97.9%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 97.5%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 97.5%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 97.2%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 96.9%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 96.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 96.8%
- MDG: Northern Africa 96.8%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 96.7%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 96.5%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 96.3%
- AIMS: East Asia 96.3%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 96.1%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 96.1%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 96.1%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 96.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release