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Primary completion rate, % of age group: ranking of countries
168 countries ranked by their latest value (2020–2025). Monaco is highest at 135.0%; Niger is lowest at 40.8%.
World 88.0% (2024)Median country 94.6%168 countries
Primary completion: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Primary completion | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 135.0% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 132.4% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 124.3% | 2023 | |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 123.4% | 2022 | |
| 5 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 116.3% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 113.4% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Nepal | South Asia | 109.4% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 109.0% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 108.9% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 108.1% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 108.1% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 107.3% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 107.1% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 106.7% | 2023 | |
| 15 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 106.5% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 106.4% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 106.4% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 104.5% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 103.8% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 103.0% | 2024 | |
| 21 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 102.9% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 102.3% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 102.2% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 101.5% | 2022 | |
| 25 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 101.2% | 2023 | |
| 26 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 101.1% | 2023 | |
| 27 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 100.6% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 100.5% | 2023 | |
| 29 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 100.5% | 2023 | |
| 30 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 100.4% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.2% | 2023 | |
| 32 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 100.1% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2023 | |
| 36 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.2% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.1% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99.1% | 2022 | |
| 45 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.9% | 2023 | |
| 46 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.7% | 2023 | |
| 47 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 98.6% | 2023 | |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 98.6% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 98.5% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 98.5% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.4% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.2% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.2% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.2% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 98.1% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.1% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 97.5% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.5% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.4% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.2% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 97.2% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.1% | 2022 | |
| 67 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.1% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.0% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.0% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 96.8% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 96.8% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 96.2% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 96.0% | 2022 | |
| 75 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 95.8% | 2024 | |
| 76 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 95.8% | 2023 | |
| 77 | United States | North America | 95.7% | 2022 | |
| 78 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 95.4% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 95.4% | 2024 | |
| 80 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 95.3% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 95.3% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 95.1% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 94.6% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 94.6% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 94.5% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 94.3% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 94.2% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 94.2% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 94.1% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 94.1% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 94.0% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.8% | 2022 | |
| 93 | Maldives | South Asia | 93.8% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 93.7% | 2022 | |
| 95 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 93.6% | 2021 | |
| 96 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 93.6% | 2023 | |
| 97 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 93.5% | 2024 | |
| 98 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 93.4% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 93.2% | 2023 | |
| 100 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 92.8% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.1% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 91.7% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.6% | 2023 | |
| 104 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 91.4% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.2% | 2024 | |
| 106 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.2% | 2023 | |
| 107 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.1% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.1% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 91.0% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 91.0% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 90.6% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 90.3% | 2023 | |
| 113 | India | South Asia | 90.3% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 90.0% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 88.9% | 2021 | |
| 116 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 88.7% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.6% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 87.7% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Bhutan | South Asia | 86.5% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 86.5% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 86.4% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.0% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 85.3% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 85.2% | 2025 | |
| 125 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 84.2% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 83.6% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 83.6% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.2% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 83.1% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 82.7% | 2023 | |
| 131 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 82.6% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 81.7% | 2022 | |
| 133 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 81.0% | 2023 | |
| 134 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.4% | 2021 | |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.2% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 78.9% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.3% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 76.5% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.7% | 2023 | |
| 140 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.3% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 75.2% | 2021 | |
| 142 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 74.1% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.4% | 2020 | |
| 144 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.7% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.4% | 2022 | |
| 146 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 72.0% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.1% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 70.5% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.1% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 67.4% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 67.3% | 2023 | |
| 152 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.0% | 2023 | |
| 153 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.8% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.9% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.6% | 2022 | |
| 156 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.3% | 2022 | |
| 157 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.7% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 60.1% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.9% | 2020 | |
| 160 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.8% | 2022 | |
| 161 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.4% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.0% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.4% | 2023 | |
| 164 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.9% | 2023 | |
| 165 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.6% | 2020 | |
| 166 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.4% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.8% | 2021 | |
| 168 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.8% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)