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Education: country rankings

School enrolment, completion, literacy and public spending on education. For each indicator: the ten highest and five lowest values among countries reporting in recent years.

Adult literacy141 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu100.0%2022
  2. 2Uzbekistan100.0%2022
  3. 3Russia99.9%2021
  4. 4San Marino99.9%2022
  5. 5Latvia99.9%2011
  6. 6Turkmenistan99.9%2022
  7. 7Estonia99.9%2011
  8. 8Belarus99.9%2019
  9. 9Palau99.8%2020
  10. 10Armenia99.8%2023
Lowest
  1. 141Chad30.6%2019
  2. 140Niger35.6%2022
  3. 139Mali35.6%2024
  4. 138Afghanistan37.3%2021
  5. 137Guinea39.6%2018
All 141 countries
Female literacy147 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu100.0%2022
  2. 2Uzbekistan100.0%2022
  3. 3Russia99.9%2021
  4. 4San Marino99.9%2022
  5. 5Estonia99.9%2011
  6. 6Latvia99.9%2011
  7. 7Armenia99.9%2023
  8. 8Turkmenistan99.9%2022
  9. 9Belarus99.9%2019
  10. 10Lithuania99.8%2011
Lowest
  1. 147Chad18.6%2019
  2. 146Niger25.7%2022
  3. 145Afghanistan26.6%2022
  4. 144Central African Republic27.1%2019
  5. 143Guinea27.7%2018
All 147 countries
Primary enrolment191 countries
  1. 1Sierra Leone162.1%2024
  2. 2Rwanda149.6%2024
  3. 3Malawi139.0%2024
  4. 4Sint Maarten135.1%2023
  5. 5Madagascar132.7%2024
  6. 6Nepal128.6%2025
  7. 7Turks and Caicos Islands125.1%2024
  8. 8Saint Kitts and Nevis121.1%2023
  9. 9Papua New Guinea121.1%2023
  10. 10Uzbekistan120.9%2025
Lowest
  1. 191Somalia20.9%2023
  2. 190Niger64.7%2024
  3. 189Liberia66.6%2022
  4. 188British Virgin Islands72.8%2024
  5. 187Mali72.8%2023
All 191 countries
Secondary enrolment176 countries
  1. 1Monaco158.5%2024
  2. 2Belgium143.0%2023
  3. 3Finland142.4%2024
  4. 4Netherlands137.5%2023
  5. 5Saint Kitts and Nevis137.5%2023
  6. 6Vanuatu134.7%2023
  7. 7Sweden132.0%2024
  8. 8Australia131.9%2024
  9. 9Ireland130.6%2022
  10. 10Denmark125.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 176Somalia3.3%2023
  2. 175Niger19.9%2024
  3. 174Burundi23.1%2025
  4. 173Chad23.5%2024
  5. 172Tanzania28.2%2021
All 176 countries
Tertiary enrolment172 countries
  1. 1Greece165.1%2023
  2. 2Macao141.9%2024
  3. 3Cyprus120.9%2024
  4. 4Hong Kong120.1%2024
  5. 5South Korea111.9%2024
  6. 6Finland110.3%2024
  7. 7Chile110.2%2024
  8. 8Australia108.4%2024
  9. 9Argentina107.8%2023
  10. 10Türkiye105.9%2023
Lowest
  1. 172Suriname2.6%2024
  2. 171Malawi2.7%2022
  3. 170Eritrea3.2%2016
  4. 169Tanzania4.0%2024
  5. 168Niger4.2%2019
All 172 countries
Primary completion168 countries
  1. 1Monaco135.0%2024
  2. 2Turks and Caicos Islands132.4%2024
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis124.3%2023
  4. 4Antigua and Barbuda123.4%2022
  5. 5Fiji116.3%2024
  6. 6Vanuatu113.4%2024
  7. 7Nepal109.4%2025
  8. 8Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109.0%2024
  9. 9Hungary108.9%2024
  10. 10Tonga108.1%2024
Lowest
  1. 168Niger40.8%2024
  2. 167Chad41.8%2021
  3. 166British Virgin Islands46.4%2024
  4. 165Burundi47.6%2020
  5. 164Angola47.9%2023
All 168 countries
Pupils per teacher173 countries
  1. 1Central African Republic83.42016
  2. 2Rwanda59.52018
  3. 3Malawi58.72018
  4. 4Chad56.92016
  5. 5Mozambique55.32018
  6. 6Tanzania50.62018
  7. 7Angola50.02015
  8. 8Afghanistan48.82018
  9. 9Guinea47.12016
  10. 10South Sudan46.82015
Lowest
  1. 173San Marino6.92018
  2. 172Liechtenstein7.82017
  3. 171Luxembourg8.32016
  4. 170Norway8.62017
  5. 169Kuwait8.92018
All 173 countries
Education spending184 countries
  1. 1Kiribati16.4%2023
  2. 2Tuvalu12.8%2023
  3. 3Micronesia11.6%2020
  4. 4Namibia9.1%2024
  5. 5Algeria9.0%2024
  6. 6Cuba8.4%2022
  7. 7Solomon Islands8.3%2023
  8. 8Botswana8.1%2020
  9. 9Marshall Islands7.7%2022
  10. 10Vanuatu7.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 184Somalia0.0%2023
  2. 183Nigeria0.3%2023
  3. 182Zimbabwe0.4%2023
  4. 181Papua New Guinea0.8%2023
  5. 180Haiti1.0%2023
All 184 countries
Youth literacy148 countries
  1. 1Barbados100.0%2012
  2. 2Palau100.0%2020
  3. 3San Marino100.0%2022
  4. 4Uzbekistan100.0%2022
  5. 5Tuvalu100.0%2022
  6. 6Saint Lucia100.0%2012
  7. 7Estonia99.9%2011
  8. 8Romania99.9%2021
  9. 9Turks and Caicos Islands99.9%2020
  10. 10Russia99.9%2021
Lowest
  1. 148Chad45.1%2019
  2. 147Mali50.3%2024
  3. 146Central African Republic50.6%2019
  4. 145Niger53.9%2022
  5. 144Guinea53.9%2018
All 148 countries
Pre-primary enrolment176 countries
  1. 1Australia160.2%2020
  2. 2Grenada130.8%2020
  3. 3Liberia128.5%2020
  4. 4Ghana116.1%2020
  5. 5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines113.8%2020
  6. 6Czechia113.5%2020
  7. 7Malta112.5%2020
  8. 8Belgium112.4%2020
  9. 9Israel111.2%2020
  10. 10Germany108.0%2020
Lowest
  1. 176Somalia1.1%2021
  2. 175Chad1.3%2021
  3. 174Central African Republic2.9%2017
  4. 173Micronesia5.9%2021
  5. 172Burkina Faso6.5%2021
All 176 countries
Out-of-school children178 countries
  1. 1South Sudan64.7%2024
  2. 2Cabo Verde41.8%2022
  3. 3Niger40.4%2024
  4. 4Eritrea40.4%2022
  5. 5Liberia38.3%2022
  6. 6Angola36.8%2023
  7. 7Burkina Faso34.3%2024
  8. 8Mali34.0%2023
  9. 9Kenya32.9%2022
  10. 10Lesotho32.2%2024
Lowest
  1. 178United Arab Emirates0.0%2024
  2. 177Azerbaijan0.0%2024
  3. 176Uruguay0.0%2023
  4. 175South Korea0.1%2024
  5. 174Japan0.1%2023
All 178 countries
Lower secondary completion168 countries
  1. 1Monaco148.1%2024
  2. 2Hong Kong129.5%2024
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis119.7%2023
  4. 4Turks and Caicos Islands116.6%2024
  5. 5Marshall Islands114.1%2024
  6. 6Gibraltar110.3%2024
  7. 7Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109.9%2024
  8. 8Aruba107.2%2022
  9. 9Antigua and Barbuda106.0%2022
  10. 10Brunei105.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 168Niger11.9%2024
  2. 167Chad18.4%2021
  3. 166Ethiopia21.4%2023
  4. 165Malawi24.4%2024
  5. 164Benin27.9%2022
All 168 countries
Education, % of budget179 countries
  1. 1Mauritania31.9%2024
  2. 2Kenya28.5%2025
  3. 3Turkmenistan27.6%2024
  4. 4Solomon Islands25.2%2024
  5. 5Namibia24.6%2025
  6. 6Morocco23.3%2024
  7. 7Sint Maarten23.0%2023
  8. 8Bhutan22.2%2025
  9. 9Uzbekistan22.1%2024
  10. 10Kazakhstan22.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 179South Sudan0.0%2024
  2. 178Nigeria3.0%2024
  3. 177Papua New Guinea3.5%2023
  4. 176Timor-Leste4.3%2025
  5. 175Dominica5.8%2025
All 179 countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
by group

Education by region and income group

Every country in the group ranked on the same indicators, with the group aggregate.

East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East & North Africa23 economiesNorth America3 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLow-income countries25 economiesLower-middle-income countries47 economiesUpper-middle-income countries59 economiesHigh-income countries86 economies