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Countries by primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade), 2023

Saint Kitts and Nevis had the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) of 137 countries in 2023, at 124.3%. Niger had the lowest, at 45.8%. The median was 96.1% and the figure for the World was 87.3%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Highest124.3Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest45.8Niger
Median96.1137 countries
World87.3History

Top 40 countries, 2023

Saint Kitts and Nevis: 124.3 %Saint Kitts and Nevis124.3Nauru: 118.3 %Nauru118.3Nepal: 117 %Nepal117Fiji: 116.7 %Fiji116.7Vanuatu: 116.1 %Vanuatu116.1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 109.6 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109.6Moldova: 109.1 %Moldova109.1Gibraltar: 107.7 %Gibraltar107.7Tuvalu: 106.9 %Tuvalu106.9Montenegro: 106.7 %Montenegro106.7Georgia: 106.2 %Georgia106.2Kiribati: 105.8 %Kiribati105.8Lithuania: 105.2 %Lithuania105.2Morocco: 104.8 %Morocco104.8Portugal: 104.5 %Portugal104.5Mexico: 103.8 %Mexico103.8Kazakhstan: 103.1 %Kazakhstan103.1Cayman Islands: 102.6 %Cayman Islands102.6Tonga: 102.6 %Tonga102.6Venezuela: 102.2 %Venezuela102.2Thailand: 102.1 %Thailand102.1Brunei: 101.7 %Brunei101.7Cyprus: 101.4 %Cyprus101.4Uruguay: 101.2 %Uruguay101.2Marshall Islands: 101.1 %Marshall Islands101.1United Kingdom: 101.1 %United Kingdom101.1Dominica: 101 %Dominica101Chile: 100.9 %Chile100.9Slovakia: 100.7 %Slovakia100.7Costa Rica: 100.7 %Costa Rica100.7Bosnia and Herzegovina: 100.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina100.5Croatia: 100.5 %Croatia100.5Sierra Leone: 100.4 %Sierra Leone100.4Ecuador: 100.2 %Ecuador100.2Indonesia: 100 %Indonesia100Greece: 99.9 %Greece99.9Sweden: 99.6 %Sweden99.6Spain: 99.6 %Spain99.6Germany: 99.3 %Germany99.3Denmark: 99.3 %Denmark99.3
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Saint Kitts and Nevis124.3n/a
2Nauru118.3n/a
3Nepal117+15.5 pts
4Fiji116.7+0.6 pts
5Vanuatu116.1+0.3 pts
6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109.6+2.4 pts
7Moldova109.1+1.2 pts
8Gibraltar107.7+1.7 pts
9Tuvalu106.9-11.5 pts
10Montenegro106.7-3.8 pts
11Georgia106.2-4.5 pts
12Kiribati105.8+1.2 pts
13Lithuania105.2+4.6 pts
14Morocco104.8+5.8 pts
15Portugal104.5+4.5 pts
16Mexico103.8+1.5 pts
17Kazakhstan103.1+2.5 pts
18Cayman Islands102.6+4.6 pts
19Tonga102.6+1.1 pts
20Venezuela102.2-0.3 pts
21Thailand102.1-2.8 pts
22Brunei101.7n/a
23Cyprus101.4-0 pts
24Uruguay101.2+0.9 pts
25Marshall Islands101.1+2.4 pts
26United Kingdom101.1+0.7 pts
27Dominica101+4.3 pts
28Chile100.9+0.6 pts
29Slovakia100.7+5.5 pts
30Costa Rica100.7+7.5 pts
31Bosnia and Herzegovina100.5-0.4 pts
32Croatia100.5+0.2 pts
33Sierra Leone100.4-2.8 pts
34Ecuador100.2+0.7 pts
35Indonesia100-2.1 pts
36Greece99.90 pts
37Sweden99.6-0.3 pts
38Spain99.6+1.4 pts
39Germany99.3+1.5 pts
40Denmark99.3-0.6 pts
41United Arab Emirates99.2-3.3 pts
42Argentina98.9-1.4 pts
43Norway98.9-0.4 pts
44Finland98.9+0.5 pts
45Samoa98.8-3.8 pts
46Czechia98.7-4.4 pts
47Iceland98.6-0.3 pts
48South Korea98.3+2.3 pts
49Austria98+0.9 pts
50Bangladesh98+1.4 pts
51Turkmenistan97.8+0.4 pts
52Latvia97.6-0.9 pts
53Algeria97.5+3.6 pts
54Iran97.4-0.7 pts
55Slovenia97.4+0.2 pts
56Namibia97.4n/a
57Italy97.4+0.2 pts
58Jordan97.2+1.4 pts
59Malta97.1+0.1 pts
60Israel96.9-0.8 pts
61Switzerland96.9+1.8 pts
62Singapore96.8-2.8 pts
63Estonia96.8-1.7 pts
64Hungary96.8-1.8 pts
65Belize96.5-12.2 pts
66Azerbaijan96.2-3.5 pts
67Bolivia96.2-0.3 pts
68Kyrgyzstan96.1-0.2 pts
69San Marino96.1+2.7 pts
70Uzbekistan96.1-2.1 pts
71North Macedonia95.8+2.4 pts
72South Africa95.3-1.8 pts
73Albania95.1-6 pts
74Maldives94.6+1.8 pts
75Ukraine94.5n/a
76Sri Lanka94.5-0.6 pts
77Belarus94.5+0.2 pts
78Bulgaria94.5-1.3 pts
79Armenia94.3+0.5 pts
80Mongolia94.1-2 pts
81Seychelles94-5.8 pts
82Egypt93.8n/a
83Palau93.8+1.7 pts
84Eswatini93.6-12 pts
85Cuba93.6+0.3 pts
86India93.5n/a
87Panama93.3+0.2 pts
88Timor-Leste93.2+6.7 pts
89Qatar93.2-1.5 pts
90Barbados92.2+5.1 pts
91Malaysia91.8+7.3 pts
92Dominican Republic91.7+2.2 pts
93Trinidad and Tobago91.6n/a
94Palestine91.2-2.6 pts
95Saint Lucia91.1-3.7 pts
96Türkiye90.6-10.9 pts
97Afghanistan90.3n/a
98Paraguay90.3+3.1 pts
99Mauritius90.2n/a
100Macao89.5-1.7 pts
101Tanzania89.3n/a
102Laos88.8+0.6 pts
103Bahrain88.6-12.5 pts
104Cambodia87.6+0.4 pts
105Micronesia87.4+4.2 pts
106Togo87.3+1.6 pts
107Guatemala85.8-0.7 pts
108Zimbabwe85.2+2 pts
109Papua New Guinea82.7n/a
110Jamaica81.1n/a
111Romania81-1.9 pts
112British Virgin Islands80.8n/a
113El Salvador80.8+1.1 pts
114Gambia80.2-0.1 pts
115Luxembourg77.5-0.3 pts
116Philippines77.2-9.1 pts
117Côte d’Ivoire75.9+11.2 pts
118Democratic Republic of the Congo75.7n/a
119Honduras73.5+5.2 pts
120Cameroon72.2+1.8 pts
121Republic of the Congo71.1n/a
122Puerto Rico70.2n/a
123Andorra69.4n/a
124Pakistan68.6+3.7 pts
125Malawi68.4n/a
126Lebanon67.3-0.9 pts
127Lesotho67-3.6 pts
128Solomon Islands66.5n/a
129Senegal61.5+4.7 pts
130Syria60.1+2.4 pts
131Rwanda59.3n/a
132Madagascar58.3+0.9 pts
133Ethiopia55.1-5.8 pts
134Burkina Faso51.7-6.6 pts
135Mali48.4n/a
136Angola47.9n/a
137Niger45.8-4.6 pts

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About this ranking

New entrants to the last grade of primary education, of any age, as a percentage of the population at the theoretical entrance age to that grade. UNESCO Institute for Statistics gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary, which World Development Indicators calls the primary completion rate.

It counts pupils who reach the last grade, not those who pass it, and late entrants push it above 100%. The UIS completion rate from household surveys is a different measure and is lower in many countries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 61 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Which country has the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade)?

Saint Kitts and Nevis, with 124.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Which country has the lowest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade)?

Niger, with 45.8% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 61 countries have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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