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

Saudi Arabia had the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) of 140 countries in 2012, at 128.3%. Chad had the lowest, at 34%. The median was 96.5% and the figure for the World was 88.1%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Highest128.3Saudi Arabia
Lowest34Chad
Median96.5140 countries
World88.1History

Top 40 countries, 2012

Saudi Arabia: 128.3 %Saudi Arabia128.3Albania: 117 %Albania117Colombia: 113.6 %Colombia113.6Saint Kitts and Nevis: 112.7 %Saint Kitts and Nevis112.7Indonesia: 108 %Indonesia108Belize: 107.9 %Belize107.9Oman: 107.9 %Oman107.9Seychelles: 107.7 %Seychelles107.7Georgia: 107.4 %Georgia107.4Cayman Islands: 107.4 %Cayman Islands107.4Mexico: 106.5 %Mexico106.5Nepal: 106.1 %Nepal106.1Tonga: 105.9 %Tonga105.9Syria: 105.8 %Syria105.8Ecuador: 105.3 %Ecuador105.3Guyana: 104.3 %Guyana104.3Bahamas: 104.3 %Bahamas104.3Malaysia: 104 %Malaysia104Argentina: 103.7 %Argentina103.7Brunei: 103.2 %Brunei103.2Botswana: 102.6 %Botswana102.6Hong Kong: 102.3 %Hong Kong102.3Liechtenstein: 102.2 %Liechtenstein102.2Bhutan: 102.1 %Bhutan102.1South Korea: 102.1 %South Korea102.1Macao: 101.9 %Macao101.9Israel: 101.9 %Israel101.9Germany: 101.8 %Germany101.8Belarus: 101.5 %Belarus101.5Panama: 101.2 %Panama101.2Lithuania: 101.1 %Lithuania101.1Samoa: 100.7 %Samoa100.7Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 100.7 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100.7Bahrain: 100.1 %Bahrain100.1Cyprus: 100.1 %Cyprus100.1Uruguay: 99.8 %Uruguay99.8Vietnam: 99.7 %Vietnam99.7Estonia: 99.7 %Estonia99.7Norway: 99.7 %Norway99.7Denmark: 99.7 %Denmark99.7
%. 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

RankCountries2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Saudi Arabia128.3+6 pts
2Albania117+16.5 pts
3Colombia113.6-5.3 pts
4Saint Kitts and Nevis112.7+3.2 pts
5Indonesia108+7.2 pts
6Belize107.9+4.8 pts
7Oman107.9-8.6 pts
8Seychelles107.7-6.9 pts
9Georgia107.4n/a
10Cayman Islands107.4+1.2 pts
11Mexico106.5+6.3 pts
12Nepal106.1n/a
13Tonga105.9n/a
14Syria105.8+1.5 pts
15Ecuador105.3+0.1 pts
16Guyana104.3+1.8 pts
17Bahamas104.3+1 pts
18Malaysia104+4.7 pts
19Argentina103.7+0.4 pts
20Brunei103.2-7.8 pts
21Botswana102.6n/a
22Hong Kong102.3-0.3 pts
23Liechtenstein102.2+1.5 pts
24Bhutan102.1+9.3 pts
25South Korea102.1+4.5 pts
26Macao101.9+4.8 pts
27Israel101.9+5.4 pts
28Germany101.8-1.8 pts
29Belarus101.5-1.8 pts
30Panama101.2+1.8 pts
31Lithuania101.1+2 pts
32Samoa100.7-0.4 pts
33Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100.7+11.9 pts
34Bahrain100.1+6.9 pts
35Cyprus100.1-1.7 pts
36Uruguay99.8-1 pts
37Vietnam99.7+3.3 pts
38Estonia99.7-0.1 pts
39Norway99.7-0.2 pts
40Denmark99.7-1.4 pts
41Bulgaria99.5-0.4 pts
42Czechia99.4-1.1 pts
43Bermuda99.4-5.6 pts
44Sweden99.3+1.5 pts
45Algeria99.2+2 pts
46Malta99.1-0.3 pts
47Italy99.1-1.9 pts
48Iceland99-0.3 pts
49Finland98.9-0.6 pts
50Jamaica98.8+11 pts
51Latvia98.5-1.2 pts
52Bolivia98.2+0.9 pts
53Croatia98+0.4 pts
54Serbia98-6.1 pts
55Greece97.9+2.2 pts
56Hungary97.9+0.1 pts
57Dominica97.7+3 pts
58Nauru97.6n/a
59El Salvador97.4-1.8 pts
60Chile97.4+2.3 pts
61Ukraine97.3-4 pts
62Slovenia97.2-0.1 pts
63Fiji97.2+2.2 pts
64Kazakhstan96.9-7 pts
65Switzerland96.8+0.2 pts
66Poland96.8-0.2 pts
67Spain96.8+0.3 pts
68Peru96.7-5.4 pts
69Kuwait96.5-3.9 pts
70Austria96.5-4.1 pts
71Kyrgyzstan96.5+2.2 pts
72Montenegro96.2+21.8 pts
73Cape Verde96+4.8 pts
74Paraguay96-0.1 pts
75Russia95.7+5.1 pts
76Sint Maarten95.7n/a
77Uzbekistan95.5+0.5 pts
78Slovakia95.4-3.2 pts
79Sri Lanka95.3-3.1 pts
80Morocco95.3+8.2 pts
81Romania95.2-3.1 pts
82Saint Lucia95.1+0.1 pts
83Venezuela95.1+2.2 pts
84Tajikistan94.8-9.6 pts
85Armenia94.4-1.9 pts
86Iran93.9-1.6 pts
87Costa Rica93.8-3.8 pts
88Dominican Republic93.5+0.5 pts
89Maldives93.1-8.1 pts
90Cuba92.8-2.3 pts
91Palestine92.8-1.1 pts
92Laos92.3+3.5 pts
93Mauritius92.3-4.4 pts
94Namibia92.2-0.1 pts
95British Virgin Islands92.1+4.7 pts
96Azerbaijan92-0.8 pts
97Cambodia91.9+3.4 pts
98Ghana91.3+3.3 pts
99Moldova89.6-1.5 pts
100Zambia89.4+1.1 pts
101Zimbabwe87n/a
102Guatemala86.1-0.3 pts
103Timor-Leste85.7+4.3 pts
104Honduras85.1-2.2 pts
105Solomon Islands83.8-1.8 pts
106Luxembourg83.7+0.4 pts
107Eswatini82-1.2 pts
108Lesotho81.8-0.1 pts
109Suriname78.7+0.9 pts
110Bosnia and Herzegovina78.5-0.1 pts
111Tanzania78.3-2.9 pts
112Cameroon76.3+4 pts
113Lebanon74.9-0.4 pts
114Rwanda74.8n/a
115Malawi73.5+3.4 pts
116Togo73.2+3.5 pts
117Republic of the Congo72.6-2.6 pts
118Mauritania69.5n/a
119Benin68.6+1.3 pts
120Madagascar65.2-1.2 pts
121Democratic Republic of the Congo64.5+4.7 pts
122Sierra Leone63.9-4 pts
123Burundi62.6+4.8 pts
124Guinea60.5n/a
125Gambia60.3+2 pts
126Senegal60.1-0.6 pts
127Yemen59.3n/a
128Eritrea58.2-3.1 pts
129Burkina Faso55.9n/a
130Uganda55.5+1.1 pts
131Pakistan55.1+2.9 pts
132Sudan53.8n/a
133Mozambique53.1-2.5 pts
134Côte d’Ivoire52.1+2.7 pts
135Mali50.6-4.1 pts
136Ethiopia49.8-1.8 pts
137Niger46.7+3.2 pts
138Central African Republic38.7+1.5 pts
139Equatorial Guinea35.8+1.7 pts
140Chad34+0.5 pts

Other periods

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. 58 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2026). Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS) (Countries by primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade), 2012) [Data set]. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS

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Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS), Countries by primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade), 2012. UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. World Bank, World Development Indicators, https://data.worldbank.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/primary-completion-rate/countries?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2026. Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Countries by primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade), 2012. Dataset. Distributed by World Bank, World Development Indicators. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/primary-completion-rate/countries?period=2012.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS), Countries by primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade), 2012 [Dataset]. Via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/primary-completion-rate/countries?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{unesco_countries_by_primary_completion_2012,
  author = {{UNESCO Institute for Statistics}},
  title = {{Primary completion rate, total, \% of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS): Countries by primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade), 2012}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {World Bank, World Development Indicators},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Retrieved through World Bank, World Development Indicators (https://data.worldbank.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/primary-completion-rate/countries?period=2012. Publisher attribution: 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)?

Saudi Arabia, with 128.3% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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

Chad, with 34% in 2012.

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. 58 countries have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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