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

The Seychelles had the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) of 143 countries in 2019, at 150.5%. Burundi had the lowest, at 51.6%. The median was 96% and the figure for the World was 87.9%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Highest150.5Seychelles
Lowest51.6Burundi
Median96143 countries
World87.9History

Top 40 countries, 2019

Seychelles: 150.5 %Seychelles150.5Nepal: 118.5 %Nepal118.5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 111.4 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines111.4Saint Kitts and Nevis: 110.2 %Saint Kitts and Nevis110.2Gibraltar: 107.5 %Gibraltar107.5Kyrgyzstan: 106.8 %Kyrgyzstan106.8Marshall Islands: 105.8 %Marshall Islands105.8Antigua and Barbuda: 105.6 %Antigua and Barbuda105.6Fiji: 104.6 %Fiji104.6Vanuatu: 104.6 %Vanuatu104.6Colombia: 103.5 %Colombia103.5Lithuania: 103 %Lithuania103Indonesia: 102.9 %Indonesia102.9Belize: 102.7 %Belize102.7Cape Verde: 102.6 %Cape Verde102.6Mexico: 102.5 %Mexico102.5Moldova: 102.4 %Moldova102.4Belarus: 102.2 %Belarus102.2Cyprus: 102 %Cyprus102Timor-Leste: 102 %Timor-Leste102Aruba: 101.9 %Aruba101.9Samoa: 101.7 %Samoa101.7Portugal: 101 %Portugal101Brunei: 101 %Brunei101Nauru: 100.7 %Nauru100.7Denmark: 100.6 %Denmark100.6Qatar: 100.5 %Qatar100.5United States: 100.5 %United States100.5Azerbaijan: 100.4 %Azerbaijan100.4Argentina: 100.3 %Argentina100.3United Kingdom: 100.3 %United Kingdom100.3Russia: 100 %Russia100South Korea: 99.9 %South Korea99.9United Arab Emirates: 99.7 %United Arab Emirates99.7Ireland: 99.7 %Ireland99.7Germany: 99.6 %Germany99.6Austria: 99.5 %Austria99.5Finland: 99.4 %Finland99.4Croatia: 99.4 %Croatia99.4Iceland: 99.4 %Iceland99.4
%. 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

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Seychelles150.5+21.5 pts
2Nepal118.5n/a
3Saint Vincent and the Grenadines111.4-4.6 pts
4Saint Kitts and Nevis110.2-1.3 pts
5Gibraltar107.5n/a
6Kyrgyzstan106.8+10.7 pts
7Marshall Islands105.8n/a
8Antigua and Barbuda105.6+0.7 pts
9Fiji104.6+2.6 pts
10Vanuatu104.6n/a
11Colombia103.5-2 pts
12Lithuania103-0.5 pts
13Indonesia102.9+0.2 pts
14Belize102.7-1.7 pts
15Cape Verde102.6+14 pts
16Mexico102.5+0.1 pts
17Moldova102.4+0.6 pts
18Belarus102.2+4.3 pts
19Cyprus102+2.1 pts
20Timor-Leste102+1.8 pts
21Aruba101.9+5.8 pts
22Samoa101.7-5.5 pts
23Portugal101+1.6 pts
24Brunei101-5.2 pts
25Nauru100.7n/a
26Denmark100.6+0.2 pts
27Qatar100.5+0.7 pts
28United States100.5+0.4 pts
29Azerbaijan100.4+0.2 pts
30Argentina100.3+0.1 pts
31United Kingdom100.3+1.7 pts
32Russia100+0.4 pts
33South Korea99.9+3.1 pts
34United Arab Emirates99.7-5.3 pts
35Ireland99.7+2.9 pts
36Germany99.6+1 pts
37Austria99.5+1.7 pts
38Finland99.4-0.3 pts
39Croatia99.4-1.3 pts
40Iceland99.4+0.3 pts
41Philippines99.4-9 pts
42Norway99.3-0.1 pts
43Oman99.2+1.4 pts
44Bosnia and Herzegovina99.1+5.3 pts
45Mongolia99.1+1.7 pts
46Thailand99.1+1.8 pts
47Sweden99-0.9 pts
48Albania98.7-4.2 pts
49Montenegro98.7-1.9 pts
50Serbia98.7-0.1 pts
51Saudi Arabia98.6-3.2 pts
52Georgia98.4-4.3 pts
53Greece98.4+0.8 pts
54Italy98.4-0.5 pts
55Latvia98.3-0.1 pts
56Singapore98.1-1.8 pts
57Malta97.8-1.1 pts
58Bahrain97.6+1.6 pts
59Algeria97.5-3.4 pts
60Chile97.4-0.7 pts
61Spain97.4+1.1 pts
62Estonia97.3+0.7 pts
63Slovenia97.3-0.5 pts
64Bulgaria97.1+0.1 pts
65Hong Kong97.1+4.2 pts
66Jordan96.8+1 pts
67Uzbekistan96.7-0.4 pts
68Türkiye96.6+5.6 pts
69Eswatini96.6-4.3 pts
70Israel96.6-1.5 pts
71India96.2n/a
72Rwanda96+11.8 pts
73Czechia95.8+2.1 pts
74Ecuador95.8-2.6 pts
75Kazakhstan95.6-1.7 pts
76Palestine95.1-1.5 pts
77Iran95.1n/a
78Peru95+2.1 pts
79Poland94.7+0.5 pts
80Sri Lanka94.5n/a
81Liechtenstein94.5-12.9 pts
82Maldives94.4+0.8 pts
83Dominican Republic94+0.2 pts
84San Marino93.9-1.2 pts
85Hungary93.9-4.9 pts
86Ghana93.8+4.9 pts
87Costa Rica93.7+3 pts
88Dominica93.7-8.3 pts
89Switzerland93.6-0.8 pts
90Laos93.6-4.9 pts
91Armenia93.6+4.7 pts
92South Africa93+0.6 pts
93Mauritius92.6-3.1 pts
94Namibia92.4-2.1 pts
95Saint Lucia92.3+1.5 pts
96Morocco91.7+2.3 pts
97Slovakia91.5-0.6 pts
98North Macedonia91.1-3 pts
99Cuba91-0.2 pts
100Bolivia90.8-3.3 pts
101Malaysia90.2-1 pts
102Tuvalu90.1-2.3 pts
103Macao90.1-5.5 pts
104Ukraine89.1+5.1 pts
105Afghanistan88.9-1 pts
106Egypt88.7+2.2 pts
107Bahamas87.9+3 pts
108Romania87.6-0.4 pts
109Micronesia87.5-2.5 pts
110Zimbabwe86.8-1 pts
111Panama86.8n/a
112Jamaica86-0.2 pts
113Cayman Islands85.3-11.2 pts
114Sierra Leone84.7+1.7 pts
115Togo84.3-3.5 pts
116Suriname83.9+3.9 pts
117Kuwait82.5-5.9 pts
118Cambodia81.4+1.2 pts
119Barbados81.4-5.1 pts
120Lesotho80.4-11.9 pts
121Guatemala80.1-1.1 pts
122Solomon Islands80-1.4 pts
123Luxembourg77.9+1.2 pts
124Malawi76.6n/a
125Honduras76.5n/a
126Bhutan75.7-8.8 pts
127Gambia73.7+4.3 pts
128Côte d’Ivoire70.1+1.6 pts
129Lebanon67.6+0.8 pts
130Mauritania66.4-3.4 pts
131Cameroon66+1 pts
132Andorra65.1-2.6 pts
133Tanzania64.7-2.8 pts
134Niger61.8n/a
135Burkina Faso61.6-1 pts
136Senegal60.9n/a
137Sudan60.1+1.2 pts
138British Virgin Islands59.8-4.7 pts
139Pakistan59.6+0.8 pts
140Madagascar59-2.5 pts
141Benin59n/a
142Mozambique58.7+2.9 pts
143Burundi51.6-3.8 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. 55 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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)?

The Seychelles, with 150.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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

Burundi, with 51.6% in 2019.

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. 55 countries have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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