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 134 countries in 2020, at 127.8%. Burundi had the lowest, at 47.6%. The median was 96.8% and the figure for the World was 88%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Top 40 countries, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2020 (%) | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 127.8 | -22.6 pts |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 119.5 | +8 pts |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 112 | +1.8 pts |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 109.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 108.1 | +18 pts |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 105.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 7 | Belize | 104.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 8 | Brunei | 104.7 | +3.7 pts |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 104.5 | +7.4 pts |
| 10 | Liechtenstein | 104.4 | +9.9 pts |
| 11 | Aruba | 104.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 12 | Moldova | 104.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 13 | Fiji | 103.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 14 | Qatar | 103.1 | +2.6 pts |
| 15 | Samoa | 102.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 16 | Mexico | 102.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 102.4 | -3.4 pts |
| 18 | Portugal | 102.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 19 | Indonesia | 102.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 20 | Lithuania | 102 | -1 pts |
| 21 | Montenegro | 101.6 | +2.9 pts |
| 22 | Israel | 101.6 | +5 pts |
| 23 | Singapore | 101.4 | +3.3 pts |
| 24 | South Korea | 101.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 25 | Tonga | 101.1 | |
| 26 | Cyprus | 101.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 27 | Uruguay | 100.9 | |
| 28 | United States | 100.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 29 | Algeria | 100.7 | +3.2 pts |
| 30 | Thailand | 100.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 31 | Türkiye | 100.6 | +4 pts |
| 32 | Croatia | 100.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 100.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 99.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 35 | Argentina | 99.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 36 | Denmark | 99.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 37 | Sweden | 99.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 38 | Colombia | 99.6 | -3.9 pts |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 99.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 40 | Albania | 99.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 41 | Norway | 99.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 42 | Finland | 99.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.8 | -8.1 pts |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 98.7 | +2 pts |
| 45 | Italy | 98.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 98.6 | +4.9 pts |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 98.5 | -1.8 pts |
| 48 | Greece | 98.4 | 0 pts |
| 49 | Iceland | 98.4 | -1 pts |
| 50 | Germany | 98.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 51 | Latvia | 98.3 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Palestine | 98.3 | +3.2 pts |
| 53 | India | 98.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 54 | Ireland | 98.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 55 | Chile | 98 | +0.5 pts |
| 56 | Serbia | 97.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 97.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 97.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 59 | Namibia | 97.7 | +5.3 pts |
| 60 | Jordan | 97.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 61 | Austria | 97.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 62 | Belarus | 97.6 | -4.7 pts |
| 63 | Kiribati | 97.2 | |
| 64 | Malta | 97.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 97 | +3 pts |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 97 | -1.7 pts |
| 67 | Slovakia | 96.8 | +5.3 pts |
| 68 | Slovenia | 96.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 69 | Czechia | 96.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 70 | Spain | 96.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 71 | Iran | 96.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 72 | San Marino | 96.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96 | -3.1 pts |
| 74 | Tunisia | 95.8 | |
| 75 | Estonia | 95.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 76 | Philippines | 95.5 | -3.9 pts |
| 77 | Ecuador | 95.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 78 | Cuba | 95.3 | +4.3 pts |
| 79 | Mongolia | 95.2 | -3.9 pts |
| 80 | Georgia | 94.6 | -3.8 pts |
| 81 | Armenia | 94.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 82 | Hungary | 94.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 83 | Morocco | 94.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 84 | Switzerland | 94.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 85 | Malaysia | 94 | +3.8 pts |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 93.5 | -1 pts |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 93.5 | -9.1 pts |
| 88 | Nauru | 93.3 | -7.4 pts |
| 89 | Mauritius | 92.7 | 0 pts |
| 90 | South Africa | 92.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 91 | Oman | 92.1 | -7.1 pts |
| 92 | Bolivia | 92.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 93 | Egypt | 91.8 | +3.1 pts |
| 94 | Laos | 90.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 95 | Barbados | 90.6 | +9.2 pts |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 90.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 97 | Macao | 90.1 | -0 pts |
| 98 | Ukraine | 89.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 89.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 100 | Cambodia | 89.4 | +7.9 pts |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 88.4 | +3.7 pts |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | 88.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 103 | Panama | 87.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 104 | Suriname | 87.5 | +3.6 pts |
| 105 | Romania | 86.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 106 | Paraguay | 84.8 | |
| 107 | Togo | 84.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 108 | Kuwait | 83.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 109 | Bhutan | 82.7 | +7 pts |
| 110 | El Salvador | 82.4 | |
| 111 | Guatemala | 81.1 | +1 pts |
| 112 | Jamaica | 78.6 | -7.5 pts |
| 113 | Micronesia | 78.6 | -9 pts |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | 77.4 | -2.6 pts |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 77.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 76.8 | |
| 117 | Honduras | 76.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 118 | Gambia | 76.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 119 | Lesotho | 73.8 | -6.6 pts |
| 120 | Mauritania | 73.4 | +7.1 pts |
| 121 | Côte d’Ivoire | 71 | +0.9 pts |
| 122 | Tanzania | 68.5 | +3.8 pts |
| 123 | Lebanon | 67.6 | -0 pts |
| 124 | British Virgin Islands | 63.4 | +3.6 pts |
| 125 | Andorra | 62.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 62.5 | |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 61.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 128 | Mozambique | 61.7 | +3 pts |
| 129 | Senegal | 60.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 130 | Guinea | 59.9 | |
| 131 | Benin | 57.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 132 | Madagascar | 57.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 133 | Syria | 56.8 | |
| 134 | Burundi | 47.6 | -4 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. 64 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which country has the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade)?
The Seychelles, with 127.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Which country has the lowest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade)?
Burundi, with 47.6% in 2020.
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. 64 countries have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.