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Primary completion2021

Gross primary completion rate under the source definition. Over-age and other enrollments can produce values above 100%.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data137 / 217No observation: 80
First-ranked country or territorySeychelles156.17 %

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Primary completion · 2021 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Seychelles156.172021
02St. Kitts & Nevis155.272021
03Hong Kong SAR China119.092021
04St. Vincent & Grenadines117.732021
05Fiji116.652021
06Belize116.052021
07Turks & Caicos Islands113.032021
08Tuvalu112.382021
09Gibraltar111.392021
10Bangladesh109.872021
11Marshall Islands107.132021
12Moldova106.42021
13Vanuatu104.52021
14Portugal104.32021
15Türkiye103.442021
16Indonesia103.372021
17Palau103.322021
18Argentina102.882021
19Mexico102.822021
20Cyprus101.472021
21Czechia101.122021
22United States101.092021
23Nepal101.092021
24Kiribati101.072021
25Thailand101.052021
26Timor-Leste101.052021
27Germany100.972021
28Singapore100.562021
29Uruguay100.52021
30Turkmenistan100.422021
31Costa Rica100.332021
32Samoa1002021
33Sweden99.822021
34Austria99.822021
35Denmark99.682021
36Lithuania99.622021
37United Kingdom99.62021
38Finland99.282021
39Spain99.242021
40Chile99.222021
41Montenegro99.212021
42Norway99.22021
43Colombia99.192021
44India99.092021
45Tonga99.062021
46Sierra Leone98.962021
47Malta98.942021
48Iceland98.532021
49Uzbekistan98.482021
50South Korea98.452021
51Algeria98.362021
52Dominica98.352021
53Estonia98.232021
54Morocco98.142021
55Israel98.142021
56Latvia98.072021
57Serbia98.072021
58Croatia98.012021
59Italy97.712021
60United Arab Emirates97.432021
61Cuba97.412021
62Albania97.222021
63Slovenia97.182021
64Jordan96.962021
65Bosnia & Herzegovina96.872021
66Sri Lanka96.742021
67Ireland96.682021
68Saudi Arabia96.642021
69Azerbaijan96.562021
70Greece96.342021
71Aruba95.782021
72Macao SAR China95.782021
73Grenada95.742021
74Switzerland95.482021
75Hungary95.422021
76Rwanda95.42021
77Panama95.242021
78South Africa95.222021
79Belarus95.132021
80Barbados94.972021
81Bulgaria94.262021
82Armenia94.222021
83Palestinian Territories94.22021
84Mauritius94.152021
85San Marino94.042021
86Cape Verde93.952021
87Ecuador93.942021
88Kazakhstan93.652021
89Tunisia93.632021
90Cayman Islands93.592021
91Kyrgyzstan92.912021
92Egypt92.432021
93Slovakia92.152021
94North Macedonia91.632021
95Qatar91.182021
96Bhutan90.882021
97Malaysia90.72021
98Cambodia90.232021
99Laos89.72021
100Ukraine89.292021
101Philippines89.082021
102Liechtenstein88.942021
103Romania88.932021
104Oman88.512021
105Guatemala88.12021
106Georgia87.812021
107Dominican Republic87.732021
108Malawi86.042021
109Togo85.542021
110Micronesia85.182021
111El Salvador83.762021
112Mongolia83.682021
113Zimbabwe83.032021
114Papua New Guinea812021
115Congo - Kinshasa80.942021
116Kuwait80.432021
117Gambia79.472021
118Lesotho78.72021
119Luxembourg76.812021
120Suriname75.242021
121Tanzania74.432021
122Comoros73.952021
123Honduras71.262021
124Cameroon69.472021
125Côte d’Ivoire69.132021
126Benin67.772021
127Lebanon67.262021
128Pakistan64.422021
129Burkina Faso63.742021
130Senegal63.12021
131Andorra62.592021
132Madagascar61.082021
133Angola60.032021
134Liberia58.482021
135Niger57.932021
136Syria56.282021
137Chad41.852021

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No observation (80)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Gross primary completion rate under the source definition. Over-age and other enrollments can produce values above 100%.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS
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Original metadata
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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  },
  "sourceNote": "Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API.  Detailed documentation is available at: https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public/documentation/, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), type: Bulk file (csv), date accessed: 2026-03-19, date published: 2026-02",
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      "id": "19",
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