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Primary Completion Rate - Ranking 2020

All countries ranked by primary completion rate · World Bank
Year

In 2020, Seychelles (127.83%), St. Kitts and Nevis (111.96%), and Gibraltar (109.07%) ranked highest in primary completion rate among all countries. Burundi ranked lowest at 47.61%.

Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2020
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Seychelles 127.83% -15.0%
2nd St. Kitts and Nevis 111.96% +1.6%
3rd Gibraltar 109.07% +1.5%
4th Tuvalu 108.13% +20.0%
5th Lithuania 108.12% -1.9%
6th Vanuatu 105.77% +1.1%
7th Belize 104.80% +2.1%
8th Brunei Darussalam 104.66% +3.7%
9th Hong Kong SAR, China 104.47% +7.6%
10th Liechtenstein 104.37% +10.5%
11th Aruba 104.27% +2.3%
12th Moldova 104.14% +1.7%
13th Fiji 103.16% -1.4%
14th Qatar 103.13% +2.6%
15th Samoa 102.86% +1.1%
16th Mexico 102.60% +0.1%
17th Marshall Islands 102.42% -3.2%
18th Portugal 102.32% +1.3%
19th Indonesia 102.12% -0.7%
20th Montenegro 101.63% +3.0%
21st Singapore 101.40% +3.4%
22nd Korea 101.20% +1.3%
23rd Tonga 101.15% -14.4%
24th Uruguay 100.93% -0.6%
25th United States 100.92% +0.4%
26th Algeria 100.71% +3.2%
27th Thailand 100.60% +1.5%
28th Türkiye 100.58% +4.1%
29th Croatia 100.53% +1.1%
30th Cyprus 100.37% -2.1%
31st Timor-Leste 100.11% -1.8%
32nd United Arab Emirates 99.85% +0.1%
33rd Argentina 99.84% -0.4%
34th Denmark 99.70% -0.9%
35th Sweden 99.67% +0.7%
36th Colombia 99.63% -3.8%
37th United Kingdom 99.55% -0.7%
38th Albania 99.27% +0.6%
39th Norway 99.18% -0.2%
40th Finland 99.18% -0.3%
41st Ireland 98.98% -1.6%
42nd Kyrgyz Republic 98.75% -7.6%
43rd Uzbekistan 98.73% +2.1%
44th Italy 98.72% +0.4%
45th Costa Rica 98.62% +5.2%
46th Azerbaijan 98.53% -1.8%
47th Israel 98.48% +4.3%
48th Greece 98.42% +0.0%
49th Iceland 98.39% -1.0%
50th Germany 98.38% -1.3%
51st Latvia 98.33% +0.0%
52nd West Bank and Gaza 98.27% +3.3%
53rd India 98.15% +2.0%
54th Chile 97.97% +0.5%
55th Serbia 97.94% -0.7%
56th Kazakhstan 97.82% +2.4%
57th Malta 97.80% -0.5%
58th Bulgaria 97.70% +0.6%
59th Namibia 97.69% +5.7%
60th Jordan 97.65% +0.9%
61st Austria 97.61% -1.9%
62nd Belarus 97.57% -4.6%
63rd Kiribati 97.24% -4.8%
64th Dominican Republic 97.01% +3.2%
65th Saudi Arabia 96.99% -1.7%
66th Slovak Republic 96.82% +5.8%
67th Slovenia 96.80% -0.5%
68th Czechia 96.70% +0.9%
69th European Union 96.45% -0.1%
70th Iran, Islamic Republic of 96.35% +1.3%
71st San Marino 96.24% +2.5%
72nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.04% -3.1%
73rd Spain 96.01% -0.7%
74th Tunisia 95.84% +7.2%
75th Estonia 95.80% -1.5%
76th Philippines 95.46% -3.9%
77th Ecuador 95.38% -0.4%
78th Cuba 95.29% +4.7%
79th Mongolia 95.25% -3.9%
80th Georgia 94.63% -3.9%
81st Armenia 94.36% +0.9%
82nd Morocco 94.28% +2.8%
83rd Switzerland 94.28% +0.7%
84th Malaysia 94.05% +4.3%
85th Sri Lanka 93.52% -1.0%
86th Cabo Verde 93.49% -8.9%
87th Hungary 93.29% +0.3%
88th Nauru 93.29% -7.4%
89th Mauritius 92.69% +0.0%
90th South Africa 92.66% -0.4%
91st Oman 92.15% -7.2%
92nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.11% +1.4%
93rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 91.83% +3.5%
94th Lao PDR 90.79% -3.0%
95th Barbados 90.58% +11.3%
96th North Macedonia 90.41% -0.8%
97th Macao SAR, China 90.05% 0.0%
98th Ukraine 89.76% +0.8%
99th St. Lucia 89.51% -3.1%
100th Cambodia 89.36% +9.8%
101st Sierra Leone 88.41% +4.3%
102nd Zimbabwe 88.34% +1.7%
103rd Panama 87.48% +0.8%
104th Romania 86.71% -1.0%
105th Suriname 86.40% +4.2%
106th Paraguay 84.79% -13.6%
107th Togo 84.51% +0.2%
108th Kuwait 83.39% +1.1%
109th Bhutan 82.71% +9.2%
110th El Salvador 82.42% -8.1%
111th Guatemala 81.06% +1.2%
112th Jamaica 78.59% -8.7%
113th Micronesia, Federated States of 78.57% -10.2%
114th Solomon Islands 77.37% -3.3%
115th Luxembourg 77.28% -0.8%
116th Congo, Democratic Republic of 76.84% +17.2%
117th Honduras 76.35% -0.2%
118th Gambia, The 76.28% +3.6%
119th Lesotho 73.77% -8.2%
120th Mauritania 73.45% +10.6%
121st Côte d'Ivoire 70.98% +1.3%
122nd Tanzania 68.47% +5.8%
123rd Lebanon 67.60% -0.1%
124th British Virgin Islands 63.43% +6.0%
125th Andorra 62.64% -3.8%
126th Burkina Faso 61.87% +0.4%
127th Mozambique 61.75% +5.1%
128th Senegal 60.34% -0.9%
129th Guinea 59.88% -3.3%
130th Benin 57.53% -2.4%
131st Madagascar 57.26% -3.0%
132nd Syrian Arab Republic 56.84% -10.4%
133rd Burundi 47.61% -7.8%

FAQ

Which country has the highest primary completion rate in 2020?

Seychelles has the highest primary completion rate in 2020 at 127.83%.

Which country has the lowest primary completion rate in 2020?

Burundi has the lowest primary completion rate in 2020 at 47.61%.

How many countries are ranked by primary completion rate?

133 countries have primary completion rate data for 2020.

What are the top 3 countries by primary completion rate?

1. Seychelles (127.83%), 2. St. Kitts and Nevis (111.96%), 3. Gibraltar (109.07%).