Primary school completion rate - Country rankings
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Primary school completion rate, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 27 countries was 77.54 percent. The highest value was in Morocco: 100.3 percent and the lowest value was in Chad: 43.53 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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| Countries | Primary school completion rate, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 100.3 | 1 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Algeria | 99.75 | 2 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Mauritius | 98.82 | 3 | 1983 - 2021 |
| Egypt | 97.47 | 4 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Tunisia | 97.17 | 5 | 1971 - 2021 |
| South Africa | 97.01 | 6 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Sierra Leone | 95.44 | 7 | 1978 - 2021 |
| Seychelles | 93.19 | 8 | 1970 - 2022 |
| Togo | 88.91 | 9 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Rwanda | 87.83 | 10 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Malawi | 86.57 | 11 | 1974 - 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 86.1 | 12 | 1984 - 2021 |
| DR Congo | 82.65 | 13 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Gambia | 74.41 | 14 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast | 73.71 | 15 | 1973 - 2022 |
| Tanzania | 72.57 | 16 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Benin | 70.79 | 17 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Cameroon | 68.73 | 18 | 1973 - 2022 |
| Ethiopia | 64.88 | 19 | 1982 - 2022 |
| Burkina Faso | 63.84 | 20 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Senegal | 63.56 | 21 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Guinea | 63.18 | 22 | 1977 - 2021 |
| Madagascar | 63.17 | 23 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Niger | 57.56 | 24 | 1971 - 2021 |
| Djibouti | 53.39 | 25 | 1972 - 2022 |
| Burundi | 49.05 | 26 | 1971 - 2022 |
| Chad | 43.53 | 27 | 1971 - 2021 |
Definition: 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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