Countries with the Lowest Primary School Completion Rate 2023
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Niger records the lowest in Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) at 45.80 in 2023.
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Average Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) in 2023: 62.90 · median: 66.75.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Lowest Primary School Completion Rate 2023
The 20 countries where the smallest share of children finish primary school in 2023. Niger is lowest at 45.8%, followed by Angola at 47.9% and Mali at 48.4%. Only 137 countries reported this figure for 2023.
Analysis
3 of the 137 reporting countries see fewer than half their children complete primary school. The median reporting country stands at 96.1%, and 35 report a rate at or above 100%, which happens when older children who repeated years finish late.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked lowest-first, because on this measure a lower number is the better result.
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