Data for 1986
Primary Completion Rate, 1986
Figures for 1986, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Primary Completion Rate, 1986 covers 165 countries on 3 measures. Germany is highest, at 99.98; South Sudan is lowest, at 5.13. The middle country reads 79.40. Against 1985, 150 values changed (135 up, 15 down), the same countries are covered.
Primary Completion Rate · Data for 1986
HighestGermany
99.98LowestSouth Sudan
5.13Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Primary Completion Rate, 1986, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 165 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEUWestern Europe | 99.98 | 99.9800 | 99.9800 |
| 2 | AUTWestern Europe | 99.95 | 99.9503 | 99.9503 |
| 3 | SWENorthern Europe | 99.93 | 99.9246 | 99.9346 |
| 4 | DNKNorthern Europe | 99.88 | 99.8749 | 99.8849 |
| 5 | CZEEastern Europe | 99.83 | 99.8451 | 99.8151 |
| 6 | JPNEastern Asia | 99.80 | 99.7845 | 99.8145 |
| 7 | KOREastern Asia | 99.79 | 99.7797 | 99.7997 |
| 8 | GBRNorthern Europe | 99.78 | 99.8211 | 99.7411 |
| 9 | BLREastern Europe | 99.77 | 99.7956 | 99.7456 |
| =10 | SVKEastern Europe | 99.72 | 99.7306 | 99.7106 |
| =10 | CHEWestern Europe | 99.72 | 99.7204 | 99.7204 |
| 12 | IRLNorthern Europe | 99.71 | 99.7402 | 99.6803 |
| 13 | NORNorthern Europe | 99.69 | 99.6654 | 99.7154 |
| 14 | NLDWestern Europe | 99.66 | 99.6648 | 99.6548 |
| 15 | UZBCentral Asia | 99.65 | 99.6755 | 99.6255 |
| =16 | FINNorthern Europe | 99.64 | 99.6701 | 99.6101 |
| =16 | ITASouthern Europe | 99.64 | 99.6912 | 99.5912 |
| =16 | RUSEastern Europe | 99.64 | 99.6451 | 99.6351 |
| 19 | POLEastern Europe | 99.59 | 99.6667 | 99.5167 |
| 20 | UKREastern Europe | 99.57 | 99.5598 | 99.5798 |
| 21 | HRVSouthern Europe | 99.55 | 99.5146 | 99.5846 |
| 22 | LTUNorthern Europe | 99.52 | 99.5860 | 99.4560 |
| 23 | SRBSouthern Europe | 99.51 | 99.4205 | 99.6005 |
| 24 | ARMWestern Asia | 99.49 | 99.5646 | 99.4146 |
| =25 | LVANorthern Europe | 99.46 | 99.4798 | 99.4398 |
| =25 | TKMCentral Asia | 99.46 | 99.3697 | 99.5497 |
| 27 | SVNSouthern Europe | 99.41 | 99.4868 | 99.3368 |
| 28 | ESTNorthern Europe | 99.39 | 99.3582 | 99.4182 |
| 29 | KAZCentral Asia | 99.35 | 99.3349 | 99.3649 |
| 30 | KGZCentral Asia | 99.34 | 99.3945 | 99.2845 |
| 31 | CANNorthern America | 99.33 | 99.3916 | 99.2716 |
| 32 | ROUEastern Europe | 99.20 | 99.2399 | 99.1599 |
| 33 | BRBCaribbean | 99.11 | 99.3636 | 98.8636 |
| 34 | HUNEastern Europe | 99.08 | 99.0235 | 99.1335 |
| 35 | FRAWestern Europe | 99.06 | 99.1936 | 98.9336 |
| 36 | GRCSouthern Europe | 99.01 | 99.0408 | 98.9808 |
| 37 | PRTSouthern Europe | 98.92 | 99.0470 | 98.7970 |
| 38 | GEOWestern Asia | 98.81 | 98.7446 | 98.8746 |
| 39 | CYPWestern Asia | 98.78 | 98.7196 | 98.8296 |
| 40 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 98.73 | 98.7912 | 98.6712 |
| 41 | MDAEastern Europe | 98.65 | 99.0287 | 98.2687 |
| 42 | LUXWestern Europe | 98.54 | 98.4941 | 98.5841 |
| 43 | BIHSouthern Europe | 98.50 | 98.2248 | 98.7748 |
| 44 | ISRWestern Asia | 98.46 | 97.9373 | 98.9573 |
| 45 | MLTSouthern Europe | 98.42 | 98.3177 | 98.5177 |
| 46 | USANorthern America | 98.37 | 98.5500 | 98.2000 |
| 47 | ESPSouthern Europe | 98.21 | 98.2409 | 98.1808 |
| 48 | TJKCentral Asia | 98.20 | 97.6495 | 98.7495 |
| 49 | JAMCaribbean | 97.92 | 98.3861 | 97.4561 |
| 50 | BGREastern Europe | 97.87 | 97.4542 | 98.2642 |
| 51 | AZEWestern Asia | 97.83 | 97.2159 | 98.4559 |
| 52 | ISLNorthern Europe | 97.73 | 97.6180 | 97.8680 |
| 53 | MNESouthern Europe | 97.72 | 97.6628 | 97.7828 |
| 54 | CUBCaribbean | 97.68 | 98.5602 | 96.8502 |
| 55 | TUVPolynesia | 97.25 | 97.0500 | 97.4500 |
| 56 | TONPolynesia | 96.89 | 97.3129 | 96.5229 |
| 57 | LCACaribbean | 96.74 | 98.2051 | 95.3051 |
| =58 | MKDSouthern Europe | 96.57 | 96.0218 | 97.0818 |
| =58 | PSEWestern Asia | 96.57 | 97.0161 | 96.1361 |
| 60 | ALBSouthern Europe | 96.50 | 96.0527 | 96.9327 |
| 61 | WSMPolynesia | 96.43 | 98.0607 | 95.0307 |
| 62 | BELWestern Europe | 96.42 | 96.1597 | 96.6696 |
| 63 | MNGEastern Asia | 95.76 | 97.5138 | 94.0138 |
| 64 | URYSouth America | 94.62 | 94.5481 | 94.6881 |
| 65 | FJIMelanesia | 94.30 | 96.4107 | 92.1807 |
| 66 | TTOCaribbean | 93.44 | 93.6615 | 93.2215 |
| 67 | ARGSouth America | 92.98 | 93.1412 | 92.8212 |
| 68 | CHLSouth America | 92.62 | 92.8176 | 92.4277 |
| 69 | JORWestern Asia | 91.77 | 90.6532 | 92.8132 |
| 70 | KIRMicronesia | 91.20 | 95.1861 | 87.1761 |
| 71 | QATWestern Asia | 88.39 | 81.8080 | 93.1880 |
| 72 | MUSEastern Africa | 88.16 | 87.0486 | 89.1986 |
| 73 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 87.61 | 86.8989 | 88.2889 |
| 74 | SYRWestern Asia | 87.10 | 80.8291 | 93.1291 |
| 75 | PANCentral America | 85.70 | 86.0255 | 85.3855 |
| 76 | NRUMicronesia | 85.04 | 87.9440 | 82.2340 |
| 77 | TURWestern Asia | 84.67 | 77.7036 | 91.3336 |
| 78 | CHNEastern Asia | 84.59 | 78.6353 | 90.2453 |
| 79 | ZWEEastern Africa | 83.63 | 80.8956 | 86.2856 |
| 80 | MEXCentral America | 83.50 | 82.5780 | 84.4380 |
| 81 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 83.30 | 80.0609 | 86.4809 |
| 82 | VENSouth America | 81.47 | 82.8223 | 80.1523 |
| 83 | GUYSouth America | 79.40 | 80.6152 | 78.1652 |
| 84 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 79.24 | 77.8415 | 80.6115 |
| 85 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 79.03 | 78.8316 | 79.2216 |
| 86 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 78.99 | 81.7841 | 76.3441 |
| 87 | ECUSouth America | 78.77 | 77.8511 | 79.6711 |
| 88 | CRICentral America | 77.77 | 78.6746 | 76.8946 |
| 89 | IRNSouthern Asia | 77.37 | 68.2241 | 85.9841 |
| 90 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 74.98 | 76.1487 | 73.8387 |
| 91 | VUTMelanesia | 74.65 | 76.6319 | 73.0319 |
| 92 | PERSouth America | 72.47 | 67.5688 | 77.2888 |
| 93 | DZANorthern Africa | 71.71 | 61.2092 | 81.1992 |
| 94 | PRYSouth America | 70.41 | 69.7343 | 71.0643 |
| 95 | TZAEastern Africa | 70.21 | 65.8983 | 74.3883 |
| 96 | SURSouth America | 69.23 | 68.0986 | 70.3086 |
| 97 | COLSouth America | 68.33 | 69.1532 | 67.5332 |
| 98 | BRASouth America | 66.81 | 69.0711 | 64.5811 |
| 99 | COGMiddle Africa | 65.66 | 61.2177 | 70.0877 |
| 100 | BLZCentral America | 65.39 | 61.9862 | 68.7662 |
| 101 | BWASouthern Africa | 65.14 | 70.6428 | 59.3928 |
| 102 | EGYNorthern Africa | 64.90 | 55.7895 | 73.3895 |
| 103 | IRQWestern Asia | 63.08 | 55.7850 | 70.1451 |
| 104 | NGAWestern Africa | 62.43 | 57.0140 | 67.8340 |
| 105 | DOMCaribbean | 58.18 | 62.4349 | 54.0049 |
| 106 | CMRMiddle Africa | 55.30 | 52.6224 | 57.9624 |
| 107 | ZMBEastern Africa | 54.77 | 49.9794 | 59.6194 |
| 108 | BOLSouth America | 54.70 | 48.6661 | 60.6161 |
| 109 | SLVCentral America | 54.47 | 49.9169 | 58.9769 |
| 110 | KENEastern Africa | 53.50 | 48.3891 | 58.5991 |
| 111 | TUNNorthern Africa | 53.37 | 44.9590 | 61.1090 |
| 112 | NAMSouthern Africa | 53.33 | 53.6113 | 53.0413 |
| 113 | HNDCentral America | 52.39 | 51.9559 | 52.8259 |
| 114 | GABMiddle Africa | 50.99 | 57.7205 | 44.2305 |
| 115 | INDSouthern Asia | 48.89 | 34.0092 | 62.7592 |
| 116 | MDVSouthern Asia | 47.61 | 42.4194 | 52.3894 |
| 117 | GNQMiddle Africa | 47.26 | 36.4170 | 58.2670 |
| 118 | SDNNorthern Africa | 46.14 | 42.5602 | 49.5302 |
| 119 | NICCentral America | 45.35 | 48.8372 | 41.8672 |
| 120 | DJIEastern Africa | 44.59 | 28.8540 | 60.2440 |
| 121 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 44.40 | 41.3416 | 47.3416 |
| 122 | PNGMelanesia | 43.56 | 36.1708 | 50.0408 |
| 123 | SWZSouthern Africa | 42.85 | 49.6531 | 35.7631 |
| 124 | LSOSouthern Africa | 42.28 | 53.6858 | 30.8058 |
| 125 | GHAWestern Africa | 40.89 | 35.4109 | 46.3109 |
| 126 | CODMiddle Africa | 39.50 | 28.2244 | 50.7344 |
| 127 | GTMCentral America | 38.79 | 33.4346 | 44.0946 |
| 128 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 36.13 | 33.8010 | 38.3910 |
| 129 | STPMiddle Africa | 35.82 | 26.5063 | 45.1363 |
| 130 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 34.91 | 25.4549 | 44.7349 |
| 131 | YEMWestern Asia | 32.43 | 9.7434 | 54.4834 |
| 132 | MDGEastern Africa | 31.32 | 31.8995 | 30.7495 |
| 133 | MARNorthern Africa | 31.16 | 26.8164 | 35.3464 |
| 134 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 30.31 | 28.3485 | 32.1185 |
| 135 | GMBWestern Africa | 29.08 | 18.8372 | 39.3872 |
| 136 | PAKSouthern Asia | 28.36 | 16.1571 | 39.8871 |
| 137 | BGDSouthern Asia | 27.56 | 18.7980 | 36.0080 |
| 138 | RWAEastern Africa | 27.51 | 25.5305 | 29.5005 |
| 139 | MRTWestern Africa | 26.34 | 17.4953 | 35.1053 |
| 140 | COMEastern Africa | 25.89 | 19.5759 | 32.2959 |
| 141 | MWIEastern Africa | 24.47 | 19.3742 | 29.9942 |
| 142 | AGOMiddle Africa | 24.23 | 13.4263 | 35.1863 |
| 143 | TGOWestern Africa | 21.67 | 13.3458 | 30.0158 |
| 144 | UGAEastern Africa | 21.08 | 16.6321 | 25.5821 |
| 145 | BENWestern Africa | 20.71 | 14.6414 | 26.8014 |
| 146 | CIVWestern Africa | 19.99 | 13.0449 | 27.0949 |
| 147 | CAFMiddle Africa | 19.62 | 14.6537 | 24.6637 |
| 148 | SLEWestern Africa | 19.58 | 16.5381 | 22.6581 |
| 149 | SOMEastern Africa | 19.37 | 11.7105 | 26.8905 |
| 150 | HTICaribbean | 18.60 | 14.7976 | 22.3976 |
| 151 | LBRWestern Africa | 18.56 | 12.9315 | 24.2415 |
| 152 | NPLSouthern Asia | 16.26 | 7.3457 | 24.7257 |
| 153 | SENWestern Africa | 15.00 | 8.6989 | 21.1689 |
| 154 | BFAWestern Africa | 12.69 | 8.5754 | 16.7654 |
| 155 | MLIWestern Africa | 12.35 | 8.7166 | 15.9366 |
| 156 | ETHEastern Africa | 11.35 | 6.2977 | 16.4577 |
| 157 | AFGSouthern Asia | 11.22 | 2.3185 | 19.9085 |
| 158 | GNBWestern Africa | 10.71 | 6.3536 | 14.9736 |
| 159 | NERWestern Africa | 10.02 | 7.8513 | 12.1113 |
| 160 | BTNSouthern Asia | 8.62 | 2.4408 | 14.5908 |
| 161 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.99 | 4.0031 | 11.9731 |
| 162 | MOZEastern Africa | 7.86 | 6.0240 | 9.5140 |
| 163 | GINWestern Africa | 6.95 | 2.4956 | 11.3456 |
| 164 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.82 | 7.3002 | 6.3402 |
| 165 | SSDEastern Africa | 5.13 | 1.5933 | 8.6233 |
02In 1986
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Lowest
- 165
South Sudan5.13
- 164
Burundi6.82
- 163
Guinea6.95
- 162
Mozambique7.86
- 161
Chad7.99
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 79.40. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Germany99.9800
Lowest
South Sudan1.5933
Middle country: 78.8316
Male
Highest
Germany99.9800
Lowest
Burundi6.3402
Middle country: 81.1992
031985 → 1986
Since 1985
What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 150values changed, of 165 in both
- 135 · 15rose · fell
- 15unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Benin21.78 → 20.71−1.07
Republic of the Congo66.18 → 65.66−0.52
Sierra Leone20.03 → 19.58−0.45
Madagascar31.70 → 31.32−0.38
Iraq63.40 → 63.08−0.32
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
160 distinct values among 165
Values are stored exactly as published, to 14 decimals. 3 countries share 99.64. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 165 countries has every column.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (1986). Primary Completion Rate, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/primary-completion/1986
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07Questions
Primary Completion Rate, 1986: questions and answers
Which country has the highest primary completion rate in Primary Completion Rate, 1986?
Germany, at 99.98, of the 165 countries in the file.
What year does Primary Completion Rate, 1986 describe?
1986.
How many countries does Primary Completion Rate, 1986 cover?
165.
Where can I download Primary Completion Rate, 1986?
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No. The newest held here is Primary Completion Rate, 2025.