NCLEX pass rates by country
Search 2025 first-time candidate results by country of nursing education and destination regulator.
First-time internationally educated candidates · 2025
99 · Country of education
| Country of education | Candidates | Passed | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,559 | 1,442 | 31.6% |
| Philippines | 966 | 461 | 47.7% |
| Nigeria | 646 | 349 | 54.0% |
| United Kingdom | 135 | 70 | 51.9% |
| Ghana | 122 | 54 | 44.3% |
| Hong Kong | 81 | 62 | 76.5% |
| Nepal | 74 | 41 | 55.4% |
| Australia | 55 | 38 | 69.1% |
| Brazil | 55 | 36 | 65.5% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 51 | 26 | 51.0% |
| Pakistan | 43 | 26 | 60.5% |
| Cameroon | 38 | 9 | 23.7% |
| EthiopiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 27 | 12 | 44.4% |
| MoroccoSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 26 | 9 | 34.6% |
| LebanonSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 23 | 16 | 69.6% |
| JamaicaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 20 | 13 | 65.0% |
| HaitiSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 19 | 14 | 73.7% |
| Sri LankaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 19 | 9 | 47.4% |
| ChileSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 17 | 14 | 82.4% |
| ColombiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 17 | 9 | 52.9% |
| KenyaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 17 | 8 | 47.1% |
| ChinaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 16 | 14 | 87.5% |
| IsraelSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 16 | 14 | 87.5% |
| TaiwanSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 14 | 10 | 71.4% |
| RwandaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 13 | 6 | 46.2% |
| ItalySmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| JordanSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
| UgandaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 10 | 4 | 40.0% |
| New ZealandSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 9 | 6 | 66.7% |
| UkraineSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 9 | 6 | 66.7% |
| EgyptSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 8 | 5 | 62.5% |
| JapanSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 8 | 6 | 75.0% |
| NigerSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| PolandSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
| South AfricaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 8 | 5 | 62.5% |
| United Arab EmiratesSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 8 | 7 | 87.5% |
| United StatesSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 8 | 6 | 75.0% |
| EritreaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 7 | 4 | 57.1% |
| IrelandSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 7 | 7 | 100.0% |
| TunisiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| CyprusSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
| FinlandSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 5 | 4 | 80.0% |
| Korea, SouthSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
| SingaporeSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
| ThailandSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
| ZimbabweSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 5 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire)Small cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| SudanSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| BarbadosSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| BurundiSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| NetherlandsSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| SpainSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| ZambiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| BelgiumSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| CongoSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| GermanySmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| GreeceSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| LiberiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MalawiSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| MexicoSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Palestinian Territory, OccupiedSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| PortugalSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| QatarSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RomaniaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| SwedenSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic OfSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Trinidad and TobagoSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| TurkeySmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| UzbekistanSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| AfghanistanSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| AlbaniaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| AlgeriaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| AndorraSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| AustriaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| BangladeshSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| BotswanaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CambodiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic OfSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Costa RicaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CubaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| DjiboutiSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| DominicaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| EcuadorSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| El SalvadorSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| FranceSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| GambiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| GeorgiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| GrenadaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| GuyanaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MalaysiaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| MauritiusSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| NicaraguaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| NorwaySmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| PanamaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Saint Vincent and The GrenadinesSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| SloveniaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| SomaliaSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| SwitzerlandSmall cohort: fewer than 30 candidates | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Country means nursing education, not citizenship. Cohort results do not predict an individual outcome. Missing countries have no published row in this cohort.
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Sources checked 6 October 2026