Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
92
Highest
100.0%
Estonia, Republic of
Lowest
8.9%
Chad
Median
90.6%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
2,461
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Estonia, Republic of; the lowest is 8.9% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 90.6%, and the mean is 76.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 195.6%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 10.9%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia, Republic of | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Latvia, Republic of | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Armenia, Republic of | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Georgia | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Croatia, Republic of | 99.7% | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 99.5% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 99.3% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania, Republic of | 99.2% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Slovenia | 99.2% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Chile | 99.2% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 99.2% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Finland | 99.2% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Mongolia | 99.1% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 99.0% | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Switzerland | 99.0% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | United States | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 98.8% | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 22 | France | 98.7% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Hungary | 98.5% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 98.3% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 98.3% | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 26 | Spain | 98.0% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 97.1% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 97.0% | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 29 | Jamaica | 96.9% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Bolivia | 96.7% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 31 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 96.4% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 95.9% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 95.6% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | South Africa | 95.4% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 95.4% | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 36 | Türkiye | 95.3% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Poland, Republic of | 94.8% | 2021 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 38 | China, People's Republic of | 94.7% | 2018 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 39 | Brazil | 93.5% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 40 | Thailand | 93.0% | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 93.0% | 2021 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 42 | Ecuador | 92.8% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 92.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 92.2% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 45 | Panama | 91.4% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 90.9% | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 47 | Uruguay | 90.4% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 90.0% | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 89.9% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 89.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 51 | Vietnam | 89.6% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 89.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 89.6% | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 54 | Kenya | 89.2% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 55 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 89.0% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 56 | Guyana | 87.8% | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 57 | India | 85.3% | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 58 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 85.2% | 2014 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 59 | Suriname | 82.8% | 2022 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 80.0% | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 61 | Nepal | 76.3% | 2021 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 75.6% | 2022 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 63 | Nigeria | 75.1% | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 73.0% | 2015 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 73.0% | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 66 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 61.1% | 2024 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 67 | Honduras | 60.9% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 68 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 59.2% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 69 | Cambodia | 58.3% | 2021 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56.1% | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 55.2% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 72 | Zambia | 53.1% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia, The | 51.8% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 43.6% | 2019 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Cameroon | 42.7% | 2018 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 76 | Togo | 42.3% | 2022 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Haiti | 37.7% | 2017 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 78 | Rwanda | 33.7% | 2022 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 31.2% | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 80 | Côte d'Ivoire | 30.0% | 2021 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 81 | Liberia | 27.9% | 2019 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 82 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 27.8% | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 83 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 26.6% | 2022 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Benin | 24.2% | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 85 | Mali | 24.0% | 2024 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique, Republic of | 24.0% | 2022 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Madagascar, Republic of | 23.9% | 2021 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 88 | Malawi | 22.8% | 2020 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 21.8% | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 90 | Guinea | 20.7% | 2018 | up 195.6% | rising |
| 91 | Niger | 10.4% | 2022 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Chad | 8.9% | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Northern America 99.2%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 99.1%
- SDG: Central Asia 98.9%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 98.7%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 98.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 98.5%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 98.4%
- SDG: Europe 98.0%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 94.5%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 93.5%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 88.6%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 87.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release