Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
50
Highest
99.8%
Chile
Lowest
11.8%
Chad
Median
88.6%
Years covered
26
1999–2024
Data points
492
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Chile; the lowest is 11.8% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.6%, and the mean is 77.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 661.5%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 9.0%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.8% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 2 | United States | 99.0% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 98.9% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 98.9% | 2018 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 97.7% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 6 | Jordan | 97.3% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Turkey | 97.2% | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Panama | 97.1% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 9 | China | 96.8% | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 10 | Ecuador | 96.7% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 96.4% | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 95.8% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 95.7% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Paraguay | 94.7% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 94.7% | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Guyana | 94.6% | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 17 | Bolivia | 93.8% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 93.2% | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 93.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 92.8% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 21 | India | 92.7% | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 22 | Egypt | 92.0% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 91.6% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 91.5% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Colombia | 90.0% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 87.2% | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 27 | El Salvador | 86.3% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela | 84.3% | 2014 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 83.9% | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 81.9% | 2015 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 78.1% | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 32 | Lesotho | 77.3% | 2024 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 76.8% | 2022 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 34 | Laos | 76.1% | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 72.2% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 70.3% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 65.8% | 2015 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 63.3% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 39 | Cameroon | 60.3% | 2018 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 57.2% | 2019 | up 168.7% | rising |
| 41 | Gambia | 57.2% | 2020 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 42 | Togo | 56.4% | 2017 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.7% | 2021 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 40.6% | 2021 | up 661.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Mozambique | 37.3% | 2022 | up 201.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Senegal | 34.0% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 47 | Mali | 33.1% | 2024 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 30.8% | 2021 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 25.4% | 2020 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 50 | Chad | 11.8% | 2019 | up 30.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release