Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
99.9%
Chile
Lowest
23.4%
Benin
Median
90.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
422
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Chile; the lowest is 23.4% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 90.4%, and the mean is 77.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 1,340.9%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 4.2%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 2 | United States of America | 99.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 98.6% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 4 | Panama | 97.9% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 97.5% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 97.5% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 97.2% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 96.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 96.9% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 96.7% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 11 | Jordan | 95.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.4% | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 94.1% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Paraguay | 94.0% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 15 | Philippines | 93.4% | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | India | 92.9% | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 92.5% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 92.2% | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 91.3% | 2014 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 89.6% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 86.8% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 22 | Nepal | 81.7% | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 80.8% | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ghana | 77.3% | 2022 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 25 | Lesotho | 76.0% | 2024 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 72.2% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 71.2% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 68.3% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 29 | Guatemala | 63.6% | 2015 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 30 | Gambia | 59.5% | 2020 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 55.1% | 2018 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 53.6% | 2019 | up 220.2% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 36.9% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 36.2% | 2021 | up 1,340.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Mozambique | 33.2% | 2022 | up 337.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 30.0% | 2024 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 37 | Malawi | 26.6% | 2020 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 38 | Benin | 23.4% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release