Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
164
Highest
100.0%
Korea
Lowest
16.1%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
86.6%
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
7,240
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Korea; the lowest is 16.1% in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.6%, and the mean is 74.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 179.2%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 1.0%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 100.0% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 99.8% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Denmark | 99.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 99.7% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 99.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Barbados | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 99.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 99.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Iceland | 99.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 99.2% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Italy | 99.1% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 15 | Slovak Republic | 99.0% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 99.0% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 17 | Belarus, Republic of | 98.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Canada | 98.9% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | United States | 98.9% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia, Republic of | 98.9% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Ukraine | 98.7% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Ireland | 98.7% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 98.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Australia | 98.6% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 25 | Armenia, Republic of | 98.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Switzerland | 98.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 98.3% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Kyrgyz Republic | 98.3% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 29 | Poland | 98.3% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 98.3% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 98.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.2% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Malta | 98.1% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Malaysia | 98.1% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 35 | Israel | 97.9% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 36 | France | 97.9% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 37 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 97.8% | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | 97.7% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Mongolia | 97.6% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 40 | Montenegro | 97.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Chile | 97.2% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 97.2% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | Türkiye | 97.1% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 44 | St. Lucia | 96.8% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 96.8% | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 46 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 96.6% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 47 | Jamaica | 96.4% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova, Republic of | 96.4% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 96.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 50 | Czechia | 95.9% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Greece | 95.8% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 52 | Estonia | 95.8% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Maldives | 95.7% | 2025 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Samoa | 95.6% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 95.1% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 56 | Cuba | 94.9% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 57 | Bolivia | 94.9% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 58 | Guyana | 94.7% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Fiji, Republic of | 94.4% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 94.0% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 62 | Cyprus | 93.2% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 63 | Portugal | 93.2% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 93.1% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Jordan | 92.8% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.6% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 92.5% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 68 | Germany | 92.4% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 69 | China (People’s Republic of) | 91.4% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 91.1% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 71 | Botswana | 91.1% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 72 | Belgium | 90.7% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 73 | Mauritius | 90.2% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 74 | Palestine, State of | 89.9% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 75 | India | 89.7% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 76 | Thailand | 89.7% | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 77 | Indonesia | 89.6% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 78 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 89.1% | 2025 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 88.7% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 80 | Mexico | 88.3% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 81 | South Africa | 87.6% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 82 | Netherlands | 87.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 83 | Brazil | 86.0% | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 84 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 85.9% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 85 | Bhutan | 84.3% | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Vietnam | 84.2% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 84.1% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 88 | Tonga | 82.3% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 89 | Nepal | 81.1% | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 90 | Colombia | 78.5% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 91 | Paraguay | 77.3% | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 92 | Philippines | 76.1% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 93 | Congo, Republic of | 75.2% | 2025 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 94 | Panama | 75.0% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 95 | Argentina | 74.9% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 96 | Tuvalu | 74.5% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | 74.3% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 71.4% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 71.4% | 2025 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 100 | Djibouti | 71.1% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 101 | Kiribati | 70.3% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 70.0% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 103 | Nigeria | 69.8% | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 67.5% | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 105 | Uruguay | 66.7% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 106 | Naoero | 64.9% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 107 | Algeria | 62.8% | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 108 | Yemen, Republic of | 62.5% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 109 | Ghana | 62.3% | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 110 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 60.0% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 111 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 59.3% | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 58.8% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 113 | Cambodia | 55.6% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55.5% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 115 | Pakistan | 55.4% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 116 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 55.1% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 117 | Niger | 55.0% | 2025 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Kenya | 54.7% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 119 | Comoros, Union of the | 53.8% | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 120 | Gambia, The | 52.4% | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 121 | Suriname | 52.4% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 122 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 52.3% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 123 | Togo | 52.0% | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 124 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 51.8% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Honduras | 51.8% | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 126 | Myanmar | 50.3% | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 127 | Iraq | 49.5% | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 128 | Morocco | 48.6% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 129 | Cameroon | 48.4% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 130 | Zambia | 47.5% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 47.3% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 132 | Namibia | 46.9% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 46.9% | 2025 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Guinea | 46.7% | 2025 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | 46.4% | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 46.3% | 2025 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Benin | 46.1% | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 138 | Angola | 44.1% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 43.5% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 43.5% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 42.6% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | 41.3% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 143 | Sudan | 39.3% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 38.8% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 145 | Burundi | 38.8% | 2025 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | 37.8% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 147 | Senegal | 34.7% | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 148 | Haiti | 33.9% | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 149 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 33.3% | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 150 | Rwanda | 32.9% | 2025 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 32.2% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 152 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 32.1% | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 153 | Somalia | 31.7% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 154 | Mali | 29.1% | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 155 | Uganda | 28.9% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 156 | Madagascar, Republic of | 27.7% | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 157 | Malawi | 26.8% | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 158 | Chad | 25.6% | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 159 | Mozambique, Republic of | 23.9% | 2025 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 23.9% | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 161 | Liberia | 21.0% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 162 | South Sudan, Republic of | 18.1% | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 16.7% | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.1% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release