Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
99.3%
Chile
Lowest
6.0%
Mozambique
Median
81.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
422
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 99.3% in Chile; the lowest is 6.0% in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.0%, and the mean is 68.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 4,579.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 8.9%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 2 | United States of America | 98.6% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Ecuador | 97.1% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 96.6% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 95.3% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 6 | Türkiye | 95.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.9% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 94.8% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 94.1% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 94.0% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 93.7% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 93.4% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 93.2% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 93.0% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 91.8% | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 90.6% | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 17 | India | 89.1% | 2019 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 87.2% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 85.0% | 2014 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 77.0% | 2022 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 75.6% | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 22 | Nepal | 74.6% | 2021 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 23 | Nigeria | 69.9% | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 24 | Ghana | 67.3% | 2022 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 25 | Lesotho | 59.8% | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 56.3% | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.4% | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 45.9% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 42.7% | 2020 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 39.3% | 2015 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 38.4% | 2018 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 32.9% | 2019 | up 1,470.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Senegal | 28.5% | 2023 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 20.1% | 2021 | up 4,579.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 17.4% | 2020 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 12.3% | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Benin | 12.2% | 2021 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 38 | Mozambique | 6.0% | 2022 | up 135.6% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release