Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
99.4%
Chile
Lowest
15.2%
Malawi
Median
77.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
422
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in Chile; the lowest is 15.2% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.5%, and the mean is 68.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 415.4%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 9.9%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.4% | 2022 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 2 | United States of America | 98.6% | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 98.5% | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.6% | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 94.3% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 93.8% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 92.3% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 92.0% | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 90.9% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 10 | India | 89.2% | 2019 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 89.0% | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 12 | Jordan | 88.2% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 86.5% | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 14 | Paraguay | 85.1% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 85.0% | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 83.8% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 82.2% | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 78.9% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 78.0% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 20 | Nepal | 77.0% | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 21 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 76.5% | 2014 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 75.3% | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 66.8% | 2022 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 24 | Ghana | 65.6% | 2022 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 58.8% | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 57.1% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Lesotho | 52.0% | 2024 | up 370.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 48.2% | 2018 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 29 | Zambia | 46.6% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 30 | Gambia | 46.0% | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 31 | Guatemala | 45.7% | 2015 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 40.6% | 2019 | up 260.6% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 29.7% | 2021 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 29.2% | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 27.4% | 2021 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 20.0% | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 37 | Mozambique | 16.5% | 2022 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 15.2% | 2020 | down 8.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release