Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
50
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
2.2%
Chad
Median
65.0%
Years covered
26
1999–2024
Data points
493
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 2.2% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.0%, and the mean is 53.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 1,155.5%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 40.8%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Chile | 98.9% | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 3 | United States of America | 97.9% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 97.2% | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.9% | 2021 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 92.4% | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 91.6% | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 8 | China | 90.5% | 2020 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 87.6% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 84.4% | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 84.3% | 2024 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 83.3% | 2018 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 83.2% | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 81.9% | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 81.7% | 2021 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 79.9% | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Panama | 78.4% | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 77.0% | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 72.7% | 2014 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 71.6% | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 70.3% | 2023 | up 212.0% | rising |
| 22 | India | 69.6% | 2019 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 23 | Nepal | 66.1% | 2021 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 24 | Guyana | 65.1% | 2019 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 25 | El Salvador | 65.0% | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 26 | Jordan | 65.0% | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 27 | Kenya | 64.2% | 2022 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 60.6% | 2022 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 52.0% | 2022 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Honduras | 40.9% | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 38.6% | 2015 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 32 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 37.8% | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 37.1% | 2022 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27.8% | 2023 | up 560.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Nigeria | 26.8% | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 36 | Gambia | 22.8% | 2020 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 22.7% | 2017 | up 313.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Zambia | 19.5% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 39 | Lesotho | 18.8% | 2024 | up 144.1% | rising |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 15.9% | 2019 | up 732.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 15.1% | 2015 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 12.2% | 2023 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 11.6% | 2021 | up 1,155.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 9.1% | 2018 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.2% | 2021 | up 375.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Benin | 4.5% | 2021 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 47 | Mozambique | 3.5% | 2022 | up 320.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Malawi | 3.3% | 2020 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 49 | Mali | 3.1% | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Chad | 2.2% | 2019 | up 112.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release