Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
39
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
2.0%
Mali
Median
68.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 2.0% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 68.7%, and the mean is 54.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 1,377.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 50.0%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Chile | 98.7% | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 98.1% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.2% | 2021 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 92.2% | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 91.0% | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 88.7% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 87.0% | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 85.5% | 2024 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 84.6% | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 84.4% | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 81.0% | 2021 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 80.4% | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 14 | Panama | 80.4% | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 15 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 79.7% | 2014 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 77.0% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 72.2% | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 69.5% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 68.8% | 2023 | up 226.9% | rising |
| 20 | India | 68.7% | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 21 | Jordan | 65.1% | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 22 | Nepal | 64.7% | 2021 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 56.2% | 2022 | up 261.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 38.3% | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 37.1% | 2022 | up 176.6% | rising |
| 26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 32.4% | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 27.9% | 2024 | up 169.6% | rising |
| 28 | Nigeria | 24.0% | 2021 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 21.5% | 2020 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 17.9% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 14.8% | 2019 | up 1,297.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 10.8% | 2021 | up 1,377.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Senegal | 10.5% | 2023 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 9.9% | 2015 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 5.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Malawi | 2.4% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 37 | Benin | 2.1% | 2021 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Mozambique | 2.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Mali | 2.0% | 2024 | up 193.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release