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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
39 places, 428 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release