Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
39
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
4.2%
Mali
Median
64.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 4.2% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.9%, and the mean is 53.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 993.0%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 41.8%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Chile | 99.0% | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 97.6% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 92.7% | 2021 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 92.5% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 92.2% | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 86.6% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 82.9% | 2024 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 82.4% | 2021 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 81.7% | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 81.7% | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 79.4% | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 13 | Panama | 76.4% | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 14 | Paraguay | 72.8% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 71.6% | 2023 | up 200.5% | rising |
| 16 | India | 70.6% | 2019 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 17 | Nepal | 67.9% | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 66.2% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 65.4% | 2014 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 20 | Jordan | 64.9% | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 58.2% | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 53.0% | 2022 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 47.1% | 2022 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 44.0% | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 43.1% | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 37.0% | 2022 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 29.3% | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 28 | Gambia | 24.4% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 29 | Zambia | 21.8% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 21.5% | 2015 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 17.0% | 2019 | up 483.1% | rising |
| 32 | Senegal | 14.2% | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 13.1% | 2018 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 12.5% | 2021 | up 993.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho | 7.6% | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 7.5% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 37 | Mozambique | 5.8% | 2022 | up 200.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 4.7% | 2020 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 39 | Mali | 4.2% | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release