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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male (%)
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