Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
79
Highest
100.0%
Armenia
Lowest
9.7%
Liberia
Median
83.9%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
926
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male (%) is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Armenia; the lowest is 9.7% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 83.9%, and the mean is 71.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 272.8%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 18.9%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 99.5% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 99.4% | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Austria | 99.3% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | Croatia | 99.2% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | Chile | 99.2% | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 99.0% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 98.8% | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 98.7% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Estonia | 98.6% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 98.5% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 98.5% | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 18 | France | 98.0% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Mongolia | 97.4% | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 97.3% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 96.9% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 96.8% | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 96.6% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 94.9% | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 94.8% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 94.5% | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 27 | Cyprus | 94.5% | 2021 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.4% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 93.6% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 30 | Uruguay | 93.0% | 2024 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 92.3% | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 92.1% | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 33 | Belgium | 90.5% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 34 | Jordan | 89.6% | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 35 | Egypt | 86.0% | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 86.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 85.9% | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 38 | India | 85.1% | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 84.0% | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 40 | Indonesia | 83.9% | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 83.8% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 42 | Mexico | 83.2% | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 82.1% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 44 | Kenya | 82.0% | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 79.0% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 46 | Panama | 79.0% | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 47 | Paraguay | 77.6% | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 48 | China | 77.3% | 2018 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 49 | Philippines | 74.8% | 2022 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 72.5% | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 70.8% | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 69.1% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 68.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 54 | Nigeria | 67.6% | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 64.8% | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 62.3% | 2015 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 57.1% | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 58 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.3% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 59 | Cambodia | 47.4% | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 60 | Guatemala | 43.4% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 61 | Lesotho | 39.0% | 2024 | up 166.5% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 38.3% | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 63 | Togo | 37.5% | 2022 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 34.7% | 2019 | up 272.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Zambia | 34.5% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 66 | Cameroon | 32.2% | 2018 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 67 | Gambia | 28.0% | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 23.7% | 2022 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 69 | Rwanda | 23.0% | 2022 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 22.0% | 2022 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Senegal | 21.8% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 72 | Uganda | 20.9% | 2016 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 73 | Haiti | 19.2% | 2017 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mali | 18.5% | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Mozambique | 18.3% | 2022 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.2% | 2022 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 17.7% | 2020 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 78 | Guinea | 12.8% | 2018 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 79 | Liberia | 9.7% | 2019 | up 18.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release