Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
3.0%
Benin
Median
62.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
400
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 3.0% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.6%, and the mean is 49.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 33.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 1,122.3%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 48.4%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 2 | Chile | 98.2% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 88.7% | 2021 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 88.6% | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 85.2% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 84.2% | 2024 | up 129.3% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 83.4% | 2021 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 79.7% | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 76.9% | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 10 | Jordan | 76.6% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 75.3% | 2022 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 71.4% | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 70.4% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 14 | India | 70.3% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Panama | 69.2% | 2023 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 66.8% | 2021 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 63.4% | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 62.9% | 2022 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 62.4% | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 52.9% | 2022 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 37.2% | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 36.7% | 2022 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 35.7% | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Nigeria | 26.5% | 2021 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 25 | Gambia | 19.7% | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 19.5% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 27 | Lesotho | 19.1% | 2024 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 15.7% | 2019 | up 706.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 13.8% | 2015 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 12.2% | 2023 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 11.4% | 2021 | up 1,122.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Cameroon | 8.3% | 2018 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Malawi | 3.3% | 2020 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 34 | Mozambique | 3.3% | 2022 | up 441.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Mali | 3.1% | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Benin | 3.0% | 2021 | down 48.4% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release