Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
36
Highest
100.0%
Russia
Lowest
0.8%
Benin
Median
67.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
400

What the numbers show

Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russia; the lowest is 0.8% in Benin.

The median across all reporting countries is 67.2%, and the mean is 50.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 121.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 1,325.3%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 60.7%).

Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russia 100.0% 2022 flat
2 Chile 98.7% 2022 up 6.5% rising
3 Bolivia 87.9% 2021 up 54.8% rising
4 Costa Rica 86.7% 2024 up 124.1% rising
5 Dominican Republic 86.5% 2023 up 27.0% rising
6 Peru 86.4% 2023 up 60.3% rising
7 Ecuador 83.8% 2023 up 18.0% rising
8 Brazil 82.7% 2023 up 29.0% rising
9 Egypt 82.6% 2021 up 87.0% rising
10 Mexico 75.7% 2022 up 26.4% rising
11 Panama 75.0% 2023 up 106.0% rising
12 Philippines 74.3% 2022 up 31.7% rising
13 Paraguay 73.4% 2024 up 38.7% rising
14 Uruguay 70.2% 2023 up 42.1% rising
15 Jordan 69.7% 2023 down 23.0% falling
16 India 69.3% 2019 up 4.6% rising
17 Colombia 68.3% 2023 up 36.3% rising
17 El Salvador 68.3% 2023 up 54.5% rising
19 Nepal 66.0% 2021 up 151.9% rising
20 Bangladesh 57.4% 2022 up 297.0% volatile
21 Ghana 36.9% 2022 up 153.7% rising
22 Honduras 33.6% 2023 up 36.6% rising
23 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.4% 2023 up 60.6% volatile
24 Lesotho 28.2% 2024 up 172.4% rising
25 Nigeria 23.1% 2021 up 44.3% rising
26 Gambia 20.0% 2020 up 20.2% rising
27 Zambia 17.8% 2024 up 17.1% rising
28 Sierra Leone 13.9% 2019 up 1,180.0% volatile
29 Senegal 10.6% 2023 up 336.7% volatile
30 Burkina Faso 10.6% 2021 up 1,325.3% volatile
31 Guatemala 7.2% 2015 up 106.6% volatile
32 Cameroon 4.1% 2018 volatile
33 Malawi 2.4% 2020 down 52.9% falling
34 Mali 2.0% 2024 up 199.2% volatile
35 Mozambique 1.9% 2022 volatile
36 Benin 0.8% 2021 down 60.7% volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
36 places, 400 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release