Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
99.3%
Chile
Lowest
0.9%
Mozambique
Median
76.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
417
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 99.3% in Chile; the lowest is 0.9% in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 76.1%, and the mean is 60.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 108.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 5,557.3%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 15.3%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 2 | United States | 98.8% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 94.9% | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 94.0% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 93.6% | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 93.2% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 92.8% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 92.0% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 9 | Panama | 91.1% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 90.8% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 88.4% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 87.0% | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 85.6% | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 14 | Uruguay | 84.0% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 15 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 83.4% | 2014 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 16 | India | 83.3% | 2019 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 82.1% | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 81.8% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 76.1% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 70.6% | 2022 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 66.9% | 2021 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 22 | Lesotho | 51.4% | 2024 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 49.8% | 2022 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 24 | Nigeria | 45.4% | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 42.5% | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 38.7% | 2020 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37.9% | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 32.9% | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 29 | Guatemala | 22.6% | 2015 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 20.7% | 2023 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 18.0% | 2021 | up 2,866.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 17.0% | 2019 | up 5,557.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 16.2% | 2018 | up 453.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 7.3% | 2020 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 7.1% | 2021 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 5.1% | 2024 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2022 | up 90.1% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release