Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
87
Highest
100.0%
Norway
Lowest
34.3%
Chad
Median
91.6%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
1,014

What the numbers show

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 87 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Norway; the lowest is 34.3% in Chad.

The median across all reporting countries is 91.6%, and the mean is 83.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 81.4%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 10.7%).

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Norway 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
1 Russia 100.0% 2022 up 0.8% flat
3 Armenia 99.9% 2023 up 0.1% flat
4 Estonia 99.7% 2021 up 0.1% flat
5 Croatia 99.6% 2021 up 1.0% flat
6 United Kingdom 99.5% 2019 up 0.7% flat
7 Mongolia 99.4% 2024 up 4.3% rising
8 Finland 99.4% 2021 up 0.0% flat
9 Georgia 99.4% 2024 up 0.3% flat
10 Italy 99.3% 2021 up 0.4% flat
11 Kazakhstan 99.3% 2024 down 0.5% flat
12 Chile 99.3% 2022 up 3.5% flat
13 Slovenia 99.3% 2021 up 0.5% flat
14 Lithuania 99.2% 2021 down 0.2% flat
15 Hungary 99.2% 2021 up 0.7% flat
16 Latvia 99.1% 2021 down 0.2% flat
17 Portugal 98.9% 2021 up 9.5% rising
18 Sweden 98.9% 2021 down 0.4% flat
19 Switzerland 98.8% 2021 up 0.6% flat
20 Denmark 98.8% 2021 down 1.2% flat
21 Bulgaria 98.5% 2021 up 2.4% flat
22 France 98.5% 2021 up 0.6% flat
23 Romania 97.9% 2021 down 0.7% flat
24 Greece 97.7% 2021 up 0.5% flat
25 Bolivia 97.6% 2024 up 6.6% rising
26 Spain 97.4% 2021 up 9.6% rising
27 Tajikistan 97.2% 2023 up 5.5% rising
28 Austria 97.0% 2021 down 0.6% flat
29 Luxembourg 96.1% 2021 up 4.9% flat
30 Belgium 95.8% 2021 up 18.2% rising
31 Cyprus 95.8% 2021 down 0.8% flat
32 Peru 95.7% 2023 up 5.7% rising
33 China 94.9% 2018 up 4.0% flat
34 Ecuador 94.6% 2024 up 5.1% rising
35 Panama 94.1% 2023 up 10.8% rising
36 South Africa 94.0% 2024 up 3.4% rising
37 Poland 93.9% 2021 down 4.6% flat
38 Brazil 92.9% 2024 up 10.9% rising
39 Mexico 92.7% 2022 up 5.8% rising
40 Paraguay 92.6% 2024 up 9.7% rising
41 Zimbabwe 92.5% 2015 up 12.4% rising
42 Indonesia 92.4% 2022 up 8.2% rising
43 Kenya 92.3% 2024 up 11.6% rising
44 Costa Rica 91.6% 2024 up 29.8% rising
45 Germany 91.5% 2021 down 4.6% flat
46 Guyana 91.0% 2019 up 1.8% flat
47 Vietnam 90.8% 2021 up 6.5% rising
48 Thailand 90.8% 2022 up 3.7% rising
49 Egypt 90.4% 2022 up 4.8% rising
50 Argentina 89.4% 2023 up 16.3% rising
51 India 89.3% 2019 up 6.7% rising
52 Colombia 88.8% 2024 up 9.5% rising
53 Uruguay 88.3% 2024 up 30.2% rising
54 Jordan 88.1% 2023 down 4.6% flat
55 Philippines 86.6% 2022 up 12.9% rising
56 Dominican Republic 85.2% 2024 up 0.2% rising
57 El Salvador 83.8% 2023 up 3.8% rising
58 Nigeria 81.6% 2024 up 9.1% rising
59 Democratic Republic of Congo 80.9% 2023 up 6.8% rising
60 Nepal 80.7% 2021 up 4.1% rising
61 Ghana 79.9% 2024 up 26.9% rising
62 Laos 79.0% 2023 up 15.5% rising
63 Zambia 75.4% 2024 up 4.3% rising
64 Lesotho 73.4% 2024 up 74.9% rising
65 Suriname 73.2% 2022 up 39.8% rising
66 Bangladesh 71.9% 2022 up 23.7% rising
67 Honduras 69.4% 2024 up 9.0% rising
68 Guatemala 68.8% 2024 up 8.4% rising
69 Ethiopia 68.2% 2022 up 52.2% rising
70 Sierra Leone 64.7% 2019 up 60.1% rising
71 Cambodia 64.1% 2021 up 14.7% rising
72 Cameroon 63.9% 2018 up 54.2% rising
73 Togo 61.1% 2022 up 48.9% rising
74 Gambia 57.1% 2023 down 10.7% rising
75 Malawi 55.5% 2020 up 0.9% rising
76 Mozambique 51.5% 2022 up 81.4% volatile
77 Haiti 50.6% 2017 up 18.1% rising
78 Mali 49.6% 2024 up 26.0% rising
79 Guinea 47.4% 2018 up 72.0% rising
80 Uganda 47.3% 2016 up 33.1% rising
81 Cote d'Ivoire 46.5% 2021 up 25.6% rising
82 Rwanda 45.9% 2022 up 41.5% rising
83 Tanzania 44.7% 2022 up 12.5% rising
84 Senegal 42.4% 2023 up 38.5% rising
85 Benin 40.0% 2022 down 3.9% rising
86 Liberia 37.0% 2019 up 67.9% rising
87 Chad 34.3% 2019 up 31.6% rising

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
87 places, 1,014 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release