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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release