Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
80
Highest
100.0%
Latvia
Lowest
36.3%
Benin
Median
93.5%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
961
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female (%) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Latvia; the lowest is 36.3% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.5%, and the mean is 84.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 162.9%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 6.1%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 99.5% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Portugal | 99.5% | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 99.4% | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 10 | Hungary | 99.3% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 99.3% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Chile | 99.2% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 99.2% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | France | 99.1% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Slovenia | 99.1% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 99.1% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 99.0% | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Mongolia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 98.8% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Greece | 98.6% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.5% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 98.1% | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 98.0% | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 25 | Romania | 97.9% | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 97.8% | 2021 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 97.4% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 96.5% | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 29 | Peru | 96.4% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 30 | China | 96.3% | 2018 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 31 | South Africa | 96.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 95.2% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 95.2% | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 94.2% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Panama | 94.1% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 36 | Kenya | 94.1% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 94.0% | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 38 | Mexico | 94.0% | 2022 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 93.9% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 40 | Indonesia | 93.6% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 93.3% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 93.2% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 92.9% | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 92.9% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 92.5% | 2021 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 46 | Egypt | 92.2% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 92.1% | 2015 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 48 | Argentina | 91.2% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 91.1% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 90.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 51 | India | 90.1% | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 52 | Uruguay | 89.9% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 89.5% | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 54 | El Salvador | 85.8% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 55 | Nigeria | 82.1% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 56 | Ghana | 80.1% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 57 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 80.1% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 79.2% | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 59 | Lesotho | 76.1% | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 75.9% | 2022 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 61 | Zambia | 74.3% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 70.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 68.6% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 66.5% | 2022 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 65 | Cambodia | 64.9% | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 66 | Gambia | 62.6% | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 62.2% | 2019 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 60.5% | 2018 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 69 | Malawi | 58.8% | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 70 | Togo | 56.6% | 2022 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 71 | Haiti | 51.8% | 2017 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 72 | Mozambique | 50.8% | 2022 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Rwanda | 46.3% | 2022 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 74 | Uganda | 45.8% | 2016 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 75 | Senegal | 45.5% | 2023 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 76 | Mali | 44.9% | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 42.7% | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 78 | Guinea | 41.8% | 2018 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 79 | Liberia | 37.3% | 2019 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 80 | Benin | 36.3% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release