Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
99.8%
Chile
Lowest
31.4%
Malawi
Median
88.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
425
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Chile; the lowest is 31.4% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.7%, and the mean is 78.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 558.9%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 3.0%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.8% | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 2 | Ecuador | 97.9% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 97.8% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 4 | Panama | 97.5% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 97.2% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 96.6% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 96.4% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 96.3% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 96.1% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.1% | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 95.7% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 93.9% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 93.8% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 93.1% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 92.6% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 91.5% | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | India | 90.6% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 89.9% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Nigeria | 87.6% | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 20 | Nepal | 86.3% | 2021 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 21 | Lesotho | 79.4% | 2024 | up 189.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 78.5% | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 23 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 74.9% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 73.7% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 71.8% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 69.1% | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 66.1% | 2015 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 28 | Cameroon | 60.7% | 2018 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 58.4% | 2020 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 58.2% | 2019 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 50.2% | 2021 | up 558.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Mozambique | 42.4% | 2022 | up 215.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Mali | 41.0% | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 34 | Senegal | 36.3% | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 35.0% | 2021 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | Malawi | 31.4% | 2020 | down 0.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release