Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
80
Highest
100.0%
Armenia
Lowest
36.6%
Liberia
Median
90.9%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
961
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male (%) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Armenia; the lowest is 36.6% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 90.9%, and the mean is 83.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 119.8%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 18.4%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2021 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Mongolia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 99.5% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 99.4% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.3% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Estonia | 99.2% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Italy | 99.2% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 99.2% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 99.1% | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 99.0% | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 98.9% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 98.7% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 98.4% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 98.3% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 98.2% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Romania | 98.0% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | France | 97.8% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 96.7% | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 96.7% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 96.5% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Belgium | 96.4% | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 95.1% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 94.9% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 94.4% | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 31 | Panama | 94.2% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 93.9% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 93.7% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 34 | China | 93.5% | 2018 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 93.1% | 2015 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 91.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 91.5% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 91.3% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 91.2% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 40 | Indonesia | 91.2% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 90.7% | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 42 | Kenya | 90.2% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 89.9% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt | 88.9% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 45 | India | 88.6% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 88.4% | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 87.8% | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 48 | Argentina | 87.7% | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | 86.8% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 86.7% | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 51 | Colombia | 84.4% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 52 | Philippines | 82.5% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 82.3% | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 54 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 81.9% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 81.6% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 81.2% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 80.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 79.6% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 59 | Zambia | 76.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 60 | Lesotho | 70.4% | 2024 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 69.6% | 2022 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 62 | Guatemala | 69.1% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 63 | Honduras | 67.9% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 67.7% | 2019 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 65 | Cameroon | 67.5% | 2018 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 66.5% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 67 | Togo | 65.6% | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 68 | Cambodia | 63.3% | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 69 | Mali | 55.4% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea | 53.5% | 2018 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 71 | Mozambique | 52.3% | 2022 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 52.1% | 2020 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 50.7% | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 74 | Haiti | 49.3% | 2017 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 75 | Uganda | 49.1% | 2016 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 76 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 47.4% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 77 | Rwanda | 45.6% | 2022 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 78 | Benin | 43.7% | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 39.2% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 80 | Liberia | 36.6% | 2019 | up 49.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release