Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
99.4%
Chile
Lowest
7.5%
Malawi
Median
83.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
414
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in Chile; the lowest is 7.5% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 83.6%, and the mean is 71.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 279.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 58.0%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.4% | 2022 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 2 | Panama | 97.2% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 96.5% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 96.0% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 95.2% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.1% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 93.9% | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 93.1% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 9 | Jordan | 91.5% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 10 | Paraguay | 91.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 90.7% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 89.9% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 88.9% | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 88.8% | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 88.3% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 85.9% | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 17 | India | 84.3% | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 82.9% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 19 | Nepal | 76.5% | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 20 | Nigeria | 76.0% | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 21 | Honduras | 70.7% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 66.4% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 23 | Lesotho | 64.4% | 2024 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Ghana | 64.0% | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 62.9% | 2022 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 53.5% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 27 | Gambia | 46.6% | 2020 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 46.6% | 2019 | up 201.8% | rising |
| 29 | Guatemala | 41.7% | 2015 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 30 | Cameroon | 41.5% | 2018 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 34.3% | 2023 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 21.3% | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Mozambique | 13.4% | 2022 | up 279.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 7.5% | 2020 | down 58.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release