Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
27
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
9.7%
Benin
Median
75.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
374
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 9.7% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.4%, and the mean is 67.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 316.1%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 50.6%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Chile | 98.9% | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.0% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 94.0% | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 90.4% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 6 | Panama | 87.3% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 86.6% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 86.2% | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 85.8% | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 85.4% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 84.4% | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 82.7% | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 78.6% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 14 | El Salvador | 75.4% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 70.5% | 2023 | up 316.1% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 65.0% | 2021 | up 149.7% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 64.9% | 2021 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 18 | Jordan | 63.0% | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 19 | India | 56.6% | 2019 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 54.0% | 2022 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 21 | Honduras | 53.8% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 22 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.0% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 39.3% | 2022 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 24 | Nigeria | 32.9% | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 24.1% | 2015 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 26 | Senegal | 12.4% | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 27 | Benin | 9.7% | 2021 | up 51.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release