Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
24
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
6.4%
Benin
Median
83.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
352

What the numbers show

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 6.4% in Benin.

The median across all reporting countries is 83.8%, and the mean is 72.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 318.0%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 28.6%).

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 100.0% 2022 flat
2 Chile 98.7% 2022 up 1.5% rising
3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.3% 2021 up 8.4% rising
4 Peru 94.2% 2023 up 17.6% rising
5 Ecuador 90.7% 2023 up 1.7% rising
6 Argentina 90.0% 2023 up 26.1% rising
7 Paraguay 88.8% 2024 up 24.4% rising
8 Brazil 88.1% 2023 up 20.0% rising
9 Mexico 87.2% 2022 up 9.5% rising
10 Panama 87.1% 2023 up 15.2% rising
11 Dominican Republic 84.9% 2023 up 22.7% rising
12 Costa Rica 84.6% 2024 up 44.3% rising
13 Colombia 83.1% 2023 up 14.5% rising
14 El Salvador 76.2% 2023 up 18.3% rising
15 Uruguay 69.3% 2023 up 318.0% rising
16 Philippines 64.9% 2022 up 28.4% rising
17 Jordan 64.2% 2023 down 28.6% falling
18 Egypt 60.8% 2021 up 51.3% rising
19 India 56.9% 2019 down 20.9% rising
20 Honduras 53.4% 2023 down 4.3% rising
21 Nigeria 42.7% 2021 up 14.6% rising
22 Bangladesh 41.1% 2022 up 45.9% volatile
23 Guatemala 28.0% 2015 up 32.3% volatile
24 Benin 6.4% 2021 up 36.3% volatile

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
24 places, 352 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release