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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
24
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
14.4%
Benin
Median
77.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
353

What the numbers show

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, male (%) is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 14.4% in Benin.

The median across all reporting countries is 77.5%, and the mean is 69.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 315.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 46.7%).

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 99.1% 2022 up 9.3% rising
3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.7% 2021 up 7.3% rising
4 Peru 93.7% 2023 up 18.9% rising
5 Ecuador 90.1% 2023 up 7.3% rising
6 Panama 87.5% 2023 up 26.6% rising
7 Mexico 86.0% 2022 up 11.7% rising
8 Costa Rica 84.3% 2024 up 101.1% rising
9 Brazil 84.2% 2023 up 40.1% rising
10 Argentina 80.8% 2023 up 34.4% rising
11 Paraguay 80.8% 2024 up 7.2% rising
12 Dominican Republic 80.7% 2023 up 61.0% rising
13 Colombia 74.3% 2023 up 19.8% rising
14 El Salvador 73.9% 2023 up 14.8% rising
15 Uruguay 71.6% 2023 up 315.3% rising
16 Egypt 67.3% 2021 up 76.4% rising
17 Jordan 62.0% 2023 down 23.3% falling
18 India 56.3% 2019 down 27.1% flat
19 Honduras 54.1% 2023 up 2.1% rising
20 Philippines 48.1% 2022 up 99.0% rising
21 Bangladesh 37.3% 2022 up 117.9% rising
22 Nigeria 25.8% 2021 up 1.5% rising
23 Guatemala 19.0% 2015 down 46.7% falling
24 Benin 14.4% 2021 up 77.9% rising

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
24 places, 353 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release