Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
100.0%
Panama
Lowest
54.7%
Benin
Median
94.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
425
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Panama; the lowest is 54.7% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.2%, and the mean is 87.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 134.2%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 6.1%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 99.4% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Ecuador | 98.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 98.5% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 98.5% | 2021 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 98.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 98.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.0% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 98.0% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 97.7% | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 10 | Uruguay | 97.7% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 12 | Jordan | 97.3% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 97.1% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 97.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 15 | India | 96.5% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 95.8% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Nepal | 94.7% | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 94.6% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Nigeria | 93.9% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 93.1% | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 92.4% | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 90.5% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 89.2% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 88.5% | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 25 | Zambia | 88.3% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 85.7% | 2018 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 85.3% | 2015 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 28 | Lesotho | 80.5% | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 75.3% | 2019 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 30 | Gambia | 68.3% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Mozambique | 67.1% | 2022 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 65.3% | 2020 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 60.2% | 2021 | up 134.2% | rising |
| 34 | Senegal | 58.5% | 2023 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | 57.6% | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 54.7% | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release