Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
100.0%
Russian Federation
Lowest
14.6%
Benin
Median
79.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
399
What the numbers show
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 14.6% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.8%, and the mean is 70.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 189.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 10.7%).
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 2 | Chile | 99.5% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 94.5% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 4 | Ecuador | 94.2% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 93.0% | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 91.3% | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.2% | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 90.7% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 90.6% | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 89.0% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 88.5% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 83.9% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 83.0% | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 83.0% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 15 | Jordan | 82.2% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 16 | El Salvador | 79.8% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 78.7% | 2021 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 77.5% | 2022 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 19 | India | 74.0% | 2019 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 20 | Nepal | 66.5% | 2021 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 57.6% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 56.8% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 53.2% | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 50.1% | 2019 | up 189.1% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 49.5% | 2022 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 49.3% | 2022 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 27 | Gambia | 37.2% | 2020 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 28 | Guatemala | 33.3% | 2015 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 29 | Cameroon | 23.0% | 2018 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 30 | Senegal | 22.7% | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 31 | Benin | 14.6% | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release