Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
164
Highest
99.3%
Korea
Lowest
2.1%
South Sudan, Republic of
Median
64.9%
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
7,240
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 99.3% in Korea; the lowest is 2.1% in South Sudan, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.9%, and the mean is 58.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47.
Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 175.1%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 2.7%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 99.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 99.0% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 98.2% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 97.9% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 97.2% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 6 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 95.9% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | Barbados | 95.7% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 95.4% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 95.2% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 95.1% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus, Republic of | 94.5% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia, Republic of | 94.4% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | St. Lucia | 94.2% | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 14 | United States | 93.5% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 15 | Kyrgyz Republic | 93.4% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 16 | Slovak Republic | 93.3% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Cyprus | 93.3% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 18 | Israel | 93.2% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 93.2% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 93.0% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 21 | Moldova, Republic of | 92.8% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Georgia | 92.5% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 92.3% | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 24 | Qatar | 92.1% | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 25 | Jamaica | 92.0% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 91.8% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 27 | Russia | 91.4% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 90.4% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 90.3% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 30 | Mongolia | 90.3% | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 31 | China (People’s Republic of) | 89.8% | 2025 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Finland | 89.8% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 89.1% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 89.1% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | Montenegro | 89.0% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Albania | 88.9% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 88.4% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 88.2% | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 39 | France | 87.6% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 87.5% | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 41 | Italy | 87.5% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 87.2% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 86.9% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 86.7% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 86.3% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 86.3% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 86.3% | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 48 | Tonga | 86.2% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 86.1% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 50 | Estonia | 85.9% | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 51 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 85.2% | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.8% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 53 | Malta | 84.0% | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 83.1% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia, Republic of | 82.8% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia | 82.5% | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 81.9% | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 81.7% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 59 | Germany | 81.0% | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 60 | Norway | 80.8% | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 61 | Netherlands | 80.0% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 62 | Türkiye | 78.1% | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 77.7% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 64 | Bhutan | 76.8% | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 76.7% | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 76.1% | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 75.5% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 68 | Spain | 74.8% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 69 | Cuba | 74.1% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 70 | Philippines | 73.5% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 71 | Indonesia | 72.8% | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 72 | Thailand | 72.7% | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 73 | Brazil | 72.2% | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 74 | Guyana | 70.7% | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 70.1% | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 76 | Paraguay | 68.7% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 77 | Argentina | 68.5% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 78 | Colombia | 67.1% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.5% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 80 | Iceland | 66.4% | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 81 | Botswana | 65.4% | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 82 | India | 65.0% | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 64.7% | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 64.2% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 85 | Malaysia | 63.3% | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 86 | Mexico | 61.6% | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 87 | Samoa | 61.2% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 88 | Fiji, Republic of | 59.0% | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 58.0% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 90 | Nigeria | 57.8% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 91 | Tuvalu | 57.4% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 92 | Iraq | 57.1% | 2025 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 56.7% | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritius | 56.0% | 2025 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 95 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 55.1% | 2025 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 96 | South Africa | 54.1% | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 97 | Vietnam | 52.0% | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 98 | Algeria | 50.7% | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Naoero, Republic of | 49.4% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 48.5% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Honduras | 48.1% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 102 | Ghana | 47.2% | 2025 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 44.5% | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 104 | Uruguay | 42.6% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 105 | Nepal | 42.5% | 2025 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Kenya | 41.6% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 107 | Guatemala | 40.8% | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 108 | Maldives | 40.5% | 2025 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Yemen, Republic of | 39.9% | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 39.5% | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 111 | Pakistan | 39.0% | 2025 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 38.9% | 2025 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 37.7% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 37.6% | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 115 | Syrian Arab Republic | 36.8% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 116 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36.4% | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 117 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 36.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 118 | El Salvador | 36.1% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 119 | Comoros, Union of the | 35.9% | 2025 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Djibouti | 35.1% | 2025 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Suriname | 34.5% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 122 | Gambia, The | 34.0% | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 123 | Sudan | 33.6% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 124 | Congo, Republic of | 32.0% | 2025 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 28.4% | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 126 | Zambia | 28.0% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 127 | Morocco | 27.0% | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 128 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 26.4% | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 129 | Cambodia | 25.6% | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Guinea | 25.0% | 2025 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Angola | 24.4% | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 132 | Myanmar | 24.4% | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 133 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 22.9% | 2025 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Gabon | 22.8% | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 135 | Rwanda | 22.7% | 2025 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Cameroon | 22.7% | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 137 | Togo | 22.1% | 2025 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Kiribati | 21.4% | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Belize | 19.4% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 140 | Haiti | 18.5% | 2025 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Benin | 18.3% | 2025 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Malawi | 18.1% | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 143 | Uganda | 17.8% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 144 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.9% | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 145 | Senegal | 16.2% | 2025 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 16.0% | 2025 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 15.4% | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 148 | Madagascar, Republic of | 14.6% | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 149 | Liberia | 14.2% | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 14.2% | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 13.3% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.7% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 11.3% | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 154 | Mali | 11.3% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 155 | Burundi | 10.2% | 2025 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 9.0% | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 157 | Somalia | 8.8% | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 158 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.7% | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 159 | Mozambique, Republic of | 8.7% | 2025 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | 8.2% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 161 | Chad | 6.6% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 5.5% | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 163 | Niger | 5.0% | 2025 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 164 | South Sudan, Republic of | 2.1% | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release