Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
95
Highest
97.7%
Korea, Republic of
Lowest
3.5%
Niger
Median
70.1%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
2,474
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 97.7% in Korea, Republic of; the lowest is 3.5% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.1%, and the mean is 59.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 320.1%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 42.3%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Republic of | 97.7% | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | Croatia, Republic of | 97.5% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 3 | Georgia | 97.2% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 95.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia, Republic of | 95.2% | 2021 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 95.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 7 | Poland, Republic of | 94.0% | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 8 | Mongolia | 93.9% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 93.1% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 92.7% | 2022 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 92.7% | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 92.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 92.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | France | 91.4% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania, Republic of | 91.3% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia, Republic of | 90.7% | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 90.2% | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 90.1% | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 89.9% | 2021 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 88.7% | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 88.1% | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 22 | China (People’s Republic of) | 87.5% | 2020 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 23 | Jamaica | 87.2% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 87.0% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 86.4% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia, Republic of | 85.8% | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 85.3% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 28 | Italy | 84.6% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 84.5% | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 84.2% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Romania | 83.8% | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 81.7% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 81.5% | 2021 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 34 | Norway | 81.3% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 80.8% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 36 | Bolivia | 80.8% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 80.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 78.8% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 39 | Germany | 78.4% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 40 | Denmark | 77.9% | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 75.8% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 75.7% | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 75.6% | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 74.7% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye, Republic of | 73.2% | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 46 | Paraguay | 71.2% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 71.1% | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 70.1% | 2014 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 49 | Nigeria | 68.5% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 67.0% | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 51 | Mexico | 65.6% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 52 | Kenya | 65.0% | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 64.6% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 63.8% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 55 | South Africa | 62.2% | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 56 | Guyana | 61.8% | 2019 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 57 | El Salvador | 61.4% | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 58 | Viet Nam | 57.9% | 2021 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 55.5% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 60 | India | 50.6% | 2019 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 45.0% | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Indonesia | 43.0% | 2022 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 40.8% | 2022 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 64 | Honduras | 40.3% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 65 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 40.2% | 2024 | up 272.2% | rising |
| 66 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 37.4% | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 67 | Nepal | 35.9% | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 68 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 34.5% | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 31.3% | 2022 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 70 | Gambia | 31.2% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 29.5% | 2022 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Zambia | 29.1% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 73 | Pakistan | 27.1% | 2021 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 74 | Cambodia | 26.7% | 2021 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 23.1% | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 76 | Cameroon | 23.0% | 2018 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 19.6% | 2019 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 19.4% | 2019 | up 201.0% | rising |
| 79 | Rwanda | 19.2% | 2022 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Mozambique, Republic of | 17.8% | 2022 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 17.6% | 2022 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d’Ivoire | 17.5% | 2021 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 83 | Haiti | 16.4% | 2017 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 84 | Guinea | 16.4% | 2018 | up 259.3% | rising |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 16.2% | 2021 | up 320.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 15.8% | 2023 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 87 | Malawi | 15.5% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 88 | Madagascar | 14.0% | 2021 | up 154.3% | rising |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 14.0% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 90 | Mali | 12.6% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 91 | Benin | 11.8% | 2022 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 92 | Uganda | 10.1% | 2024 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 93 | Tanzania | 8.9% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Chad | 4.5% | 2019 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 95 | Niger | 3.5% | 2022 | up 112.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Central Asia 95.8%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 95.5%
- SDG: Northern America 93.0%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 90.1%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 89.6%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 89.5%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 89.1%
- SDG: Europe 87.5%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 79.7%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 77.8%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 65.5%
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 64.3%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release