Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
164
Highest
100.0%
St. Lucia
Lowest
1.4%
South Sudan, Republic of
Median
72.6%
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
7,240
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in St. Lucia; the lowest is 1.4% in South Sudan, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.6%, and the mean is 61.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 70.
Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 190.7%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 8.5%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Lucia | 100.0% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 99.3% | 2025 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 99.1% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 4 | Korea | 99.0% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Croatia | 98.5% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 6 | Barbados | 98.4% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 98.3% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 97.7% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 96.9% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Israel | 96.8% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia, Republic of | 96.7% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 96.7% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Cyprus | 96.0% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 96.0% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 95.7% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus, Republic of | 95.3% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 17 | Moldova, Republic of | 94.8% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 94.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 19 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 94.7% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | United States | 94.5% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 94.3% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | Jamaica | 94.2% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 94.1% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 24 | Mongolia | 94.0% | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 25 | Georgia | 93.7% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Slovak Republic | 93.5% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Kyrgyz Republic | 93.2% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 93.0% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 29 | Tonga | 92.6% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 92.3% | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 31 | Australia | 92.1% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 92.1% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 91.9% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 34 | Albania | 91.6% | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 35 | Canada | 91.5% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 91.3% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Finland | 91.1% | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 38 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 91.0% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 90.8% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 40 | Belgium | 90.7% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.5% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 42 | France | 90.3% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine, State of | 90.2% | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 90.0% | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 45 | Italy | 90.0% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 90.0% | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 89.2% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 89.2% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 87.9% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 50 | Hungary | 87.8% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia, Republic of | 87.8% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 87.7% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 87.7% | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 87.2% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 55 | Qatar | 86.7% | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 85.8% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 57 | Netherlands | 84.8% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 58 | Norway | 84.5% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 59 | Bolivia | 84.5% | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 60 | Germany | 83.4% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 61 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 83.0% | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 62 | Denmark | 82.4% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 81.7% | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 81.7% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 65 | Bhutan | 81.5% | 2025 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Spain | 81.3% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 81.2% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 68 | Türkiye | 81.1% | 2025 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Thailand | 80.7% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 70 | Guyana | 79.9% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 71 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 79.5% | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 72 | Cuba | 77.9% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 73 | Brazil | 76.7% | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 74 | Indonesia | 76.4% | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 76.1% | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 76 | Argentina | 75.8% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 77 | Iceland | 75.2% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 78 | Malaysia | 73.6% | 2025 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 73.6% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 80 | Botswana | 73.2% | 2025 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73.0% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 82 | Paraguay | 72.9% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 83 | Samoa | 72.4% | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 70.7% | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 85 | Colombia | 69.8% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 86 | Tuvalu | 67.6% | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 87 | Algeria | 67.0% | 2025 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Fiji, Republic of | 64.7% | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 64.4% | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 90 | India | 63.9% | 2025 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 63.5% | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 92 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 62.2% | 2025 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Tunisia | 61.5% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 94 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 60.8% | 2025 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 95 | South Africa | 59.9% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritius | 59.4% | 2025 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Vietnam | 57.9% | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 54.3% | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 99 | Honduras | 53.7% | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 100 | Naoero | 53.3% | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 101 | Nigeria | 52.8% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 102 | Maldives | 50.8% | 2025 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 49.3% | 2025 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 48.9% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 45.7% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 106 | Comoros, Union of the | 45.2% | 2025 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Ghana | 44.8% | 2025 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Suriname | 43.6% | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 109 | Namibia | 42.5% | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.3% | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 111 | Kenya | 42.3% | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 41.5% | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 113 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 40.9% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 114 | Nepal | 40.6% | 2025 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 115 | El Salvador | 40.2% | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 116 | Pakistan | 40.1% | 2025 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Djibouti | 39.8% | 2025 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 39.0% | 2025 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Yemen, Republic of | 37.7% | 2025 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 37.6% | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Gambia, The | 36.1% | 2025 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 34.0% | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 123 | Sudan | 33.8% | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 124 | Congo, Republic of | 29.3% | 2025 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Myanmar | 29.0% | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 126 | Zambia | 28.4% | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 127 | Gabon | 28.1% | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 27.8% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Cambodia | 27.7% | 2025 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Kiribati | 27.7% | 2025 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Morocco | 27.6% | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 132 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 26.3% | 2025 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 133 | Belize | 24.5% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 134 | Rwanda | 24.2% | 2025 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Angola | 23.7% | 2025 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Cameroon | 23.4% | 2025 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 21.5% | 2025 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Guinea | 19.6% | 2025 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Haiti | 19.6% | 2025 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Uganda | 19.0% | 2025 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Malawi | 18.6% | 2025 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 18.1% | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Togo | 15.7% | 2025 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Senegal | 15.5% | 2025 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar, Republic of | 14.8% | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 146 | Liberia | 13.8% | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 13.5% | 2025 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 148 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.9% | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Benin | 12.3% | 2025 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 11.2% | 2025 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Burundi | 10.8% | 2025 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 10.5% | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 10.2% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.1% | 2025 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Mali | 8.1% | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.5% | 2025 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 6.8% | 2025 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Mozambique, Republic of | 6.7% | 2025 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 6.4% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 5.2% | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 161 | Chad | 3.5% | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 162 | Niger | 3.3% | 2025 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 163 | Somalia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 164 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1.4% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release