Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
88
Highest
96.8%
Slovenia
Lowest
0.2%
Niger
Median
58.6%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
985
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 96.8% in Slovenia; the lowest is 0.2% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.6%, and the mean is 52.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 460.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 3,256.4%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 29.5%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia | 96.8% | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 2 | Croatia | 96.7% | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 96.0% | 2021 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 4 | Georgia | 94.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 94.7% | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 94.3% | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 94.0% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 93.3% | 2021 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 93.2% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 92.8% | 2021 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 11 | Cyprus | 92.6% | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 12 | France | 91.4% | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 90.7% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Chile | 89.9% | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 15 | Russia | 89.1% | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 87.6% | 2021 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 86.4% | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 86.4% | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 86.3% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Mongolia | 86.1% | 2024 | up 155.2% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 86.1% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.3% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 83.8% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 83.0% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 81.7% | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 79.5% | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 76.8% | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 76.6% | 2024 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 76.4% | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 76.2% | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 74.9% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 74.5% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 73.7% | 2021 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 34 | Egypt | 71.4% | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 71.1% | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 36 | China (People’s Republic of) | 70.7% | 2018 | up 153.9% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 68.8% | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 65.2% | 2022 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 64.3% | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 40 | Jordan | 63.8% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 63.2% | 2024 | up 155.9% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 61.2% | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 43 | Nigeria | 60.3% | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 58.6% | 2023 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 58.6% | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 58.6% | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 47 | Guyana | 58.5% | 2019 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 55.6% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 55.4% | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 54.1% | 2024 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 51.3% | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 50.5% | 2022 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 46.0% | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 54 | El Salvador | 45.9% | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 55 | India | 45.0% | 2019 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 56 | Indonesia | 38.6% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 31.8% | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 27.9% | 2022 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Lesotho | 27.9% | 2024 | up 377.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.6% | 2023 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | 21.8% | 2021 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 20.2% | 2021 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Honduras | 19.9% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 64 | Suriname | 19.3% | 2022 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 65 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.7% | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 66 | Gambia | 16.0% | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 67 | Guatemala | 14.5% | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 68 | Zambia | 11.8% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 11.3% | 2022 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Uganda | 11.2% | 2016 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 11.1% | 2022 | up 388.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Rwanda | 11.1% | 2022 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Malawi | 10.2% | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 10.1% | 2019 | up 3,256.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Haiti | 7.7% | 2017 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 7.3% | 2021 | up 2,997.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Senegal | 7.3% | 2023 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Mozambique | 7.3% | 2022 | up 544.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cameroon | 6.8% | 2018 | up 243.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Mali | 6.1% | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | 5.8% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 5.5% | 2019 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 83 | Liberia | 5.4% | 2019 | up 228.1% | rising |
| 84 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.5% | 2021 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.1% | 2022 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea | 1.9% | 2018 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Chad | 1.4% | 2019 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Niger | 0.2% | 2022 | up 23.1% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release