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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
88 places, 985 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release