Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
80
Highest
96.5%
Croatia
Lowest
3.0%
Guinea
Median
57.7%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
925
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male (%) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 96.5% in Croatia; the lowest is 3.0% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.7%, and the mean is 53.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 4,432.1%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 37.6%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 96.5% | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 95.9% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Slovenia | 95.4% | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 95.3% | 2021 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 5 | Belgium | 94.9% | 2021 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 94.4% | 2021 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 94.4% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 94.0% | 2021 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 93.6% | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 93.3% | 2020 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 92.1% | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 91.7% | 2021 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 13 | France | 90.2% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 14 | Chile | 87.2% | 2022 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 87.1% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 84.8% | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.7% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 84.3% | 2019 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 83.8% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 83.3% | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 82.2% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 81.6% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 81.0% | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 24 | Mongolia | 80.6% | 2024 | up 224.8% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 76.1% | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 74.9% | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 74.8% | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 74.5% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 71.0% | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 70.9% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 70.8% | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 69.9% | 2024 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 68.1% | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 67.2% | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 35 | China (People’s Republic of) | 65.8% | 2018 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 65.1% | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 37 | Nigeria | 60.4% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 38 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 59.3% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 58.5% | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 40 | Thailand | 57.7% | 2022 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 57.7% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 54.2% | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 43 | Panama | 53.5% | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 44 | Uruguay | 53.3% | 2024 | up 163.6% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 52.4% | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 46 | Paraguay | 52.1% | 2024 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 51.6% | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 48 | Mexico | 50.1% | 2022 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 49 | India | 49.5% | 2019 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 46.0% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 51 | El Salvador | 43.8% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 52 | South Africa | 42.1% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 39.1% | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 54 | Indonesia | 38.6% | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 33.2% | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 31.1% | 2022 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Nepal | 22.4% | 2021 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 58 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 21.3% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 59 | Lesotho | 21.3% | 2024 | up 366.5% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 19.8% | 2021 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 61 | Gambia | 16.8% | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 62 | Togo | 16.4% | 2022 | up 362.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Honduras | 16.2% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 13.8% | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 13.7% | 2019 | up 4,432.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 13.2% | 2016 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 12.1% | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 10.9% | 2020 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 69 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 2022 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Mozambique | 10.0% | 2022 | up 432.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Senegal | 10.0% | 2023 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 9.0% | 2022 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 8.7% | 2018 | up 236.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Mali | 8.6% | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Benin | 8.3% | 2022 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 76 | Liberia | 7.9% | 2019 | up 249.3% | rising |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 6.7% | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 6.6% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 79 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.5% | 2022 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Guinea | 3.0% | 2018 | up 69.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release