Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
37
Highest
87.9%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
0.1%
Mali
Median
15.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
405

What the numbers show

Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 87.9% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 0.1% in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.6%, and the mean is 27.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 594.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 6,930.7%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 30.3%).

Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kyrgyzstan 87.9% 2023 down 1.8% rising
2 Chile 87.9% 2022 up 39.3% rising
3 Russian Federation 82.7% 2022 flat
4 Costa Rica 75.5% 2024 up 228.4% volatile
5 Peru 72.5% 2023 up 79.5% rising
6 Ecuador 52.2% 2023 up 66.2% rising
7 Brazil 47.7% 2023 up 99.6% volatile
8 Colombia 44.4% 2023 up 27.6% rising
9 Jordan 43.1% 2023 down 24.0% flat
10 Dominican Republic 42.3% 2023 up 103.7% rising
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.4% 2021 up 38.9% volatile
12 Paraguay 40.4% 2024 up 52.5% volatile
13 Philippines 38.7% 2022 up 33.1% rising
14 Mexico 35.2% 2022 up 109.5% volatile
15 El Salvador 34.4% 2023 up 91.1% volatile
16 Panama 26.3% 2023 up 42.2% volatile
17 India 20.1% 2019 down 6.4% volatile
18 Ghana 17.7% 2022 up 1,597.6% volatile
19 Nigeria 15.6% 2021 up 90.1% rising
20 Nepal 14.5% 2021 up 535.1% volatile
21 Uruguay 13.2% 2023 up 1,404.5% volatile
22 Honduras 13.1% 2023 up 9.2% volatile
23 Bangladesh 12.2% 2022 up 6,930.7% volatile
24 Gambia 10.1% 2020 up 169.6% rising
25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.0% 2023 up 59.9% volatile
26 Lesotho 5.7% 2024 up 1,204.8% volatile
27 Zambia 4.7% 2024 up 237.0% volatile
28 Sierra Leone 3.5% 2019 volatile
29 Senegal 2.9% 2023 up 410.7% volatile
30 Benin 2.5% 2021 up 449.2% volatile
31 Burkina Faso 2.3% 2021 up 1,276.7% volatile
32 Guatemala 2.2% 2015 up 37.3% volatile
33 Mozambique 2.0% 2022 volatile
34 Malawi 1.6% 2020 down 15.7% falling
35 Cameroon 1.4% 2018 volatile
36 Zimbabwe 0.7% 2019 up 137.0% rising
37 Mali 0.1% 2024 down 30.3% volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 405 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release