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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release