Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
97.3%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.5%
Benin
Median
41.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
431
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 97.3% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.5% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.7%, and the mean is 42.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 209.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 3,905.8%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 62.3%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 97.3% | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 93.9% | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 91.8% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Peru | 87.9% | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 81.4% | 2024 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia | 78.7% | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 78.0% | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 72.6% | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 72.5% | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 71.7% | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 70.8% | 2014 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 69.6% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 13 | Kyrgyz Republic | 69.3% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 68.0% | 2022 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 15 | Philippines | 62.6% | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 58.4% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 17 | Jordan | 55.8% | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Mexico | 54.5% | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 53.0% | 2023 | up 413.0% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 51.8% | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 21 | India | 31.6% | 2019 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Honduras | 29.0% | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 23 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 28.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Nigeria | 27.2% | 2021 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 23.6% | 2022 | up 3,905.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 17.8% | 2021 | up 1,068.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 16.5% | 2022 | up 1,027.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Gambia, The | 14.3% | 2020 | up 155.7% | rising |
| 29 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.3% | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | 6.7% | 2015 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Zambia | 6.6% | 2024 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 6.5% | 2020 | up 238.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 5.1% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 4.7% | 2021 | up 1,808.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 3.9% | 2018 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 2.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 1.6% | 2024 | up 201.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Mozambique, Republic of | 1.5% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 0.5% | 2019 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Benin | 0.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release