Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
90
Highest
98.4%
Georgia
Lowest
15.4%
Chad
Median
75.4%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
1,025
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 98.4% in Georgia; the lowest is 15.4% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.4%, and the mean is 66.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 229.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 36.2%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 98.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 98.2% | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 98.0% | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 4 | Mongolia | 96.8% | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 96.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 95.6% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 95.2% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 94.5% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 94.0% | 2021 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 10 | Chile | 93.0% | 2022 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 92.9% | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 92.5% | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 92.4% | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 92.1% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 15 | Peru | 91.7% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 91.5% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 17 | France | 91.5% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 90.6% | 2021 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 90.3% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 90.2% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 89.8% | 2021 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 88.3% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Estonia | 87.6% | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Cyprus | 87.5% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 87.1% | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 86.8% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 85.8% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 85.3% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 84.3% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 84.3% | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 83.5% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 83.3% | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 33 | Norway | 83.0% | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 81.9% | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 35 | Egypt | 81.6% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 81.3% | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 37 | Panama | 81.0% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 80.3% | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 39 | Nigeria | 79.8% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 40 | Paraguay | 79.2% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 78.2% | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 42 | Brazil | 78.1% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 43 | China | 77.8% | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 76.2% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 45 | Thailand | 75.4% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 75.4% | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 75.4% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 48 | Viet Nam | 75.0% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 49 | Guyana | 72.0% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 71.9% | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 69.0% | 2022 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 52 | Mexico | 68.1% | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 68.1% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 66.7% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 65.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | 64.7% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 57 | India | 62.3% | 2019 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 58 | Lesotho | 59.6% | 2024 | up 160.4% | rising |
| 59 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 58.2% | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 55.7% | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Uruguay | 55.0% | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 54.4% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 47.8% | 2022 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 64 | Zambia | 47.5% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 46.2% | 2022 | down 28.2% | flat |
| 66 | Togo | 43.7% | 2022 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 41.9% | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 68 | Gambia | 39.5% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 69 | Malawi | 39.4% | 2020 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 38.8% | 2022 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 35.0% | 2021 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 34.1% | 2022 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 73 | Mozambique | 33.7% | 2022 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea | 33.3% | 2018 | up 229.3% | rising |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 33.2% | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 76 | Cameroon | 33.1% | 2018 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 77 | Uganda | 32.2% | 2016 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 30.6% | 2021 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Guatemala | 29.8% | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 27.5% | 2019 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Liberia | 26.9% | 2019 | up 144.1% | rising |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 26.4% | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 83 | Haiti | 25.9% | 2017 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 84 | Mali | 25.8% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.3% | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 86 | Senegal | 23.0% | 2023 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 87 | Benin | 19.1% | 2022 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17.8% | 2022 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 89 | Niger | 15.9% | 2022 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 90 | Chad | 15.4% | 2019 | down 3.6% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release