Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
81
Highest
100.0%
Korea
Lowest
15.6%
Benin
Median
81.5%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
962
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Korea; the lowest is 15.6% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.5%, and the mean is 69.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 325.8%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 35.7%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 100.0% | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 2 | Croatia | 98.9% | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 97.5% | 2021 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 6 | Slovenia | 97.1% | 2021 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 96.9% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 95.7% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Chile | 94.8% | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 93.6% | 2022 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 11 | Portugal | 93.5% | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 93.3% | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 13 | France | 92.7% | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 92.1% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 91.8% | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 91.8% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 17 | Romania | 91.2% | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 90.8% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Belgium | 90.3% | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 90.1% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 90.1% | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 22 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 90.0% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 89.4% | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 89.3% | 2021 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 25 | Colombia | 88.9% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 88.0% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 87.3% | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 86.9% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 86.6% | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | Denmark | 85.4% | 2021 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 31 | Austria | 85.1% | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 84.6% | 2021 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 33 | Panama | 84.6% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 84.6% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 83.6% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 83.2% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 37 | Egypt | 82.8% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 38 | Viet Nam | 82.8% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 39 | Argentina | 82.3% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 81.5% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 81.5% | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 42 | Nigeria | 80.8% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 80.1% | 2022 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 44 | China | 79.6% | 2018 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 78.9% | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 78.0% | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 47 | Philippines | 75.8% | 2022 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 48 | El Salvador | 74.2% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 72.2% | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 72.0% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 70.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 70.1% | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 53 | India | 62.5% | 2019 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 60.6% | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho | 59.9% | 2024 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 56 | Honduras | 59.8% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 57 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 57.9% | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 54.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 59 | Indonesia | 46.7% | 2022 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 60 | Zambia | 43.5% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 61 | Gambia | 42.5% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 62 | Nepal | 40.5% | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 40.1% | 2020 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 37.9% | 2022 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 65 | Cambodia | 37.2% | 2021 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 66 | Togo | 35.9% | 2022 | up 176.1% | rising |
| 67 | Rwanda | 35.9% | 2022 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 34.2% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 31.0% | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 70 | Cameroon | 30.5% | 2018 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 71 | Mozambique | 29.9% | 2022 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 29.8% | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea | 26.3% | 2018 | up 325.8% | rising |
| 74 | Liberia | 26.3% | 2019 | up 183.0% | rising |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 25.6% | 2019 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 76 | Haiti | 24.6% | 2017 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 77 | Senegal | 22.7% | 2023 | up 236.8% | rising |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 21.3% | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 79 | Mali | 20.9% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.8% | 2022 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 81 | Benin | 15.6% | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release