Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
81
Highest
96.9%
Croatia
Lowest
20.8%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
74.8%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
962

What the numbers show

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 96.9% in Croatia; the lowest is 20.8% in Tanzania, United Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 74.8%, and the mean is 66.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 205.4%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 37.1%).

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Croatia 96.9% 2021 up 2.0% rising
2 Mongolia 95.6% 2024 up 43.2% rising
3 Kazakhstan 94.4% 2024 up 0.6% rising
4 Armenia 94.1% 2023 up 2.3% rising
5 Lithuania 93.6% 2021 up 1.8% flat
6 Poland 93.3% 2021 up 3.0% flat
7 Bulgaria 92.9% 2021 up 3.1% flat
8 Switzerland 92.3% 2021 up 4.6% flat
9 Romania 91.7% 2021 down 1.0% flat
9 Greece 91.7% 2021 up 5.5% rising
11 Chile 91.4% 2022 up 14.5% rising
11 Peru 91.4% 2023 up 6.2% rising
13 Slovenia 91.1% 2021 up 2.7% flat
14 Kyrgyzstan 90.4% 2023 up 3.7% rising
15 Finland 90.2% 2021 up 6.5% flat
16 France 90.2% 2021 up 12.4% rising
17 Latvia 89.3% 2021 up 11.6% rising
18 Portugal 87.9% 2021 up 53.9% rising
19 Russia 87.1% 2022 down 2.6% flat
20 Hungary 87.1% 2021 up 0.1% flat
21 Estonia 85.5% 2021 down 1.2% flat
22 Cyprus 84.4% 2021 down 2.7% rising
23 Belgium 83.8% 2021 up 9.4% rising
24 Ecuador 83.7% 2024 up 21.6% rising
25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 83.4% 2023 down 0.3% rising
26 Kenya 83.2% 2024 up 41.1% rising
27 Colombia 82.4% 2024 up 14.3% rising
28 Norway 82.4% 2021 up 14.7% rising
29 Costa Rica 82.2% 2024 up 50.2% rising
30 United Kingdom 81.4% 2019 up 8.2% rising
31 Italy 80.9% 2021 up 6.6% rising
32 Egypt 80.5% 2022 up 6.1% rising
33 Sweden 80.5% 2021 down 5.0% flat
34 Nigeria 79.0% 2024 up 7.0% rising
35 Austria 78.5% 2021 up 1.5% flat
36 Panama 77.3% 2023 up 28.2% rising
37 Denmark 77.1% 2021 up 9.4% rising
38 China (People’s Republic of) 76.1% 2018 up 24.2% rising
39 Paraguay 75.4% 2024 up 7.2% rising
40 Germany 74.9% 2021 down 4.9% flat
41 Brazil 74.8% 2024 up 28.2% rising
42 Spain 72.1% 2021 up 25.9% rising
43 Thailand 71.4% 2022 up 18.9% rising
44 Argentina 70.2% 2023 up 22.1% rising
45 El Salvador 69.3% 2023 up 6.8% rising
46 Luxembourg 66.2% 2021 down 5.0% flat
47 Mexico 66.1% 2022 up 26.1% rising
48 Viet Nam 65.7% 2021 up 2.2% rising
49 South Africa 64.1% 2024 up 23.3% rising
50 Philippines 63.2% 2022 down 6.4% rising
51 India 62.1% 2019 up 25.5% rising
52 Dominican Republic 60.7% 2024 up 14.0% rising
53 Lesotho 59.1% 2024 up 189.3% rising
54 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 58.4% 2023 up 25.5% rising
55 Jordan 57.4% 2023 up 9.0% rising
56 Ghana 57.1% 2024 up 21.1% rising
57 Togo 53.8% 2022 up 171.0% rising
58 Zambia 53.0% 2024 up 1.3% rising
59 Uruguay 49.3% 2024 up 66.5% rising
60 Honduras 47.0% 2024 up 5.7% rising
61 Indonesia 45.7% 2022 down 31.1% flat
62 Nepal 43.9% 2021 up 39.7% rising
63 Guinea 42.0% 2018 up 205.4% rising
64 Bangladesh 39.9% 2022 up 48.1% rising
65 Malawi 38.5% 2020 down 8.1% flat
66 Mozambique 37.6% 2022 up 120.7% volatile
67 Gambia 36.5% 2023 down 10.6% falling
68 Cameroon 36.2% 2018 up 110.3% rising
69 Uganda 35.5% 2016 up 29.8% rising
70 Zimbabwe 33.4% 2019 up 24.1% rising
71 Cambodia 32.7% 2021 down 22.7% rising
72 Rwanda 32.1% 2022 up 26.2% rising
73 Ethiopia 31.9% 2022 down 5.3% rising
74 Mali 31.4% 2024 down 7.6% rising
75 Sierra Leone 30.3% 2019 up 19.8% volatile
76 Guatemala 28.4% 2024 down 37.1% falling
77 Liberia 27.7% 2019 up 113.2% rising
78 Haiti 27.6% 2017 up 29.2% rising
79 Benin 23.8% 2022 down 26.7% rising
80 Senegal 23.4% 2023 up 46.8% rising
81 Tanzania, United Republic of 20.8% 2022 up 17.3% rising

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
81 places, 962 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release