Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
94.1%
Chile
Lowest
0.3%
Malawi
Median
55.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
414
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 94.1% in Chile; the lowest is 0.3% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.7%, and the mean is 51.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 303.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 3,238.3%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 97.9%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 94.1% | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 92.7% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 88.4% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Ecuador | 85.7% | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 84.9% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 6 | Colombia | 83.6% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 82.1% | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia | 81.2% | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 78.6% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 75.1% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 71.9% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 71.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 69.5% | 2022 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 67.8% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 15 | Philippines | 65.2% | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 16 | Jordan | 60.3% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 59.4% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 52.1% | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 48.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | India | 46.3% | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 41.9% | 2022 | up 831.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Lesotho | 40.7% | 2024 | up 1,155.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 38.2% | 2023 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 28.1% | 2021 | up 914.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Guatemala | 25.7% | 2015 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 22.2% | 2022 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Zambia | 22.0% | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Gambia | 21.0% | 2020 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 13.6% | 2019 | up 3,238.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Cameroon | 11.5% | 2018 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Senegal | 8.5% | 2023 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 4.5% | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 33 | Mozambique | 4.0% | 2022 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.3% | 2020 | down 97.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release