Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
30
Highest
96.3%
Chile
Lowest
9.4%
Cameroon
Median
68.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
392
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile, female (%) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 96.3% in Chile; the lowest is 9.4% in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 68.4%, and the mean is 56.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 8,020.6%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 10.0%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 96.3% | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 94.9% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 88.2% | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ecuador | 86.6% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 86.5% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 86.4% | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 86.3% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 84.8% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 80.9% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia | 80.5% | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 79.2% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 78.2% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 73.2% | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 73.2% | 2022 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 15 | Mexico | 71.7% | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 65.1% | 2023 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 55.3% | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 18 | Honduras | 54.7% | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 19 | India | 44.6% | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 38.1% | 2023 | up 251.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 31.7% | 2022 | up 8,020.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Nepal | 28.4% | 2021 | up 645.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Guatemala | 26.4% | 2015 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | Gambia | 24.4% | 2020 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 20.6% | 2022 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 15.7% | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 13.2% | 2023 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 11.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 9.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Cameroon | 9.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release