Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
24
Highest
89.2%
Russian Federation
Lowest
3.7%
Benin
Median
49.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
355

What the numbers show

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 89.2% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 3.7% in Benin.

The median across all reporting countries is 49.5%, and the mean is 47.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 2,017.5%), and the largest decrease in India (down 69.8%).

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 89.2% 2022 up 1.4% flat
2 Peru 88.9% 2023 up 18.9% rising
3 Chile 88.2% 2022 up 29.5% rising
4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 82.3% 2021 up 21.2% rising
5 Ecuador 68.0% 2023 up 42.3% rising
6 Colombia 67.1% 2023 up 21.6% rising
7 Panama 64.7% 2023 up 43.8% rising
8 Costa Rica 63.8% 2024 up 54.1% rising
9 Argentina 63.7% 2023 up 47.5% rising
10 Brazil 58.1% 2023 up 47.5% rising
11 Paraguay 53.8% 2024 down 2.1% rising
12 El Salvador 50.0% 2023 up 12.6% rising
13 Mexico 49.1% 2022 up 38.3% rising
14 Dominican Republic 46.2% 2023 up 137.8% rising
15 Honduras 34.1% 2023 up 4.9% rising
16 Jordan 30.7% 2023 down 33.0% falling
17 Philippines 28.3% 2022 down 6.1% rising
18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.7% 2023 up 94.4% volatile
19 Uruguay 26.2% 2023 up 2,017.5% rising
20 Nigeria 17.3% 2021 up 128.6% volatile
21 India 13.0% 2019 down 69.8% volatile
22 Bangladesh 11.2% 2022 up 966.9% volatile
23 Guatemala 5.9% 2015 down 39.6% volatile
24 Benin 3.7% 2021 up 378.2% volatile

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
24 places, 355 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release