Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
21
Highest
88.5%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
6.3%
Bangladesh
Median
48.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
335
What the numbers show
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, male (%) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 88.5% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 6.3% in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.4%, and the mean is 49.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 1,879.4%), and the largest decrease in India (down 69.6%).
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 88.5% | 2021 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 87.7% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 85.7% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 4 | Chile | 85.1% | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 66.2% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 6 | Panama | 65.7% | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 63.1% | 2024 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 61.9% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 56.8% | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 54.2% | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 48.4% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 47.4% | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 13 | El Salvador | 46.0% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 45.3% | 2023 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 15 | Honduras | 32.9% | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 24.4% | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 22.7% | 2023 | up 1,879.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Jordan | 22.3% | 2023 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 19 | India | 14.7% | 2019 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Benin | 8.4% | 2021 | up 332.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 6.3% | 2022 | up 157.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release