Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
99.4%
Armenia
Lowest
55.2%
Mali
Median
93.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in Armenia; the lowest is 55.2% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.3%, and the mean is 86.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 15.9%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 9.6%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 99.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 3 | Uruguay | 99.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 99.2% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 98.7% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 6 | Panama | 98.1% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 7 | United States of America | 98.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 97.3% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 96.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.2% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 13 | Ecuador | 96.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 95.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Nepal | 95.1% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 16 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 94.6% | 2014 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Kenya | 94.4% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | El Salvador | 93.4% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 93.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 20 | Mexico | 91.7% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 90.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 90.4% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 86.2% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 24 | Togo | 83.0% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 25 | Lesotho | 82.7% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Cameroon | 82.6% | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 27 | Honduras | 76.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 28 | Guatemala | 74.4% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 29 | Nigeria | 74.4% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 30 | Zambia | 71.6% | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 70.6% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 32 | Gambia | 70.0% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 64.5% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 60.5% | 2021 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 35 | Senegal | 59.6% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 55.2% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release