Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
23
Highest
1.01 WPIA
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0.5757 WPIA
Nigeria
Median
0.9688 WPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
349
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 1.01 WPIA in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0.5757 WPIA in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9688 WPIA, and the mean is 0.9083 WPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 28.3%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 13.5%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.01 WPIA | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 2 | Argentina | 1.01 WPIA | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 0.998 WPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 0.993 WPIA | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 5 | El Salvador | 0.9917 WPIA | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 0.99 WPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 0.989 WPIA | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0.9798 WPIA | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 0.978 WPIA | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 0.973 WPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Honduras | 0.9726 WPIA | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia | 0.9688 WPIA | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Ecuador | 0.964 WPIA | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 0.9507 WPIA | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 0.9486 WPIA | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 0.9232 WPIA | 2022 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 17 | Mexico | 0.9181 WPIA | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Gambia | 0.8925 WPIA | 2020 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 0.8152 WPIA | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 20 | Guatemala | 0.766 WPIA | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 21 | Senegal | 0.6805 WPIA | 2023 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 22 | Benin | 0.602 WPIA | 2021 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 23 | Nigeria | 0.5757 WPIA | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release