Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
29
Highest
99.7%
Uruguay
Lowest
50.8%
Mali
Median
93.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
365
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 99.7% in Uruguay; the lowest is 50.8% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.5%, and the mean is 87.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 30.4%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 11.7%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, middle quintile, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.7% | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 2 | Panama | 99.6% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Bolivia | 98.6% | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Paraguay | 98.5% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 98.5% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.8% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 97.3% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Ecuador | 97.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 96.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 95.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Venezuela | 95.7% | 2014 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 14 | Nepal | 94.6% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 93.5% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 16 | El Salvador | 92.6% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 89.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 86.4% | 2018 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | Lesotho | 86.2% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 85.5% | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 84.7% | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 78.8% | 2023 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 23 | Gambia | 78.5% | 2020 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 77.3% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 73.5% | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 69.0% | 2023 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 27 | Senegal | 60.0% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 59.2% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 29 | Mali | 50.8% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release