Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
29
Highest
99.0%
Brazil
Lowest
37.7%
Benin
Median
89.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
365
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 99.0% in Brazil; the lowest is 37.7% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 89.9%, and the mean is 78.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 42.4%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 19.1%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 99.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 98.6% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 98.3% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 98.3% | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 5 | Uruguay | 97.5% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 96.7% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 95.7% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.5% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 9 | Paraguay | 94.7% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.5% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 94.4% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 93.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Nepal | 93.5% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 14 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 93.0% | 2014 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 89.9% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 87.0% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 85.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 79.9% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 75.0% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 20 | Lesotho | 64.8% | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 21 | Gambia | 63.3% | 2020 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 63.0% | 2018 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 23 | Honduras | 59.6% | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.0% | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 25 | Zambia | 55.2% | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 26 | Senegal | 43.1% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 41.5% | 2021 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 38.3% | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 29 | Benin | 37.7% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release