Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
99.6%
Armenia
Lowest
50.3%
Mali
Median
88.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
403
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 99.6% in Armenia; the lowest is 50.3% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.8%, and the mean is 83.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 24.6%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 17.6%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | Chile | 99.4% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 98.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 97.4% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Panama | 96.9% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 96.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 95.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 95.9% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 95.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 12 | Nepal | 95.0% | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 93.5% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 92.4% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 15 | Ecuador | 92.3% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 91.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 89.5% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 18 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 88.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 86.8% | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 86.5% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 86.3% | 2024 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 22 | Lesotho | 79.1% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Togo | 78.6% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 74.6% | 2018 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 25 | Guatemala | 69.3% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 66.9% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 66.2% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 28 | Honduras | 65.7% | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 65.3% | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 30 | Gambia | 64.5% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 61.1% | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 32 | Benin | 52.0% | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 33 | Senegal | 51.7% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 34 | Mali | 50.3% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release