Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
28
Highest
99.4%
Brazil
Lowest
34.8%
Benin
Median
86.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
350
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in Brazil; the lowest is 34.8% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.6%, and the mean is 76.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 42.2%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 24.3%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 99.4% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 98.6% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 96.8% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 96.7% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 96.3% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.6% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 7 | Nepal | 95.3% | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 94.6% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 93.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 92.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 92.1% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 92.1% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 90.6% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 14 | El Salvador | 88.8% | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 84.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 81.2% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 80.2% | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 75.3% | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 19 | Lesotho | 64.9% | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 20 | Cameroon | 62.2% | 2018 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 21 | Gambia | 60.5% | 2020 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.1% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 23 | Zambia | 55.2% | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 24 | Honduras | 48.9% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 42.6% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 40.7% | 2021 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 38.2% | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 34.8% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release