Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
28
Highest
99.7%
Uruguay
Lowest
59.0%
Mali
Median
93.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
374
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 99.7% in Uruguay; the lowest is 59.0% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.6%, and the mean is 88.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 16.2%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 7.1%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, middle quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.7% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.7% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 99.2% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Panama | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 98.9% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Paraguay | 98.3% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 8 | Ecuador | 97.6% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 97.3% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 10 | Colombia | 97.2% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 97.2% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 96.1% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Nepal | 93.9% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 93.4% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 92.3% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 91.5% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 89.8% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 19 | Lesotho | 87.3% | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 20 | Cameroon | 87.1% | 2018 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 21 | Honduras | 84.7% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 22 | Gambia | 78.6% | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 73.6% | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 72.7% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 71.1% | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Benin | 64.3% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 27 | Senegal | 63.9% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 59.0% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release