Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
23
Highest
99.4%
Peru
Lowest
48.6%
Benin
Median
95.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
349
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 99.4% in Peru; the lowest is 48.6% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.9%, 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 15 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 50.5%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 19.1%).
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 99.4% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 2 | Argentina | 99.0% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 99.0% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 98.6% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 98.5% | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 6 | Uruguay | 97.8% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 97.3% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 97.1% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 96.6% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 10 | Ecuador | 96.3% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.1% | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 12 | El Salvador | 95.9% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 94.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 94.4% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 15 | Nepal | 91.0% | 2022 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 16 | Mexico | 90.8% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 81.7% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 18 | Gambia | 77.5% | 2020 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 76.6% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 75.9% | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 54.0% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 22 | Senegal | 53.2% | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 23 | Benin | 48.6% | 2021 | down 3.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release