Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
97.9%
Chile
Lowest
36.9%
Mali
Median
81.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
427
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 97.9% in Chile; the lowest is 36.9% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.9%, and the mean is 73.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 33.8%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 26.8%).
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 97.9% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Uruguay | 92.5% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 92.2% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 91.4% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.0% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 89.3% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 88.7% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 87.2% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 87.2% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 87.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 87.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 13 | Ecuador | 86.0% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 85.7% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.6% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 83.9% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 82.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 18 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 81.9% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 81.8% | 2014 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 78.3% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 76.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 74.9% | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 62.5% | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 62.3% | 2022 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 25 | Togo | 61.9% | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 58.4% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 57.9% | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 28 | Honduras | 56.7% | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 29 | Gambia | 56.2% | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 50.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 49.6% | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 32 | Senegal | 45.4% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | Lesotho | 44.7% | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 34 | Zambia | 42.6% | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 35 | Benin | 39.1% | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 36 | Mali | 36.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release