Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
28
Highest
98.3%
Uruguay
Lowest
28.7%
Mali
Median
74.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 98.3% in Uruguay; the lowest is 28.7% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.6%, and the mean is 68.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 173.9%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 34.0%).
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 98.3% | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 96.0% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 94.0% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 92.0% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 90.0% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 89.8% | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 89.0% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 83.8% | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 9 | Nepal | 82.5% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 82.4% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.1% | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 79.9% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 79.1% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 77.2% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 71.9% | 2021 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 65.5% | 2022 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 63.1% | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 61.8% | 2018 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 60.4% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 20 | Guatemala | 57.5% | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 21 | Gambia | 55.3% | 2020 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.3% | 2022 | up 173.9% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 43.4% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 43.1% | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 25 | Lesotho | 42.2% | 2023 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 26 | Benin | 34.2% | 2021 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 32.6% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 28 | Mali | 28.7% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release