Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
97.9%
Chile
Lowest
50.0%
Benin
Median
83.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
431
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 97.9% in Chile; the lowest is 50.0% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 83.7%, and the mean is 77.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 40.8%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 33.1%).
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 97.9% | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 2 | Panama | 95.6% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 94.5% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 92.8% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 92.4% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 91.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 89.7% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 89.7% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 89.5% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 88.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 88.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 87.1% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 86.9% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 15 | El Salvador | 86.5% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 86.1% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 17 | Nepal | 84.6% | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 83.7% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.9% | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 20 | Ghana | 79.7% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 79.0% | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 76.5% | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 23 | Togo | 72.8% | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 72.6% | 2018 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 68.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Nigeria | 66.5% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 62.8% | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 28 | Guatemala | 62.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 61.5% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 55.2% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Lesotho | 53.9% | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 32 | Mali | 53.8% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 53.0% | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 34 | Zambia | 52.5% | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 35 | Benin | 50.0% | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release