Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
27
Highest
98.4%
Chile
Lowest
40.3%
Benin
Median
85.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
369
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 98.4% in Chile; the lowest is 40.3% in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.2%, and the mean is 78.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 16.8%).
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 98.4% | 2022 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.1% | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 3 | Panama | 95.8% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 95.4% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 95.1% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Uruguay | 94.8% | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 93.8% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 92.0% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 91.0% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 90.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 90.5% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 88.9% | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 86.1% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 14 | El Salvador | 85.2% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 15 | Nepal | 83.6% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 82.3% | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 80.2% | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 75.6% | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 67.3% | 2023 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.6% | 2022 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 62.0% | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 22 | Gambia | 61.5% | 2020 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 53.3% | 2022 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 24 | Lesotho | 51.4% | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 25 | Zambia | 49.9% | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 26 | Senegal | 46.1% | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 27 | Benin | 40.3% | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release