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Lower secondary completion rate, % of age group: ranking of countries
168 countries ranked by their latest value (2020–2025). Monaco is highest at 148.1%; Niger is lowest at 11.9%.
World 77.9% (2024)Median country 90.8%168 countries
Lower secondary completion: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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| # | Country | Region | Lower secondary completion | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 148.1% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 129.5% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 119.7% | 2023 | |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 116.6% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 114.1% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 110.3% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 109.9% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 107.2% | 2022 | |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 106.0% | 2022 | |
| 10 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 105.0% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 104.2% | 2024 | |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 104.2% | 2023 | |
| 13 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 104.1% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 103.5% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 102.8% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 102.3% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 101.6% | 2023 | |
| 18 | United States | North America | 101.4% | 2022 | |
| 19 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 101.2% | 2023 | |
| 20 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 101.1% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 100.8% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 100.8% | 2022 | |
| 23 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 100.6% | 2023 | |
| 24 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 100.1% | 2023 | |
| 25 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 99.7% | 2025 | |
| 29 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 99.1% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Nepal | South Asia | 98.2% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.2% | 2024 | |
| 36 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 98.0% | 2023 | |
| 37 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 97.9% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 97.9% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 97.8% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.6% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 97.4% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 97.3% | 2023 | |
| 46 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 48 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.1% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 97.0% | 2023 | |
| 51 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 96.8% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 96.3% | 2023 | |
| 53 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 96.0% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 96.0% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 95.8% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 95.7% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 95.3% | 2022 | |
| 58 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 95.3% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 95.2% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 95.1% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.0% | 2023 | |
| 62 | Maldives | South Asia | 94.6% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 94.5% | 2021 | |
| 64 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 94.2% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 94.0% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 93.9% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 93.8% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 93.8% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 93.7% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 93.5% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 93.4% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 93.4% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 93.3% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 93.2% | 2024 | |
| 75 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 93.0% | 2023 | |
| 76 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 92.5% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 92.5% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 92.4% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 91.9% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 91.8% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 91.7% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.4% | 2022 | |
| 83 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.3% | 2024 | |
| 84 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.2% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 90.5% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 90.4% | 2023 | |
| 87 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 89.8% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 89.5% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 89.2% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 89.1% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 88.5% | 2024 | |
| 92 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.3% | 2023 | |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 88.3% | 2020 | |
| 94 | India | South Asia | 88.0% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 86.6% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 85.9% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 85.6% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 85.3% | 2021 | |
| 99 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 85.2% | 2023 | |
| 100 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.1% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 84.9% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 84.8% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 83.9% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 83.2% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.0% | 2022 | |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 83.0% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 83.0% | 2022 | |
| 108 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 82.4% | 2021 | |
| 109 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 81.5% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 81.1% | 2022 | |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 80.3% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 80.3% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 79.7% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 79.1% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 79.0% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 78.8% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 78.0% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 77.9% | 2023 | |
| 119 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77.2% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 75.5% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 75.1% | 2024 | |
| 122 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 74.8% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 73.8% | 2024 | |
| 124 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 72.7% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.9% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 71.4% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.8% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.6% | 2023 | |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.6% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 64.6% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.1% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 61.6% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.4% | 2024 | |
| 134 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.3% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 57.8% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.1% | 2021 | |
| 137 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.6% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Bhutan | South Asia | 56.6% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.9% | 2020 | |
| 140 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 55.8% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 55.0% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4% | 2022 | |
| 143 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 52.9% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.8% | 2020 | |
| 145 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.3% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 49.3% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.6% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.0% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.5% | 2022 | |
| 150 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.1% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.7% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.3% | 2021 | |
| 153 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.1% | 2023 | |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 41.9% | 2023 | |
| 155 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.7% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.6% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.0% | 2023 | |
| 158 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.5% | 2020 | |
| 159 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.2% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.9% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.1% | 2023 | |
| 162 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.0% | 2020 | |
| 163 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.9% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.9% | 2022 | |
| 165 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.4% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.4% | 2023 | |
| 167 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.4% | 2021 | |
| 168 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.9% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)