UNICEF GLOBAL DATABASES [data.

unice

Education: Primary completion rate among population aged 3-

Prepared by the Data and Analytics Section; Division of Data, Research and Policy, UNICEF
Last update: April 2016
ISO Code Countries and areas
AFG
ALB
DZA
AND
AGO
ATG
ARG
ARM
AUS
AUT
AZE
BHS
BHR
BGD
BRB
BLR
BEL
BLZ
BEN
BTN
BOL
BIH
BWA
BRA
BRN
BGR
BFA
BDI
CPV
KHM
CMR
CAN
CAF

Reference
year(s)
2011
2008-09
2012-13

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
2011-12
Armenia
2010
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
2014
Barbados
2012
Belarus
2012
Belgium
Belize
2011
Benin
2011-12
Bhutan
2010
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011-12
Botswana
Brazil
2013
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
2010
Burundi
2010
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
2014
Cameroon
2011
Canada
Central African Republic
2010

Total

Sex
Male

41
98
94

54
99
93

96
100

95
100

80
99
100

75
99
100

82
59
69
92 x
100

78
62
67
92 x
99

96

94

31
39

32
40

73
67

68
68

43

54

TCD
CHL
CHN
COL
COM
COG
COK
CRI
CIV
HRV
CUB
CYP
CZE
PRK
COD
DNK
DJI
DMA
DOM
ECU
EGY
SLV
GNQ
ERI
EST
ETH
FJI
FIN
FRA
GAB
GMB
GEO
DEU
GHA
GRC
GRD
GTM
GIN
GNB
GUY
HTI
VAT
HND
HUN
ISL

Chad
2010
Chile
China
Colombia
2010
Comoros
2012
Congo
2011-12
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
2011
Cte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
2011-12
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Co2013
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
2013
Ecuador
Egypt
2014
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
2011
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
2012
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
2014
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
2012
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
2009
Haiti
2012
Holy See
Honduras
2011-12
Hungary
Iceland

27

31

92
76
79

89
75
81

94

94

45

51

69

71

89

85

91

91

43

43

62

57

66

64

42

50

94
41

95
36

83

81

IND
IDN
IRN
IRQ
IRL
ISR
ITA
JAM
JPN
JOR
KAZ
KEN
KIR
KWT
KGZ
LAO
LVA
LBN
LSO
LBR
LBY
LIE
LTU
LUX
MDG
MWI
MYS
MDV
MLI
MLT
MHL
MRT
MUS
MEX
FSM
MCO
MNG
MNE
MAR
MOZ
MMR
NAM
NRU
NPL
NLD

India
Indonesia
2012
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
2011
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
2011
Japan
Jordan
2012
Kazakhstan
2010-11
Kenya
2014
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
2014
Lao People's Democratic Repub2011-12
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
2009
Liberia
2013
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
2008-09
Malawi
2013-14
Malaysia
Maldives
2009
Mali
2012-13
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
2011
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
2010
Montenegro
2013
Morocco
Mozambique
2011
Myanmar
Namibia
2013
Nauru
Nepal
2014
Netherlands

95

94

65

68

99

99

98
100
79

97
100
77

99
67

99
66

65
34

52
36

39
48

36
45

96
43

95
47

40

41

96
100

95
100

40

43

81

75

75

75

NZL
NIC
NER
NGA
NIU
NOR
OMN
PAK
PLW
PAN
PNG
PRY
PER
PHL
POL
PRT
QAT
KOR
MDA
ROU
RUS
RWA
KNA
LCA
VCT
WSM
SMR
STP
SAU
SEN
SRB
SYC
SLE
SGP
SVK
SVN
SLB
SOM
ZAF
SSD
ESP
LKA
PSE
SDN
SUR

New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
2012
Nigeria
2013
Niue
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
2012-13
Palau
Panama
2013
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
2012
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
2012
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
2010
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
2012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
2008-09
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
2014
Serbia
2014
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
2013
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
2014
South Sudan
2010
Spain
Sri Lanka
State of Palestine
2014
Sudan
2010
Suriname
2010

29
68

35
70

61

63

95

95

95

95

99

99

40

39

99

99

67

63

50
99

50
99

67

65

91
24

89
30

99
69
79

99
74
76

SWZ
SWE
CHE
SYR
TJK
THA
MKD
TLS
TGO
TON
TTO
TUN
TUR
TKM
TUV
UGA
UKR
ARE
GBR
TZA
USA
URY
UZB
VUT
VEN
VNM
YEM
ZMB
ZWE

Swaziland
2010
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
2012
Thailand
The former Yugoslav Republic 2011
Timor-Leste
2009-10
Togo
2013-14
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
2011-12
Turkey
2013
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
2011
Ukraine
2012
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania 2010
United States
Uruguay
2012-13
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
2014
Yemen
2013
Zambia
2013-14
Zimbabwe
2014
REGIONAL AVERAGES (2009-2015)*
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa
West and Central Africa
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
Latin America and Caribbean
CEE/CIS
Least developed countries
World
Definition:

66

59

98

99

100
60
63

100
57
66

93
99

92
99

36
100

32
100

71

71

94

92

97
63
74
87

96
70
73
83

59
57
60
80
67 **
94 **
93
99
57
73 **

60
56
62
82
68 **
92 **
91
99
57
74 **

Percentage of children aged 3-5 years above primary graduation a

Notes:

*The regional averages are based on countries with available data

weights and represent data from countries covering at least 50%
** Excludes China and India.
Data not available.
x Data refer to years or periods prior to 2009.

y Data differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a

Source:

UNICEF Global databases 2016 based on MICS, DHS and other na

BASES [data.unice

opulation aged 3-5 years above primary graduation age - Percentage

earch and Policy, UNICEF

Sex
Female
27
98
94

Urban

Residence
Rural
68
35
98
98
95
91

Poorest
21
96
86

Second
27
99
95

Wealth quintile
Middle
34
99
94

97
100

100

99

93
99

95
100

97
100

85
99
100

81
99
100

80
99
100

62
97
100

78
98
99

86
100
100

86
56
71
91 x
100

89
69
89
95 x
100

78
52
60
87 x
99

60
33
43
79 x
100

77
48
55
91 x
100

87
58
68
94 x
98

97

29
38

58
57

21
36

10
22

17
29

22
38

79
66

85
80

71
53

48
18

64
58

75
67

33

62

27

14

20

34

23

46

20

15

15

22

95
77
77

95
86
88

85
71
61

80
50
52

91
71
68

94
80
84

95

98

90

85

95

98

39

61

23

16

27

40

66

86

57

49

57

64

93

91

84

74

89

92

92

93

90

87

89

91

43

76

33

20

27

37

67

68

25

26

55

65

68

76

57

42

60

73

36

65

27

12

22

34

94
45

98
58

93
29

82
15

96
22

96
42

85

90

77

61

78

85

96

98

92

87

93

96

62

72

51

39

58

65

100

99

100

98

100

100

98
100
82

98
100
87

99
100
76

95
99
58

98
100
75

98
100
84

99
68

99
89

99
52

98
28

100
54

100
74

79
33

85
44

59
15

37
10

53
12

62
23

42
51

69
77

34
44

10
27

19
36

31
42

98
39

98
66

96
34

94
22

96
23

96
32

39

55

29

14

26

38

97
100

98
100

93
100

87
100

94
100

98
100

37

64

25

11

15

29

86

89

74

66

69

82

75

88

73

68

68

72

24
65

61
88

19
54

8
21

20
50

17
77

59

76

54

24

50

64

96

99

88

81

98

99

95

96

92

88

95

96

100

99

99

97

99

99

41

52

38

19

31

38

99

100

99

98

98

100

72

71

63

41

46

70

50
100

64
100

36
99

31
96

38
100

51
100

68

84

56

44

51

61

93
18

38

18

17

100
64
82

99
86
86

99
59
65

99
36
47

99
45
75

99
66
87

74

82

63

45

57

67

98

99

98

98

97

98

99
64
59

100
74
78

99
56
53

98
39
42

100
48
47

100
58
69

95
98

96
99

88
97

82
96

95
98

96
99

41
99

67
100

31
99

12
100

23
98

26
100

72

88

65

51

55

70

95

94

94

84

96

96

97
55
75
91

99
79
88
96

96
56
62
84

90
33
43
76

98
53
62
83

99
66
69
88

58
58
57
78
67 **
95 **
94
99
56
73 **

79
77
80
87
78 **
97 **
99
76
-

46
45
46
73
64 **
90 **

29
30
27
63
42 **
84 **

42
39
45
73
60 **
92 **

56
48
61
80
70 **
95 **

98
49
61 **

97
35
50 **

98
44
62 **

99
53
71 **

ars above primary graduation age who have completed primary education. Calculation follows the International Standard C

on countries with available data on the period 2009 - 2015. These averages are calculated using national populations aged
ountries covering at least 50% of regional number of these children.

or to 2009.

finition or refer to only part of a country. If they fall within the noted reference period, such data are included in the calculat

ed on MICS, DHS and other national household surveys.

ge - Percentage

h quintile

Source
Fourth
48
98
96

Richest
69
99
99

MICS 2011
DHS 2008-09
MICS 2012-13

99
99

98
100

MICS 2011-12
DHS 2010

87
99
100

89
100
100

DHS 2014
MICS 2012
MICS 2012

92
74
83
95 x
100

97
79
90
96 x
100

MICS 2011
DHS 2011-12
MICS 2010
DHS 2008
MICS 2011-12
Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domiclios 2013

35
43

60
57

DHS 2010
DHS 2010

86
83

90
91

DHS 2014
DHS 2011

54

70

MICS_2010

27

51

MICS 2010

98
83
89

99
91
96

DHS 2010
DHS 2012
DHS 2011-12

96

99

MICS 2011

53

68

DHS 2011-12

73

92

DHS 2013

94

98

DHS 2013

92

97

DHS 2014

45

73

DHS 2011

76

83

DHS 2012

81

82

DHS 2014

54

72

DHS 2012

97
54

98
70

DHS 2009
DHS 2012

94

98

DHS 2011-12

99

99

DHS 2012

76

89

MICS 2011

100

100

MICS 2011

99
100
90

99
100
94

DHS 2012
MICS 2010-11
DHS 2014

99
88

100
97

MICS 2014
Lao Social Indicator Survey 2011-12

74
39

89
57

DHS 2009
DHS 2013

51
53

76
78

DHS 2008-09
MICS 2014

98
52

98
70

DHS 2009
DHS 2012-13

49

70

MICS 2011

99
100

100
100

MICS 2010
MICS 2013

46

76

DHS 2011

89

97

DHS 2013

80

92

MICS 2014

25
91

58
96

DHS 2012
DHS 2013

80

88

DHS 2012-13

99

100

97

99

100

100

46

57

100

100

76

90

47
100

79
100

72

88

DHS 2013

29

44

General Household Survey 2014

MICS 2010

100
86
92

99
97
95

MICS 2014
MICS 2010
MICS 2010

MICS 2013

DHS 2012

MICS 2012

DHS 2010
MICS 2012

DHS 2008-09
Continuous DHS 2014
MICS 2014

75

89

MICS 2010

100

99

DHS 2012

100
71
73

100
83
84

MICS 2011
DHS 2009-10
DHS 2013-14

99
100

99
100

MICS 2011-12
DHS style 2013

44
100

65
100

DHS 2011
MICS 2012

77

92

95

100

99
74
84
90

99
86
94
96

67
58
73
87
79 **
98 **

83
78
86
95
87 **
98 **

100
63
79 **

100
80
89 **

DHS 2010
MICS 2012-13

MICS 2014
DHS 2013
DHS 2013-14
MICS 2014

e International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED).

national populations aged 3-5 years above primary graduation age as

re included in the calculation of regional and global averages.

UNICEF GLOBAL DATABASES [data.unice

Education: Lower secondary completion rate among populatio

Prepared by the Data and Analytics Section; Division of Data, Research and Policy, UNICEF
Last update: April 2016
ISO Code Countries and areas
AFG
ALB
DZA
AND
AGO
ATG
ARG
ARM
AUS
AUT
AZE
BHS
BHR
BGD
BRB
BLR
BEL
BLZ
BEN
BTN
BOL
BIH
BWA
BRA
BRN
BGR
BFA
BDI
CPV
KHM
CMR

Reference
year(s)

Afghanistan
2011
Albania
2008-09
Algeria
2012-13
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
2011-12
Armenia
2010
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
2014
Barbados
2012
Belarus
2012
Belgium
Belize
2011
Benin
2011-12
Bhutan
2010
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011-12
Botswana
Brazil
2013
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
2010
Burundi
2010
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
2014
Cameroon
2011

Total

Sex
Male

22
96
64

33
96
57

76
99

72
98

55
98
100

55
98
100

44
30
39
84 x
97

40
40
41
85 x
97

77

73

9
11

13
16

40
34

41
37

CAN
CAF
TCD
CHL
CHN
COL
COM
COG
COK
CRI
CIV
HRV
CUB
CYP
CZE
PRK
COD
DNK
DJI
DMA
DOM
ECU
EGY
SLV
GNQ
ERI
EST
ETH
FJI
FIN
FRA
GAB
GMB
GEO
DEU
GHA
GRC
GRD
GTM
GIN
GNB
GUY
HTI

Canada
Central African Republic
2010
Chad
2010
Chile
China
Colombia
2010
Comoros
2012
Congo
2011-12
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
2011
Cte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
2011-12
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Co 2013
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
2013
Ecuador
Egypt
2014
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
2011
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
2012
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
2014
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
2012
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
2009
Haiti
2012

11
12

16
17

75
46
37

70
47
42

63

55

24

32

54

59

82

77

80

79

17

17

25

23

50

50

25

32

77
28

73
25

VAT
HND
HUN
ISL
IND
IDN
IRN
IRQ
IRL
ISR
ITA
JAM
JPN
JOR
KAZ
KEN
KIR
KWT
KGZ
LAO
LVA
LBN
LSO
LBR
LBY
LIE
LTU
LUX
MDG
MWI
MYS
MDV
MLI
MLT
MHL
MRT
MUS
MEX
FSM
MCO
MNG
MNE
MAR

Holy See
Honduras
2011-12
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
2012
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
2011
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
2011
Japan
Jordan
2012
Kazakhstan
2010-11
Kenya
2014
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
2014
Lao People's Democratic Republ2011-12
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
2009
Liberia
2013
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
2008-09
Malawi
2013-14
Malaysia
Maldives
2009
Mali
2012-13
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
2011
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
2010
Montenegro
2013
Morocco

48

42

75

72

38

38

97

97

89
99
65

86
99
61

96
38

95
41

28
26

22
29

13
22

13
24

74
18

68
25

26

30

85
99

80
99

MOZ
MMR
NAM
NRU
NPL
NLD
NZL
NIC
NER
NGA
NIU
NOR
OMN
PAK
PLW
PAN
PNG
PRY
PER
PHL
POL
PRT
QAT
KOR
MDA
ROU
RUS
RWA
KNA
LCA
VCT
WSM
SMR
STP
SAU
SEN
SRB
SYC
SLE
SGP
SVK
SVN
SLB

Mozambique
2011
Myanmar
Namibia
2013
Nauru
Nepal
2014
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
2012
Nigeria
2013
Niue
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
2012-13
Palau
Panama
2013
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
2012
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
2012
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
2010
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
2012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
2014
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
2014
Serbia
2014
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
2013
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands

12

13

56

48

65

68

6
51

10
59

46

50

78

75

83

83

97

95

15

16

91

85

29

29

23
99

27
99

40

50

SOM
ZAF
SSD
ESP
LKA
PSE
SDN
SUR
SWZ
SWE
CHE
SYR
TJK
THA
MKD
TLS
TGO
TON
TTO
TUN
TUR
TKM
TUV
UGA
UKR
ARE
GBR
TZA
USA
URY
UZB
VUT
VEN
VNM
YEM
ZMB
ZWE

Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
2010
Spain
Sri Lanka
State of Palestine
2014
Sudan
2010
Suriname
2010
Swaziland
2010
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
2012
Thailand
The former Yugoslav Republic 2011
Timor-Leste
2009-10
Togo
2013-14
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
2011-12
Turkey
2013
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
2011
Ukraine
2012
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
2010
United States
Uruguay
2012-13
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
2014
Yemen
2013
Zambia
2013-14
Zimbabwe
2014
REGIONAL AVERAGES (2009-2015)*
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa
West and Central Africa
Middle East and North Africa

82
16

77
23

86
55
46
47

80
59
37
43

88

93

98
44
25

98
41
31

66
92

61
94

23
100

23
100

14

17

60

52

84
46
51
70

81
55
54
66

37
32
40
63

40
33
46
63

South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
Latin America and Caribbean
CEE/CIS
Least developed countries
World
Definition:
Notes:

49 **
74 **
75
95
33
55 **

51 **
72 **
70
96
36
56 **

Percentage of adolecent aged 3-5 years above lower secondary g

(ISCED).

*The regional averages are based on countries with available dat

age as weights and represent data from countries covering at lea
** Excludes China and India.
Data not available.
x Data refer to years or periods prior to 2009.

y Data differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a

Source:

UNICEF Global databases 2016 based on MICS, DHS and other na

BASES [data.unice

among population aged 3-5 years above lower secondary graduation

earch and Policy, UNICEF

Sex
Female
11
96
72

Urban

Residence
Rural
45
17
96
96
70
55

Poorest
7
94
47

69
99

79
99

44
99
100

58
100
100

81
100

100

98

55
98

56
98
100

57
98
100

54
98
100

29
95
100

48
21
38
83 x
97

57
41
63
91 x
98

Wealth quintile
Middle
18
97
62

Second
12
96
58

34
18
29
71 x
96

15
6
17
58 x
91

28
13
19
76 x
94

41
21
30
89 x
99

82

6
8

22
32

3
8

1
3

2
3

2
7

39
32

66
48

34
13

17
2

22
13

36
23

8
7

23
26

3
5

1
1

2
4

3
4

79
45
33

81
57
45

51
41
14

45
20
7

65
36
16

78
48
33

71

71

50

33

52

64

17

37

19

49

76

38

28

33

47

87

84

77

60

78

85

81

86

77

70

73

82

17

44

26

26

11

16

22

50

63

38

26

36

46

18

44

79
31

90
42

71
17

42
6

70
12

83
23

55

63

33

14

29

47

77

84

63

47

64

77

38

44

24

15

27

32

97

97

96

90

99

97

92
100
69

88
99
78

92
99
59

77
98
36

85
98
54

90
99
68

97
35

99
68

94
20

92
4

96
16

92
32

34
23

49
35

20
7

5
3

11
7

20
14

14
20

41
51

7
16

0
5

1
8

2
11

80
14

82
42

69
10

61
3

67
3

73
8

23

41

14

10

19

90
99

93
99

62
99

49
96

79
100

86
99

10

22

62

74

32

22

34

45

62

81

61

47

52

65

4
45

21
74

1
36

1
11

1
27

1
55

42

61

38

11

31

48

81

86

63

53

67

81

83

89

63

52

74

86

98

98

96

84

93

98

14

32

12

98

91

92

83

87

96

29

37

21

14

13

20
99

32
98

12
100

6
91

11
100

16
100

33

64

24

14

20

28

86
10

26

11

93
51
54
52

86
74
52
62

88
44
27
42

77
19
12
26

86
26
34
40

84
47
46
40

84

92

86

81

84

86

97
46
20

97
65
42

98
36
13

93
24
6

96
29
12

100
32
18

72
90

74
93

54
88

40
79

58
91

68
95

22
100

47
100

15
100

2
100

11
99

14
100

12

28

70

61

49

23

58

60

87
39
48
74

89
65
72
89

81
37
31
61

60
19
17
45

84
34
24
58

88
46
35
68

35
32
35
63

58
47
62
71

22
18
26
55

11
8
12
43

18
13
21
51

29
19
37
61

46 **
76 **
79
94
31
54 **

60 **
84 **
96
51
-

44 **
65 **

20 **
48 **

36 **
65 **

50 **
76 **

93
25
40 **

87
13
29 **

94
19
40 **

96
27
51 **

years above lower secondary graduation age who have completed lower secondary education. Calculation follows the Inter

on countries with available data on the period 2009 - 2015. These averages are calculated using national populations aged
from countries covering at least 50% of regional number of these children.

or to 2009.

finition or refer to only part of a country. If they fall within the noted reference period, such data are included in the calculat

ed on MICS, DHS and other national household surveys.

ary graduation age - Percentage

h quintile

Source
Fourth
26
98
71

Richest
45
98
83

MICS 2011
DHS 2008-09
MICS 2012-13

86
100

95
100

MICS 2011-12
DHS 2010

65
98
100

71
97
100

DHS 2014
MICS 2012
MICS 2012

78
58
76
96 x
100

MICS 2011
DHS 2011-12
MICS 2010
DHS 2008
MICS 2011-12

54
33
50
92 x
98

Pesquisa Nacional por Amostr

5
11

24
27

DHS 2010
DHS 2010

52
42

64
63

DHS 2014
DHS 2011

population for 17-19

2212
161
1859
1545
5
2053
114
910
285
445
19
55
9592
11
273
378
23
682
45
640
137
132
10401
21
194
1138
651
33
960
1465

12
9

34
30

MICS_2010
MICS 2010

89
55
43

95
62
67

DHS 2010
DHS 2012
DHS 2011-12

77

91

MICS 2011

27

49

DHS 2011-12

58

84

DHS 2013

91

95

DHS 2013

84

95

DHS 2014

13

44

DHS 2011

21

50

DHS 2012

72

74

DHS 2014

26

52

DHS 2012

90
35

95
56

DHS 2009
DHS 2012

1315
314
902
804
49098
2448
48
269
242
1464
147
420
48
279
1181
4731
219
53
579
897
4668
386
49
302
34
6854
46
187
2255
104
123
155
2461
1632
310
6
1058
786
113
56
665

64

83

DHS 2011-12

86

92

DHS 2012

44

68

MICS 2011

98

98

MICS 2011

95
100
78

97
100
88

DHS 2012
MICS 2010-12
DHS 2014

100
50

100
77

MICS 2014
Lao Social Indicator Survey 2

35
33

56
52

DHS 2009
DHS 2013

539
307
14
73469
13600
3382
2239
157
368
1686
166
3607
445
706
2754
7
138
320
456
49
340
150
275
302
101
21
1579
1110
1680
20
1070
16

9
23

42
51

DHS 2008-09
MICS 2014

78
18

87
47

DHS 2009
DHS 2012-13

36

56

MICS 2011

248
59
7126

98
99

99
100

MICS 2010
MICS 2013

141
26
1808

31

DHS 2011

71

89

DHS 2013

73

88

MICS 2014

2
75

19
90

DHS 2012
DHS 2013

1913
596
187
362
1155
10886
200
162
11561

59

78

DHS 2012-13

92

96

MICS 2013

93

98

DHS 2012

99

100

15

33

DHS 2010

95

97

MICS 2012

37

60

DHS 2008-09

33
100

39
100

48

68

MICS 2012

Continuous DHS 2014

MICS 2014
DHS 2013

1776
2940
159

205
476
412
1666
6048
1239
328
72
2038
154
626
3879
710
10
6
12
12
1495
921
335
4
406
219
178
57
37

14

33

General Household Survey 20

MICS 2010

89
71
58
55

93
90
72
68

MICS
MICS
MICS
MICS

92

94

DHS 2012

100
51
32

100
72
51

MICS 2011
DHS 2009-10
DHS 2013-14

81
95

93
100

MICS 2011-12
DHS style 2013

24
100

49
100

DHS 2011
MICS 2012

15

35

DHS 2010

82

73

MICS 2012-13

93
52
61
76

98
73
86
92

MICS 2014
DHS 2013
DHS 2013-14
MICS 2014

42
27
53
70

63
51
71
85

2014
2010
2010
2010

695
3191
792
1247
940
315
2507
28
89
314
268
1232
524
2665
83
73
441
7
52
505
3995
284
2499
1333
278
2327
3198
12598
156
1631
15
1660
4329
1794
1017
988

59 **
85 **

73 **
92 **

97
37
61 **

99
57
75 **

alculation follows the International Standard Classification of Education

national populations aged 3-5 years above lower secondary graduation

re included in the calculation of regional and global averages.

UNICEF GLOBAL DATABASES [data.unice

Education: Upper secondary completion rate among populatio

Prepared by the Data and Analytics Section; Division of Data, Research and Policy, UNICEF
Last update: April 2016
ISO Code Countries and areas
AFG
ALB
DZA
AND
AGO
ATG
ARG
ARM
AUS
AUT
AZE
BHS
BHR
BGD
BRB
BLR
BEL
BLZ
BEN
BTN
BOL
BIH
BWA
BRA
BRN
BGR
BFA
BDI
CPV
KHM
CMR

Reference
year(s)

Afghanistan
2011
Albania
2008-09
Algeria
2012-13
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
2011-12
Armenia
2010
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
2014
Barbados
2012
Belarus
2012
Belgium
Belize
2011
Benin
2011-12
Bhutan
2010
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011-12
Botswana
Brazil
2013
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
2010
Burundi
2010
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
2014
Cameroon
2011

Total

Sex
Male

14
46
38

21
47
30

59
93

53
88

28
94
97

31
91
96

22
15
21
60 x
92

20
22
25
63 x
92

59

53

4
3

6
4

20
15

20
18

CAN
CAF
TCD
CHL
CHN
COL
COM
COG
COK
CRI
CIV
HRV
CUB
CYP
CZE
PRK
COD
DNK
DJI
DMA
DOM
ECU
EGY
SLV
GNQ
ERI
EST
ETH
FJI
FIN
FRA
GAB
GMB
GEO
DEU
GHA
GRC
GRD
GTM
GIN
GNB
GUY
HTI

Canada
Central African Republic
2010
Chad
2010
Chile
China
Colombia
2010
Comoros
2012
Congo
2011-12
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
2011
Cte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
2011-12
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Co 2013
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
2013
Ecuador
Egypt
2014
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
2011
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
2012
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
2014
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
2012
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
2009
Haiti
2012

7
6

8
9

66
28
17

62
24
20

47

38

14

17

25

30

55

47

70

71

13

13

11

11

38

42

15

23

54
10

47
12

VAT
HND
HUN
ISL
IND
IDN
IRN
IRQ
IRL
ISR
ITA
JAM
JPN
JOR
KAZ
KEN
KIR
KWT
KGZ
LAO
LVA
LBN
LSO
LBR
LBY
LIE
LTU
LUX
MDG
MWI
MYS
MDV
MLI
MLT
MHL
MRT
MUS
MEX
FSM
MCO
MNG
MNE
MAR

Holy See
Honduras
2011-12
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
2012
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
2011
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
2011
Japan
Jordan
2012
Kazakhstan
2010-11
Kenya
2014
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
2014
Lao People's Democratic Republ2011-12
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
2009
Liberia
2013
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
2008-09
Malawi
2013-14
Malaysia
Maldives
2009
Mali
2012-13
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
2011
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
2010
Montenegro
2013
Morocco

30

27

50

52

35

37

82

80

59
65
41

51
63
44

83
25

82
25

17
13

14
18

6
12

6
15

13
8

16
12

13

18

63
86

54
84

MOZ
MMR
NAM
NRU
NPL
NLD
NZL
NIC
NER
NGA
NIU
NOR
OMN
PAK
PLW
PAN
PNG
PRY
PER
PHL
POL
PRT
QAT
KOR
MDA
ROU
RUS
RWA
KNA
LCA
VCT
WSM
SMR
STP
SAU
SEN
SRB
SYC
SLE
SGP
SVK
SVN
SLB

Mozambique
2011
Myanmar
Namibia
2013
Nauru
Nepal
2014
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
2012
Nigeria
2013
Niue
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
2012-13
Palau
Panama
2013
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
2012
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
2012
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
2010
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
2012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
2014
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
2014
Serbia
2014
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
2013
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands

36

33

24

28

2
49

4
57

36

40

63

57

75

78

69

63

10

11

80

70

8
76

12
71

20

25

SOM
ZAF
SSD
ESP
LKA
PSE
SDN
SUR
SWZ
SWE
CHE
SYR
TJK
THA
MKD
TLS
TGO
TON
TTO
TUN
TUR
TKM
TUV
UGA
UKR
ARE
GBR
TZA
USA
URY
UZB
VUT
VEN
VNM
YEM
ZMB
ZWE

Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
2010
Spain
Sri Lanka
State of Palestine
2014
Sudan
2010
Suriname
2010
Swaziland
2010
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
2012
Thailand
The former Yugoslav Republic 2011
Timor-Leste
2009-10
Togo
2013-14
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
2011-12
Turkey
2013
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
2011
Ukraine
2012
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
2010
United States
Uruguay
2012-13
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
2014
Yemen
2013
Zambia
2013-14
Zimbabwe
2014
REGIONAL AVERAGES (2009-2015)*
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa
West and Central Africa
Middle East and North Africa

50
8

46
13

62
32
18
28

52
35
14
27

62

78

74
28
15

80
28
20

42
53

36
58

15
97

18
97

35

45

56
30
28
10

50
37
34
12

24
19
30
47

28
20
35
48

South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
Latin America and Caribbean
CEE/CIS
Least developed countries
World
Definition:
Notes:

30 **
49 **
58
68
17
39 **

34 **
49 **
54
71
20
40 **

Percentage of young people aged 3-5 years above upper seconda

(ISCED).

*The regional averages are based on countries with available dat

weights and represent data from countries covering at least 50%
** Excludes China and India.
Data not available.
x Data refer to years or periods prior to 2009.

y Data differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a

Source:

UNICEF Global databases 2016 based on MICS, DHS and other na

BASES [data.unice

among population aged 3-5 years above upper secondary graduation

earch and Policy, UNICEF

Sex
Female

Urban

6
44
47

Residence
Rural
28
10
69
25
43
30

3
16
22

Wealth quintile
Middle
5
10
22
34
27
37

48
89

58
92

Poorest

Second

66
96

95

90

32
88

26
97
98

36
92
98

25
97
94

7
88
86

14
93
99

25
94
98

25
9
18
57 x
92

29
23
35
72 x
97

17
6
15
29 x
90

4
1
6
15 x
71

11
3
9
37 x
90

19
5
13
52 x
93

64

2
2

11
14

0
1

0
0

0
1

0
0

20
12

48
22

13
3

5
0

6
1

11
4

6
3

14
16

1
1

0
1

1
0

2
1

69
32
15

73
43
22

39
20
2

29
4
1

53
21
3

67
27
11

56

53

38

10

33

43

11

23

21

44

12

11

15

63

59

43

20

46

54

69

79

65

56

58

68

12

32

11

12

35

48

26

12

19

34

10

30

58
9

69
16

48
4

22
1

37
1

59
5

33

43

15

10

24

48

65

33

19

34

48

32

41

19

11

19

28

83

82

82

62

84

80

67
67
38

59
67
56

59
62
27

36
66
11

43
58
21

58
64
32

85
24

86
54

82
9

83
1

82
6

79
13

19
9

30
19

11
4

1
2

4
4

11
4

6
9

21
32

3
7

0
1

0
3

0
4

12
5

23
19

7
3

4
0

4
1

8
3

10

19

74
87

73
89

38
78

27
63

51
78

65
87

12

39

47

18

13

27

21

48

17

12

11

1
42

9
68

0
33

0
7

0
18

0
40

32

53

27

19

28

68

72

38

21

45

66

72

83

47

34

59

78

74

82

56

29

51

66

25

90

77

81

54

80

85

5
81

12
80

2
68

1
44

1
73

4
79

16

38

55
4

15

73
30
22
29

62
51
22
41

64
22
8
23

50
6
2
9

62
8
12
19

57
18
14
25

50

74

58

53

51

56

69
29
10

87
48
25

61
20
3

34
8
1

64
13
4

86
19
2

49
48

51
57

24
33

18
17

28
43

37
53

13
97

36
98

7
94

2
91

5
97

6
98

28

38

10

40

61
23
23
8

71
47
42
22

48
20
11
3

19
9
1
0

44
15
6
2

56
25
16
4

22
18
25
48

40
28
46
55

12
7
16
40

4
2
5
28

8
4
10
33

15
7
21
43

27 **
50 **
63
66
15
38 **

44 **
66 **
72
31
-

24 **
36 **

6 **
18 **

15 **
34 **

24 **
47 **

59
11
24 **

47
3
14 **

61
6
23 **

68
10
32 **

3-5 years above upper secondary graduation age who have completed upper secondary education. Calculation follows the

on countries with available data on the period 2009 - 2015. These averages are calculated using national populations 3-5 y
ountries covering at least 50% of regional number of these children.

or to 2009.

finition or refer to only part of a country. If they fall within the noted reference period, such data are included in the calculat

ed on MICS, DHS and other national household surveys.

dary graduation age - Percentage

h quintile

Source
Fourth
16
61
41

Richest
29
86
62

MICS 2011
DHS 2008-09
MICS 2012-13

77
99

83
99

MICS 2011-12
DHS 2010

34
97
98

50
97
100

25
10
23
72 x
97

53
36
53
90 x
98

DHS 2014
MICS 2012
MICS 2012
MICS 2011
DHS 2011-12
MICS 2010
DHS 2008
MICS 2011-12
Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domiclios 2013

0
2

12
8

DHS 2010
DHS 2010

20
13

48
35

DHS 2014
DHS 2011

6
2

22
17

MICS_2010
MICS 2010

81
32
21

92
49
40

DHS 2010
DHS 2012
DHS 2011-12

58

86

MICS 2011

11

36

DHS 2011-12

23

56

DHS 2013

72

84

DHS 2013

75

90

DHS 2014

34

DHS 2011

10

32

DHS 2012

45

68

DHS 2014

17

36

DHS 2012

65
7

75
27

DHS 2009
DHS 2012

39

64

DHS 2011-12

64

83

DHS 2012

38

62

MICS 2011

91

93

MICS 2011

69
67
48

79
71
69

DHS 2012
MICS 2010-11
DHS 2014

82
26

91
64

MICS 2014
Lao Social Indicator Survey 2011-12

19
13

39
31

DHS 2009
DHS 2013

3
8

22
34

DHS 2008-09
MICS 2014

14
6

29
21

DHS 2009
DHS 2012-13

12

30

MICS 2011

76
97

88
93

MICS 2010
MICS 2013

18

DHS 2011

46

65

DHS 2013

22

59

MICS 2014

0
63

8
83

DHS 2012
DHS 2013

45

71

DHS 2012-13

82

95

MICS 2013

89

95

DHS 2012

80

86

MICS 2012

31

DHS 2010

93

96

MICS 2012

8
80

19
95

Continuous DHS 2014

MICS 2014

17

44

DHS 2013

DHS 2008-09

17

General Household Survey 2014

MICS 2010

63
44
23
32

79
72
34
49

MICS
MICS
MICS
MICS

68

79

DHS 2012

91
32
16

97
57
31

MICS 2011
DHS 2009-10
DHS 2013-14

55
66

75
86

MICS 2011-12
DHS style 2013

9
98

38
99

DHS 2011
MICS 2012

44

91

MICS 2012-13

70
33
28
6

90
56
61
29

MICS 2014
DHS 2013
DHS 2013-14
MICS 2014

25
12
35
53

46
33
56
74

2014
2010
2010
2010

DHS 2010

36 **
63 **

59 **
82 **

76
17
43 **

88
39
63 **

n. Calculation follows the International Standard Classification of Education

national populations 3-5 years above upper secondary graduation age as

re included in the calculation of regional and global averages.