Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Lower secondary completion rate, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
78.5%
in 2024
Sweden
99.9%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Sweden rank
24th

Lower secondary completion rate, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 99.9% against 78.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 21.4%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 24th of 45 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 75.6% 100.0% 24.4% Sweden
2010s 78.1% 101.6% 23.5% Sweden
2020s 79.6% 100.1% 20.5% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 99.9% against 78.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
21.4%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,457 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.