Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Lower secondary completion rate, male

Russian Federation
97.4%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
45.3%
in 2023
Russian Federation rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
42nd

Lower secondary completion rate, male over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 97.4% against 45.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 52.1%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 187 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 80.8% 27.5% 53.3% Russian Federation
2010s 90.8% 44.7% 46.1% Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, male, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Russian Federation, at 97.4% against 45.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, male between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
52.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, male?
Russian Federation ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
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.