United States of America vs Upper middle income: Lower secondary completion rate, male

United States of America
102.1%
in 2022
Upper middle income
92.3%
in 2023
United States of America rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
11th

Lower secondary completion rate, male over time

  • United States of America
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 102.1% against 92.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 187 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2010s 103.6% 87.1% 16.5% United States of America
2020s 101.7% 91.8% 9.9% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, male, United States of America or Upper middle income?
United States of America, at 102.1% against 92.3% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, male between United States of America and Upper middle income?
9.8%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Upper middle income?
6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
How do United States of America and Upper middle income rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, male?
United States of America ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 11th 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.