Middle income vs United States of America: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Middle income
82.0%
in 2024
United States of America
101.4%
in 2022
Middle income rank
19th
United States of America rank
18th

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Middle income
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 101.4% against 82.0% in Middle income, a difference of 19.4%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 18th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 78.7% 103.9% 25.1% United States of America
2020s 81.6% 102.9% 21.3% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Middle income or United States of America?
United States of America, at 101.4% against 82.0% in Middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Middle income and United States of America?
19.4%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States of America?
6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
How do Middle income and United States of America rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Middle income ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% 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, total (% 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, 5,918 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.