Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Sub-Saharan Africa
44.4%
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
98.0%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
36th

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20406080100197319982023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 98.0% against 44.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 53.6%.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 36th of 45 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2010s 42.8% 97.9% 55.1% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 44.0% 98.3% 54.3% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 98.0% against 44.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
53.6%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 36th 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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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.