Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 98.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 98.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 98.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 1997.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.2% | — |
| 1991 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 95.5% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.9% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 6 |
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More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1613 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 98.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release