Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 36.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 36.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 36.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1990.
That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.2% | — |
| 1991 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 15.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 32.5% | 36.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.91 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 36.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income 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