Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 69.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
69.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
25th
of 39 groups
All-time high
69.2%
in 2025
All-time low
40.7%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025

02040601990200720251990: 40.7 %1991: 41.2 %1992: 41.6 %1993: 42 %1994: 42.5 %1995: 43 %1996: 43.7 %1997: 44.5 %1998: 45.5 %1999: 46.6 %2000: 47.8 %2001: 49 %2002: 50.2 %2003: 51.2 %2004: 52.1 %2005: 53 %2006: 53.8 %2007: 54.7 %2008: 55.5 %2009: 56.4 %2010: 57.3 %2011: 58.2 %2012: 59.1 %2013: 60 %2014: 60.8 %2015: 61.6 %2016: 62.4 %2017: 63.2 %2018: 64 %2019: 64.9 %2020: 65.7 %2021: 66.5 %2022: 67.1 %2023: 67.8 %2024: 68.5 %2025: 69.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 69.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 69.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1990.

That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 40.7%
1991 41.2% +1.2%
1992 41.6% +1.0%
1993 42.0% +1.0%
1994 42.5% +1.2%
1995 43.0% +1.2%
1996 43.7% +1.6%
1997 44.5% +1.8%
1998 45.5% +2.2%
1999 46.6% +2.4%
2000 47.8% +2.6%
2001 49.0% +2.5%
2002 50.2% +2.4%
2003 51.2% +2.0%
2004 52.1% +1.8%
2005 53.0% +1.7%
2006 53.8% +1.5%
2007 54.7% +1.7%
2008 55.5% +1.5%
2009 56.4% +1.6%
2010 57.3% +1.6%
2011 58.2% +1.6%
2012 59.1% +1.5%
2013 60.0% +1.5%
2014 60.8% +1.3%
2015 61.6% +1.3%
2016 62.4% +1.3%
2017 63.2% +1.3%
2018 64.0% +1.3%
2019 64.9% +1.4%
2020 65.7% +1.2%
2021 66.5% +1.2%
2022 67.1% +0.9%
2023 67.8% +1.0%
2024 68.5% +1.0%
2025 69.2% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.1% 40.7% 46.6% 10
2000s 52.4% 47.8% 56.4% 10
2010s 61.1% 57.3% 64.9% 10
2020s 67.5% 65.7% 69.2% 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 22 France 98.3% compare
  2. 23 Greece 98.1% compare
  3. 24 Bulgaria 98.0% compare
  4. 25 Austria 98.0% compare
  5. 26 Spain 97.2% compare
  6. 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
  7. 28 Luxembourg 96.5% compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

All data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 69.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1990.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-percent-2/gpe-lower-middle-income-wb-fy24-december-2024/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-percent-2/gpe-lower-middle-income-wb-fy24-december-2024/">Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,462 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release