Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 98.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
98.8%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
98.8%
in 2024
All-time low
94.7%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 98.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 1990.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.7% | — |
| 1991 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 94.7% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.4% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 3 Armenia 100.0% compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.6% compare
- 5 Croatia 99.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 98.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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