Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 97.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
97.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 39 groups
All-time high
97.6%
in 2025
All-time low
93.6%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 97.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 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 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 97.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Europe 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.6% | — |
| 1991 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 93.6% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.6% | 6 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 97.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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