Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 99.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 39 groups
All-time high
99.0%
in 2023
All-time low
95.1%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern America stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern America peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 1990.
SDG: Northern America ranks 1st of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.1% | — |
| 1991 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 96.5% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
- 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
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern America?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern America was 99.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release