Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World
SDG: World: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 78.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 78.2% 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World peaked at 78.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1990.
That places SDG: World 18th 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 SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.8% | — |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 51.8% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 60.3% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 70.3% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.0% | 78.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 15 Denmark 98.8% compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 98.8% compare
- 17 Sweden 98.8% compare
- 18 Switzerland 98.7% compare
- 19 United States of America 98.7% compare
- 20 Portugal 98.7% compare
- 21 Hungary 98.4% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World was 78.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: World rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: World ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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