Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)

WB: High Income (july 2025): Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 98.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
98.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 39 groups
All-time high
98.0%
in 2025
All-time low
93.7%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1990–2025

0204060801001990200720251990: 93.7 %1991: 93.8 %1992: 93.9 %1993: 94.1 %1994: 94.2 %1995: 94.4 %1996: 94.6 %1997: 94.8 %1998: 95.1 %1999: 95.3 %2000: 95.5 %2001: 95.7 %2002: 95.8 %2003: 96 %2004: 96.1 %2005: 96.3 %2006: 96.4 %2007: 96.6 %2008: 96.7 %2009: 96.9 %2010: 97 %2011: 97 %2012: 97.1 %2013: 97.2 %2014: 97.3 %2015: 97.3 %2016: 97.4 %2017: 97.4 %2018: 97.5 %2019: 97.5 %2020: 97.6 %2021: 97.7 %2022: 97.8 %2023: 97.8 %2024: 97.9 %2025: 98 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 98.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 98.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 1990.

WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 93.7%
1991 93.8% +0.1%
1992 93.9% +0.1%
1993 94.1% +0.2%
1994 94.2% +0.1%
1995 94.4% +0.2%
1996 94.6% +0.2%
1997 94.8% +0.2%
1998 95.1% +0.3%
1999 95.3% +0.2%
2000 95.5% +0.2%
2001 95.7% +0.2%
2002 95.8% +0.1%
2003 96.0% +0.2%
2004 96.1% +0.1%
2005 96.3% +0.2%
2006 96.4% +0.1%
2007 96.6% +0.2%
2008 96.7% +0.1%
2009 96.9% +0.2%
2010 97.0% +0.1%
2011 97.0% +0.0%
2012 97.1% +0.1%
2013 97.2% +0.1%
2014 97.3% +0.1%
2015 97.3% +0.0%
2016 97.4% +0.1%
2017 97.4% +0.0%
2018 97.5% +0.1%
2019 97.5% +0.0%
2020 97.6% +0.1%
2021 97.7% +0.1%
2022 97.8% +0.1%
2023 97.8% +0.0%
2024 97.9% +0.1%
2025 98.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.4% 93.7% 95.3% 10
2000s 96.2% 95.5% 96.9% 10
2010s 97.3% 97.0% 97.5% 10
2020s 97.8% 97.6% 98.0% 6

Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)

  1. 3 Armenia 100.0% compare
  2. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.6% compare
  3. 5 Croatia 99.6% compare
  4. 6 Finland 99.5% compare
  5. 7 Estonia 99.5% compare
  6. 8 Georgia 99.5% compare
  7. 9 Latvia 99.4% compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 98.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 1990.
How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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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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