Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 76.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 76.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 76.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1990.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 19th 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.0% | — |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 46.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 39.0% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 48.9% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 62.5% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 73.6% | 76.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 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
- 22 France 98.3% compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 76.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1990.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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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February 2026 Data Release