Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 82.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 82.3% 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 82.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1990.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 17th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.6% | — |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 46.6% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 58.2% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 71.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 79.5% | 82.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 14 Lithuania 99.1% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 203.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 82.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1990.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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