Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 90.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 90.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 90.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1990.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.3% | — |
| 1991 | 53.5% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 56.2% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 57.7% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.8% | 52.3% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 67.6% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 81.1% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 88.2% | 90.6% | 6 |
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More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 113.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 90.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1990.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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