Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 98.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Northern America is 98.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Northern America peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 1990.
SDG: Northern America ranks 1st of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.7% | — |
| 1991 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.0% | 94.7% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.0% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Northern America?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Northern America was 98.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release