Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: World
SDG: World: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 77.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: World, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 77.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: World peaked at 77.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 1990.
SDG: World ranks 18th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, male in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.9% | — |
| 1991 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 56.9% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 63.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 70.8% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 75.2% | 77.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 15 Kazakhstan 98.6% compare
- 16 United States of America 98.5% compare
- 17 Denmark 98.5% compare
- 18 Portugal 98.5% compare
- 19 Switzerland 98.5% compare
- 20 Hungary 98.3% compare
- 20 Sweden 98.3% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: World?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: World was 77.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 1990.
- How does SDG: World rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- SDG: World ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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