Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 99.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
99.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 92 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
98.6%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2006–2019
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom, 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom stood at 99.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2007.
That places United Kingdom 7th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 99.2% | — |
| 2007 | 98.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United Kingdom was 99.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release