Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 41.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 41.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 41.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1990.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 28th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.6% | — |
| 1991 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 41.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 22.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 25.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 31.5% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.7% | 41.7% | 6 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 41.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release