Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)

WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 55.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
55.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
24th
of 39 groups
All-time high
55.3%
in 2025
All-time low
19.9%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1990–2025

02040601990200720251990: 19.9 %1991: 20.4 %1992: 21 %1993: 21.5 %1994: 22.1 %1995: 22.7 %1996: 23.2 %1997: 23.7 %1998: 24.2 %1999: 24.8 %2000: 25.4 %2001: 26.1 %2002: 26.9 %2003: 27.8 %2004: 28.7 %2005: 29.7 %2006: 30.8 %2007: 31.9 %2008: 33.2 %2009: 34.5 %2010: 36 %2011: 37.4 %2012: 38.9 %2013: 40.3 %2014: 41.8 %2015: 43.4 %2016: 44.8 %2017: 46.1 %2018: 47.5 %2019: 48.9 %2020: 50.2 %2021: 51.4 %2022: 52.5 %2023: 53.5 %2024: 54.4 %2025: 55.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 55.3%. 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 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 55.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1990.

That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%) in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 19.9%
1991 20.4% +2.5%
1992 21.0% +2.9%
1993 21.5% +2.4%
1994 22.1% +2.8%
1995 22.7% +2.7%
1996 23.2% +2.2%
1997 23.7% +2.2%
1998 24.2% +2.1%
1999 24.8% +2.5%
2000 25.4% +2.4%
2001 26.1% +2.8%
2002 26.9% +3.1%
2003 27.8% +3.3%
2004 28.7% +3.2%
2005 29.7% +3.5%
2006 30.8% +3.7%
2007 31.9% +3.6%
2008 33.2% +4.1%
2009 34.5% +3.9%
2010 36.0% +4.3%
2011 37.4% +3.9%
2012 38.9% +4.0%
2013 40.3% +3.6%
2014 41.8% +3.7%
2015 43.4% +3.8%
2016 44.8% +3.2%
2017 46.1% +2.9%
2018 47.5% +3.0%
2019 48.9% +2.9%
2020 50.2% +2.7%
2021 51.4% +2.4%
2022 52.5% +2.1%
2023 53.5% +1.9%
2024 54.4% +1.7%
2025 55.3% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.4% 19.9% 24.8% 10
2000s 29.5% 25.4% 34.5% 10
2010s 42.5% 36.0% 48.9% 10
2020s 52.9% 50.2% 55.3% 6

Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)

  1. 21 Belgium 88.1% compare
  2. 22 China 87.5% compare
  3. 23 Jamaica 87.2% compare
  4. 24 Bulgaria 87.0% compare
  5. 25 Kyrgyzstan 86.4% compare
  6. 26 Estonia 85.8% compare
  7. 27 Austria 85.3% compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 55.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1990.
How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
134 places, 2,474 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release