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
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1990–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release