Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 64.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 64.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 64.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1990.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 12th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.1% | — |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 24.6% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5% | 22.1% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 31.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 43.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 59.2% | 64.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 203.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 64.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1990.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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