Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 77.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 77.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 77.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1990.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.6% | — |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 77.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 23.6% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 36.5% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 50.7% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 71.5% | 77.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 77.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1990.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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