Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) by country
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age...
Countries reporting
187
Highest
130.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
10.8%
Central African Republic
Median
87.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,457
What the numbers show
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 130.0% in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is 10.8% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.5%, and the mean is 77.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 177.2%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 40.8%).
Lower secondary completion rate, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 130.0% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 129.3% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 118.8% | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 113.3% | 2024 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 111.4% | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 6 | Aruba | 109.6% | 2022 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 7 | Moldova | 105.7% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | Albania | 103.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 103.8% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 10 | Brunei | 103.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103.2% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 103.1% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 102.1% | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 14 | Singapore | 102.1% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 15 | China | 101.6% | 2012 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 101.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 100.7% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.5% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 100.4% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 100.3% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 21 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 99.9% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Bahrain | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 28 | Armenia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | France | 99.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 98.8% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 33 | Kenya | 98.4% | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 98.3% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 98.2% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Lithuania | 98.0% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 37 | Fiji | 97.9% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 38 | Iceland | 97.9% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Malta | 97.7% | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 97.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 97.6% | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 42 | South Korea | 97.5% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 43 | Finland | 97.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 44 | Russia | 97.4% | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 97.1% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 46 | Tonga | 96.8% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Palau | 96.8% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 48 | Samoa | 96.8% | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 49 | Seychelles | 96.3% | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 50 | Vietnam | 96.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 51 | Italy | 96.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 52 | Macao | 95.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 53 | Austria | 95.5% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 95.3% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 95.2% | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Bahamas | 94.9% | 2010 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 94.8% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 58 | Kiribati | 94.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 94.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 60 | Czechia | 94.0% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | Liechtenstein | 93.8% | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 62 | Hungary | 93.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.4% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 64 | Cayman Islands | 93.3% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 65 | Serbia | 93.2% | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 66 | Thailand | 93.1% | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 93.0% | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 68 | Latvia | 92.9% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 69 | Barbados | 92.8% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 92.7% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 71 | Greece | 92.6% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 72 | Turkey | 92.5% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92.3% | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.3% | 2025 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 75 | Slovenia | 92.1% | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 76 | Argentina | 92.0% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 77 | Spain | 91.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 78 | San Marino | 91.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 91.6% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 80 | Belgium | 91.1% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 81 | Qatar | 91.1% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 91.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 90.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 84 | Andorra | 89.8% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 85 | Maldives | 89.7% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 86 | Botswana | 89.5% | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 89.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 88 | Ukraine | 89.0% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 89 | Jordan | 88.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine | 88.6% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 91 | Cuba | 88.1% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 92 | Georgia | 87.9% | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 93 | Grenada | 87.8% | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 94 | Mongolia | 87.5% | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 95 | Bolivia | 87.5% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 96 | India | 86.9% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 97 | Slovakia | 85.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 98 | Jamaica | 85.3% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 99 | South Africa | 85.2% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 100 | Mexico | 84.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 101 | East Timor | 84.4% | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 102 | Ghana | 84.1% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 103 | Iran | 83.5% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 104 | Philippines | 82.8% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 105 | Egypt | 82.1% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 106 | Mauritius | 80.7% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 80.3% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 108 | Venezuela | 79.6% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 109 | Colombia | 78.8% | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 110 | Malaysia | 78.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 111 | Bermuda | 78.4% | 2012 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 112 | Kuwait | 78.1% | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 113 | Romania | 77.8% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 114 | Panama | 77.7% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 115 | Nauru | 77.7% | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 77.5% | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 117 | Belize | 75.6% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 118 | Guyana | 75.3% | 2010 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 119 | Paraguay | 74.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 74.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 74.0% | 2022 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Micronesia (country) | 73.5% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 123 | Tunisia | 72.8% | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 124 | Uruguay | 72.7% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 125 | Morocco | 71.9% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 126 | Afghanistan | 71.5% | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Algeria | 71.1% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.6% | 2017 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Myanmar | 68.9% | 2018 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 130 | El Salvador | 68.9% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 131 | British Virgin Islands | 68.7% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 132 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.1% | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Namibia | 67.0% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 63.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 63.3% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 136 | Eswatini | 62.9% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 137 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 61.8% | 2020 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Vanuatu | 60.2% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 59.6% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 140 | Zambia | 59.6% | 2013 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 59.5% | 2010 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 142 | Togo | 58.8% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 143 | Poland | 57.5% | 2024 | down 40.8% | flat |
| 144 | Pakistan | 57.0% | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 55.8% | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 146 | Cambodia | 55.7% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 147 | Eritrea | 54.6% | 2022 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 148 | Bhutan | 52.6% | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 149 | Gambia | 52.4% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 150 | Yemen | 51.2% | 2016 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 151 | Mauritania | 50.4% | 2020 | up 177.2% | rising |
| 152 | Laos | 49.1% | 2025 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 153 | Iraq | 48.8% | 2007 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 154 | Congo | 48.6% | 2012 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 155 | Lebanon | 48.1% | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 156 | Guatemala | 47.0% | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 157 | Sudan | 46.3% | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 46.2% | 2021 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 45.7% | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 160 | Liberia | 44.0% | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.8% | 2010 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Angola | 43.3% | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 163 | Rwanda | 42.8% | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Guinea | 39.1% | 2020 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Syria | 38.9% | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 166 | Comoros | 38.4% | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 167 | Lesotho | 35.5% | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 168 | Cameroon | 34.6% | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 169 | Honduras | 33.0% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 170 | Tanzania | 32.4% | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 171 | Senegal | 32.3% | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 172 | Suriname | 31.7% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 173 | Madagascar | 29.2% | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 174 | Benin | 29.1% | 2022 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Mali | 28.9% | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Haiti | 28.6% | 1997 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 177 | Uganda | 27.6% | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 178 | Mozambique | 25.9% | 2019 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 179 | Burundi | 24.4% | 2020 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Malawi | 24.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 181 | Chad | 23.2% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 23.2% | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Gabon | 22.8% | 1995 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 21.7% | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.0% | 2015 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 186 | Niger | 11.6% | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 10.8% | 2016 | up 25.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 102.3%
- European Union 88.5%
- North America 101.1%
- Euro area 84.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 97.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 97.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 96.8%
- High income 95.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 94.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 93.7%
- OECD members 93.0%
- Upper middle income 92.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 91.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 91.7%
- IBRD only 89.6%
- South Asia 84.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 84.9%
- Middle income 81.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 79.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 79.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 78.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 78.3%
- World 77.8%
- Caribbean Small States 76.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 75.9%
- Low & middle income 75.7%
- Pacific island small states 73.6%
- Lower middle income 73.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 67.3%
- Arab World 66.2%
- Small states 65.9%
- Other small states 63.5%
- IDA blend 56.8%
- IDA total 51.5%
- IDA only 49.1%
- Least developed countries 46.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 46.1%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 45.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 45.3%
About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.