Lower secondary completion rate, male in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 102.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Central Europe and the Baltics is 102.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 104.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1970.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.2% | — |
| 1971 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 55.6% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 57.2% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 61.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 104.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 102.3% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 102.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 51.6% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 69.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 92.1% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.1% | 97.4% | 104.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 130.0% compare
- 2 Hong Kong, China 129.3% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 118.8% compare
- 4 Gibraltar 113.3% compare
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 102.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1970.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.