Lower secondary completion rate, male in Euro area
Euro area: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 84.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Euro area, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 84.1% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Euro area peaked at 86.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2004.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 81.7% | — |
| 2004 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.9% | 81.5% | 86.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.9% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 83.9% | 85.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 130.0% compare
- 2 Hong Kong 129.3% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 118.8% compare
- 4 Gibraltar 113.3% compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 111.4% compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Euro area?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Euro area was 84.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2004.
- How does Euro area rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area 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.