Lower secondary completion rate, male in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 94.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
94.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
8th
of 43 groups
All-time high
94.7%
in 2022
All-time low
65.4%
in 1994
Years of data
29
1994–2022

Lower secondary completion rate, male in Late-demographic dividend, 1994–2022

0204060801001994200820221994: 65.4 % of relevant age group1995: 66.4 % of relevant age group1996: 66.5 % of relevant age group1997: 67.5 % of relevant age group1998: 69.9 % of relevant age group1999: 72.3 % of relevant age group2000: 75.1 % of relevant age group2001: 78 % of relevant age group2002: 81.5 % of relevant age group2003: 84.3 % of relevant age group2004: 86.7 % of relevant age group2005: 89.4 % of relevant age group2006: 90.3 % of relevant age group2007: 92.2 % of relevant age group2008: 91.8 % of relevant age group2009: 91.8 % of relevant age group2010: 91.9 % of relevant age group2011: 93.6 % of relevant age group2012: 93.1 % of relevant age group2013: 90.4 % of relevant age group2014: 86 % of relevant age group2015: 84.4 % of relevant age group2016: 87.1 % of relevant age group2017: 86.7 % of relevant age group2018: 86.7 % of relevant age group2019: 89.2 % of relevant age group2020: 92 % of relevant age group2021: 94.2 % of relevant age group2022: 94.7 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 94.7% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 94.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1994.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, male in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Late-demographic dividend, 1994 to 2022.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1994 65.4%
1995 66.4% +1.4%
1996 66.5% +0.2%
1997 67.5% +1.4%
1998 69.9% +3.6%
1999 72.3% +3.5%
2000 75.1% +3.8%
2001 78.0% +3.9%
2002 81.5% +4.6%
2003 84.3% +3.4%
2004 86.7% +2.8%
2005 89.4% +3.1%
2006 90.3% +1.0%
2007 92.2% +2.2%
2008 91.8% -0.5%
2009 91.8% +0.0%
2010 91.9% +0.1%
2011 93.6% +1.9%
2012 93.1% -0.6%
2013 90.4% -2.9%
2014 86.0% -4.8%
2015 84.4% -2.0%
2016 87.1% +3.2%
2017 86.7% -0.4%
2018 86.7% -0.1%
2019 89.2% +2.9%
2020 92.0% +3.2%
2021 94.2% +2.4%
2022 94.7% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.0% 65.4% 72.3% 6
2000s 86.1% 75.1% 92.2% 10
2010s 88.9% 84.4% 93.6% 10
2020s 93.6% 92.0% 94.7% 3

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  3. 7 Moldova 105.7% compare
  4. 8 Albania 103.9% compare
  5. 9 Chile 103.8% compare
  6. 10 Brunei Darussalam 103.8% compare
  7. 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 103.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Late-demographic dividend?
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Late-demographic dividend was 94.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1994.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,457 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.