Lower secondary completion rate, male in Low income

Low income: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 40.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
41.1%
in 2016
All-time low
25.8%
in 1992
Years of data
51
1973–2023

Lower secondary completion rate, male in Low income, 1973–2023

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

Analysis

Low income recorded 40.7% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2023.

That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Low income peaked at 41.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1992.

Low income ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, male in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Low income, 1973 to 2023.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1973 28.0%
1974 27.2% -2.8%
1975 27.2% +0.2%
1976 27.4% +0.5%
1977 27.4% +0.0%
1978 27.8% +1.5%
1979 28.0% +0.8%
1980 28.8% +2.8%
1981 28.9% +0.5%
1982 28.5% -1.6%
1983 28.5% +0.0%
1984 28.5% +0.2%
1985 28.7% +0.4%
1986 28.3% -1.2%
1987 28.0% -1.3%
1988 28.0% +0.3%
1989 27.5% -2.1%
1990 26.9% -2.0%
1991 26.5% -1.4%
1992 25.8% -2.6%
1993 26.2% +1.3%
1994 26.2% +0.2%
1995 27.4% +4.6%
1996 27.5% +0.5%
1997 27.4% -0.4%
1998 27.6% +0.5%
1999 27.5% -0.1%
2000 28.3% +2.7%
2001 29.0% +2.7%
2002 29.8% +2.6%
2003 30.6% +2.6%
2004 31.5% +3.0%
2005 32.5% +3.3%
2006 33.9% +4.2%
2007 35.2% +3.8%
2008 36.9% +5.0%
2009 37.4% +1.3%
2010 38.1% +1.7%
2011 38.6% +1.5%
2012 38.4% -0.5%
2013 38.4% -0.0%
2014 40.7% +5.8%
2015 41.0% +0.8%
2016 41.1% +0.4%
2017 40.9% -0.6%
2018 40.8% -0.1%
2019 40.6% -0.6%
2020 40.6% +0.1%
2021 40.8% +0.5%
2022 40.7% -0.4%
2023 40.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.6% 27.2% 28.0% 7
1980s 28.4% 27.5% 28.9% 10
1990s 26.9% 25.8% 27.6% 10
2000s 32.5% 28.3% 37.4% 10
2010s 39.9% 38.1% 41.1% 10
2020s 40.7% 40.6% 40.8% 4

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 40 Israel 97.6% compare
  2. 41 Uzbekistan 97.6% compare
  3. 42 Republic of Korea 97.5% compare
  4. 43 Finland 97.5% compare
  5. 44 Russian Federation 97.4% compare
  6. 45 Montenegro 97.1% compare
  7. 46 Tonga 96.8% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Low income?
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Low income was 40.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1992.
How does Low income rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income 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.