Lower secondary completion rate, male in Low income
Low income: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 40.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Low income, 1973–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 40 Israel 97.6% compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 97.6% compare
- 42 Republic of Korea 97.5% compare
- 43 Finland 97.5% compare
- 44 Russian Federation 97.4% compare
- 45 Montenegro 97.1% compare
- 46 Tonga 96.8% compare
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
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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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.