Lower secondary completion rate, male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 46.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 1972–2021
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 Pre-demographic dividend is 46.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 46.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1974.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 21.4% | — |
| 1973 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 21.4% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 22.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 22.8% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 23.2% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 23.8% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 23.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 23.9% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 26.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 40.9% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 45.9% | 46.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 46.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1974.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2021.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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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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.