Lower secondary completion rate, total in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Early-demographic dividend, 1995–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Early-demographic dividend stood at 79.4%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 79.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 1995.
That places Early-demographic dividend 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 54.2% | — |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 54.2% | 55.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 56.4% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 69.4% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.4% | 79.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 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 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Early-demographic dividend?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Early-demographic dividend was 79.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 1995.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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, total (% 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.