Lower secondary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Lower secondary completion rate, total was 94.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 94.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 103.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2000.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.2% | — |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 103.0% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 87.2% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.0% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 94.3% | 103.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Gibraltar 110.3% compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109.9% compare
- 7 Aruba 107.2% compare
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 106.0% compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 105.0% compare
- 10 Albania 104.2% compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 104.2% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 94.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 103.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.