Lower secondary completion rate, total in European Union
European Union: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 89.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in European Union, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
European Union recorded 89.2% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in European Union peaked at 90.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2000.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.7% | — |
| 2001 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 84.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.1% | 89.3% | 5 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in European Union?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in European Union was 89.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2000.
- How does European Union rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union 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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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.