Lower secondary completion rate, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Lower secondary completion rate, total was 41.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2023
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 41.0%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 41.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1989.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.2% | — |
| 1971 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 20.2% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1% | 19.9% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 19.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 21.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 33.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.2% | 41.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 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 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3723 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 41.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1989.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.