Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in IBRD only, 1989–2024
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 IBRD only stood at 90.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in IBRD only peaked at 91.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1989.
That places IBRD only 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 58.2% | — |
| 1990 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 60.6% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 69.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 58.5% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 67.5% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.6% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.6% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0891 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in IBRD only?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in IBRD only was 90.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1989.
- How does IBRD only rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- IBRD only ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.