Lower secondary completion rate, total in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in IDA & IBRD total, 1989–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in IDA & IBRD total is 76.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 76.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 1989.
That places IDA & IBRD total 24th 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 36 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 52.4% | — |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 60.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 52.5% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 58.8% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 71.1% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 75.3% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in IDA & IBRD total?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in IDA & IBRD total was 76.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 1989.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.