Lower secondary completion rate, total in Low income
Low income: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 38.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Low income, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Low income recorded 38.6% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Low income peaked at 38.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1992.
Low income ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.7% | — |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 22.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 23.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 23.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.5% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.5% | 38.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 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 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Low income?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Low income was 38.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1992.
- How does Low income rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.