Lower secondary completion rate, total in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 73.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Lower middle income, 1998–2024
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 Lower middle income is 73.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Lower middle income peaked at 74.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 1998.
That places Lower middle income 27th 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 27 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.8% | — |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 48.8% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 49.7% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 63.5% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 73.1% | 74.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 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 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Lower middle income?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Lower middle income was 73.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 1998.
- How does Lower middle income rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Lower middle income ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.