Lower secondary completion rate, total in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 75.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Micronesia, Federated States of, 2013–2024
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 Micronesia, Federated States of is 75.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 86.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2020.
That places Micronesia, Federated States of 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.0% | — |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.1% | 74.6% | 86.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 73.7% | 77.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Micronesia, Federated States of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 774 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Micronesia, Federated States of was 75.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2020.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of 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.