Lower secondary completion rate, total in OECD members
OECD members: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 93.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in OECD members, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 93.6% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in OECD members peaked at 96.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2003.
That places OECD members 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 89.0% | — |
| 2004 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 89.0% | 93.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.6% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in OECD members?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in OECD members was 93.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2003.
- How does OECD members rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- OECD members ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.