Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 by country
Countries reporting
62
Highest
99.9
Kazakhstan
Lowest
38.43
Morocco
Median
97.6
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
2,014
What the numbers show
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 99.9 in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 38.43 in Morocco.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.6, and the mean is 91.23.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 45.0%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 1.1%).
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 99.9 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 99.88 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Russia | 99.86 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 99.74 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 99.73 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Denmark | 99.72 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 99.68 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 99.26 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 99.26 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 99.19 | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 99.16 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Belarus | 99.07 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Slovak Republic | 98.88 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Serbia | 98.79 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 98.77 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 98.76 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 98.74 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Georgia | 98.72 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 19 | Croatia | 98.7 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Ukraine | 98.7 | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 98.47 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 22 | France | 98.44 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 98.43 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 98.42 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.36 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.22 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 98.08 | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 97.99 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Malta | 97.98 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Armenia | 97.86 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Iceland | 97.62 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Palestine, State of | 97.58 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 97.56 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 96.95 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Türkiye | 96.88 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 36 | Albania | 96.7 | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 37 | Greece | 96.04 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 95.88 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 39 | Qatar | 95.77 | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 95.73 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 41 | Spain | 95.08 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 42 | Moldova | 94.95 | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 43 | Cyprus | 94.47 | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 94.15 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Portugal | 93.12 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 92.98 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 47 | Germany | 92.47 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 48 | Tunisia | 92.42 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 92.26 | 2011 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 91.96 | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 51 | Belgium | 91.1 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 88.87 | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 88.68 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 54 | Iran | 85.86 | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 55 | Egypt | 84.59 | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 56 | Algeria | 71.4 | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 57 | Yemen | 56.82 | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 58 | Djibouti | 50.11 | 2011 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 59 | Iraq | 48.7 | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43.23 | 2011 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 61 | Sudan | 41.03 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 62 | Morocco | 38.43 | 2009 | up 29.8% | rising |