Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education was 56.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
56.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
6th
of 8 groups
All-time high
56.0%
in 2019
All-time low
53.1%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 56.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 56.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.1% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 53.1% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 54.6% | 56.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 3 Liechtenstein 87.6% compare
- 4 Macau, China 87.4% compare
- 5 Estonia 86.2% compare
- 6 Korea 85.3% compare
- 7 Hong Kong, China 82.5% compare
- 8 Canada 81.8% compare
- 9 Denmark 81.0% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 56.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2000.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th out of 8 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release