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Lower secondary completion2020

Gross lower-secondary completion rate under the source definition.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data128 / 217No observation: 89
First-ranked country or territorySeychelles139.02 %

Top 10

% · 2020
01Seychelles
139.02
03Türkiye
131.03
04Georgia
119.35
07Brunei
108.19
08Moldova
106.89
09Samoa
104.97
10Kiribati
104.25

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Lower secondary completion · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Seychelles139.022020
02Marshall Islands136.722020
03Türkiye131.032020
04Georgia119.352020
05Hong Kong SAR China112.362020
06St. Kitts & Nevis111.252020
07Brunei108.192020
08Moldova106.892020
09Samoa104.972020
10Kiribati104.252020
11United Arab Emirates103.882020
12United States103.852020
13Gibraltar103.412020
14Denmark101.952020
15Singapore100.362020
16Luxembourg100.282020
17France100.122020
18Bulgaria100.112020
19Sweden100.012020
20Italy99.722020
21Finland99.642020
22Norway99.582020
23Chile99.452020
24Indonesia99.292020
25Nepal98.952020
26Malta98.62020
27Croatia98.62020
28Ireland98.582020
29Liechtenstein98.512020
30Estonia98.492020
31Latvia98.352020
32Lithuania98.32020
33United Kingdom98.022020
34Iceland97.992020
35Belarus97.962020
36Israel97.432020
37Saudi Arabia97.132020
38Cayman Islands97.022020
39Portugal96.682020
40Switzerland96.442020
41Montenegro96.32020
42Ecuador96.292020
43Austria96.122020
44South Korea96.082020
45Qatar95.992020
46Argentina95.462020
47Serbia95.242020
48San Marino95.22020
49Sri Lanka94.882020
50Slovenia94.82020
51Kyrgyzstan94.692020
52Oman94.022020
53Fiji93.552020
54Belgium93.472020
55Albania93.422020
56Czechia93.362020
57Greece93.222020
58Barbados92.822020
59Hungary92.82020
60Andorra92.712020
61Uzbekistan92.662020
62Jordan92.552020
63Palestinian Territories91.652020
64Cuba91.582020
65Namibia91.542020
66Armenia91.332020
67Spain91.182020
68Mexico90.882020
69Kazakhstan90.42020
70Aruba90.172020
71Mongolia89.852020
72Kuwait89.012020
73India88.772020
74Bolivia88.42020
75Timor-Leste88.262020
76North Macedonia88.22020
77Bosnia & Herzegovina88.132020
78Thailand87.792020
79Nauru87.282020
80South Africa86.672020
81Iran86.632020
82Ukraine86.312020
83Dominican Republic85.712020
84Macao SAR China85.272020
85Kenya85.132020
86Romania84.282020
87Azerbaijan84.242020
88Bhutan83.232020
89Jamaica82.582020
90Philippines81.792020
91Colombia79.832020
92Tuvalu79.372020
93Cyprus79.142020
94Tonga78.512020
95Egypt76.762020
96Slovakia75.772020
97Cape Verde75.752020
98Malaysia75.152020
99Paraguay75.022020
100Micronesia73.742020
101El Salvador722020
102Panama70.532020
103Belize70.272020
104Morocco65.782020
105Costa Rica65.392020
106British Virgin Islands64.742020
107Zimbabwe63.382020
108Laos61.692020
109Vanuatu58.562020
110Guatemala57.492020
111Côte d’Ivoire56.832020
112Congo - Kinshasa55.92020
113Lebanon54.482020
114Cambodia53.952020
115Gambia53.72020
116Togo52.012020
117Mauritania49.762020
118Lesotho48.342020
119Suriname43.172020
120Syria42.452020
121Honduras41.912020
122Burkina Faso40.262020
123Senegal35.392020
124Guinea34.462020
125Tanzania32.762020
126Madagascar30.652020
127Benin30.582020
128Burundi282020

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Gross lower-secondary completion rate under the source definition.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SE.SEC.CMPT.LO.ZS
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Original metadata
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.

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  "name": "Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)",
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  "source": {
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    "value": "World Development Indicators"
  },
  "sourceNote": "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.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API.  Detailed documentation is available at: https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public/documentation/, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), date accessed: 2026-03-19, date published: 2026-02",
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