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Lower secondary completion2021

Gross lower-secondary completion rate under the source definition.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data132 / 217No observation: 85
First-ranked country or territoryMarshall Islands141.94 %

Top 10

% · 2021
02Seychelles
129.48
04Argentina
108.65
05Moldova
106.81
06Gibraltar
103.67
08Georgia
102.33
09Cyprus
101.53
10Chile
101.48

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Lower secondary completion · 2021 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Marshall Islands141.942021
02Seychelles129.482021
03St. Kitts & Nevis118.452021
04Argentina108.652021
05Moldova106.812021
06Gibraltar103.672021
07United States103.432021
08Georgia102.332021
09Cyprus101.532021
10Chile101.482021
11Palau101.222021
12Portugal101.192021
13Fiji100.872021
14Denmark100.382021
15Sweden100.322021
16Kiribati100.122021
17Albania100.092021
18Croatia99.872021
19France99.772021
20Austria99.682021
21Italy99.662021
22Finland99.62021
23Norway99.592021
24Grenada99.542021
25Luxembourg99.42021
26Saudi Arabia99.282021
27Ecuador99.192021
28Barbados99.192021
29Estonia98.812021
30Malta98.732021
31Oman98.452021
32Indonesia98.332021
33Ireland98.12021
34Samoa97.832021
35Belarus97.782021
36United Kingdom97.772021
37Singapore97.762021
38Lithuania97.692021
39Bulgaria97.472021
40Hungary97.292021
41Latvia972021
42Sri Lanka96.922021
43Israel96.642021
44Czechia96.592021
45Iceland96.272021
46Switzerland96.112021
47Uzbekistan96.062021
48Montenegro96.022021
49Serbia95.762021
50Slovenia95.672021
51Spain95.552021
52Nepal95.222021
53South Korea95.162021
54Turks & Caicos Islands95.132021
55Liechtenstein94.462021
56Greece94.052021
57South Africa93.732021
58Belgium93.732021
59San Marino93.562021
60Türkiye93.362021
61Namibia92.652021
62Mexico92.422021
63Jordan92.222021
64Palestinian Territories91.982021
65Kyrgyzstan91.792021
66Aruba91.492021
67Armenia91.192021
68Kenya91.012021
69Kazakhstan90.362021
70India90.232021
71Andorra89.832021
72Macao SAR China89.822021
73Thailand89.382021
74Bosnia & Herzegovina88.82021
75Cuba88.672021
76Qatar88.62021
77Mongolia88.372021
78North Macedonia87.872021
79St. Lucia87.812021
80Azerbaijan87.612021
81Cayman Islands86.972021
82Philippines85.792021
83Colombia85.692021
84Kuwait85.332021
85Ukraine84.852021
86Tuvalu84.132021
87Panama83.762021
88Algeria83.262021
89Slovakia83.192021
90Tunisia82.432021
91Egypt82.262021
92Bhutan81.982021
93Malaysia79.532021
94Belize76.882021
95Bangladesh76.442021
96Micronesia74.582021
97El Salvador73.482021
98Paraguay72.912021
99Morocco72.282021
100Zimbabwe70.12021
101Dominican Republic69.742021
102British Virgin Islands69.562021
103Romania68.532021
104Costa Rica67.592021
105Uruguay64.372021
106Germany62.872021
107Lebanon61.092021
108Laos60.932021
109Gambia57.562021
110Vanuatu57.382021
111Sierra Leone57.062021
112Togo56.672021
113Guatemala55.662021
114Cambodia53.662021
115Comoros48.752021
116Syria45.912021
117Angola44.942021
118Pakistan44.912021
119Liberia43.832021
120Rwanda42.412021
121Suriname42.272021
122Senegal40.172021
123Honduras37.762021
124Burkina Faso37.532021
125Cameroon35.862021
126Tanzania35.812021
127Papua New Guinea35.62021
128Benin34.082021
129Madagascar33.722021
130Malawi20.992021
131Chad18.422021
132Niger15.962021

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No observation (85)

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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)",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
    "id": "2",
    "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",
  "topics": [
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      "value": "Education "
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