Data for 1990
Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990
Figures for 1990, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990 covers 160 countries on 3 measures. South Korea is highest, at 99.77; Burundi is lowest, at 2.41. The middle country reads 53.16. Against 1989, 155 values changed (124 up, 31 down), 4 left.
Lower Secondary Completion Rate · Data for 1990
HighestSouth Korea
99.77LowestBurundi
2.41Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 160 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99.77 | 99.7495 | 99.789 | |
| 2 | 99.64 | 99.6859 | 99.596 | |
| 3 | 99.55 | 99.5346 | 99.565 | |
| 4 | 99.53 | 99.5453 | 99.515 | |
| 5 | 99.48 | 99.4795 | 99.479 | |
| 6 | 99.42 | 99.4502 | 99.390 | |
| 7 | 99.28 | 99.4000 | 99.160 | |
| 8 | 99.13 | 99.3179 | 98.958 | |
| 9 | 99.11 | 99.1993 | 99.019 | |
| 10 | 98.98 | 98.8431 | 99.113 | |
| 11 | 98.96 | 98.9141 | 99.004 | |
| 12 | 98.84 | 99.1211 | 98.551 | |
| 13 | 98.77 | 98.7293 | 98.809 | |
| 14 | 98.23 | 99.2038 | 97.334 | |
| 15 | 97.97 | 98.5811 | 97.381 | |
| 16 | 97.93 | 97.8455 | 98.015 | |
| =17 | 97.80 | 97.7626 | 97.813 | |
| =17 | 97.80 | 97.4116 | 98.192 | |
| =19 | 97.33 | 97.7866 | 96.897 | |
| =19 | 97.33 | 97.1366 | 97.527 | |
| 21 | 97.15 | 96.2859 | 97.976 | |
| 22 | 97.04 | 96.8976 | 97.138 | |
| =23 | 96.90 | 96.2726 | 97.513 | |
| =23 | 96.90 | 97.9603 | 95.950 | |
| 25 | 96.56 | 97.0042 | 96.134 | |
| 26 | 96.35 | 96.6457 | 96.066 | |
| 27 | 96.34 | 96.4753 | 96.215 | |
| 28 | 96.00 | 96.3245 | 95.674 | |
| 29 | 95.94 | 96.0064 | 95.876 | |
| 30 | 95.48 | 94.1793 | 96.759 | |
| 31 | 95.21 | 95.8424 | 94.602 | |
| 32 | 95.07 | 94.0090 | 96.119 | |
| 33 | 94.89 | 94.6232 | 95.143 | |
| 34 | 94.86 | 95.2312 | 94.511 | |
| 35 | 94.67 | 95.0704 | 94.280 | |
| 36 | 94.66 | 94.1241 | 95.174 | |
| 37 | 94.65 | 95.3224 | 94.002 | |
| 38 | 93.97 | 94.9316 | 93.052 | |
| 39 | 93.86 | 93.4675 | 94.238 | |
| 40 | 93.25 | 92.7991 | 93.679 | |
| 41 | 93.19 | 92.5723 | 93.782 | |
| 42 | 93.06 | 93.0760 | 93.046 | |
| 43 | 92.97 | 96.4442 | 90.014 | |
| 44 | 91.89 | 89.3044 | 94.674 | |
| 45 | 91.73 | 94.6796 | 88.920 | |
| 46 | 91.13 | 89.7286 | 92.469 | |
| 47 | 91.02 | 92.9014 | 89.241 | |
| 48 | 89.05 | 90.6164 | 87.446 | |
| 49 | 88.61 | 86.5899 | 90.610 | |
| 50 | 87.18 | 86.7370 | 87.607 | |
| 51 | 87.15 | 87.7486 | 86.569 | |
| 52 | 86.84 | 83.4799 | 90.040 | |
| 53 | 86.43 | 87.1154 | 85.785 | |
| 54 | 84.22 | 85.3553 | 83.145 | |
| 55 | 83.73 | 86.2839 | 81.154 | |
| 56 | 81.28 | 71.8581 | 86.008 | |
| 57 | 77.65 | 76.9319 | 78.352 | |
| 58 | 76.69 | 77.0122 | 76.382 | |
| 59 | 71.35 | 78.8691 | 63.849 | |
| 60 | 71.02 | 72.1345 | 70.004 | |
| 61 | 69.72 | 72.3191 | 67.289 | |
| 62 | 69.53 | 73.1498 | 65.940 | |
| 63 | 69.05 | 74.6750 | 63.425 | |
| 64 | 67.07 | 69.6859 | 64.496 | |
| 65 | 66.73 | 68.0568 | 65.317 | |
| 66 | 66.53 | 67.2178 | 65.878 | |
| 67 | 64.37 | 67.7898 | 61.110 | |
| 68 | 64.04 | 65.1303 | 62.980 | |
| 69 | 63.40 | 55.7212 | 71.691 | |
| 70 | 63.29 | 62.7508 | 63.851 | |
| 71 | 60.68 | 56.5321 | 64.762 | |
| 72 | 59.04 | 61.7475 | 56.227 | |
| 73 | 58.96 | 61.8973 | 56.107 | |
| 74 | 57.35 | 61.1971 | 53.687 | |
| 75 | 54.64 | 59.6846 | 49.695 | |
| 76 | 54.44 | 46.1736 | 62.114 | |
| 77 | 54.15 | 55.2760 | 53.056 | |
| 78 | 53.95 | 49.7405 | 58.071 | |
| 79 | 53.77 | 53.5269 | 53.997 | |
| 80 | 53.57 | 61.2666 | 46.077 | |
| 81 | 52.75 | 57.4620 | 48.152 | |
| 82 | 52.26 | 53.6735 | 50.864 | |
| 83 | 51.72 | 50.6489 | 52.779 | |
| 84 | 51.62 | 42.8860 | 59.876 | |
| 85 | 51.13 | 50.6355 | 51.405 | |
| 86 | 50.78 | 46.0563 | 55.426 | |
| 87 | 50.19 | 42.4480 | 57.548 | |
| 88 | 49.67 | 50.2600 | 49.090 | |
| 89 | 48.70 | 53.0562 | 44.396 | |
| 90 | 44.98 | 44.6800 | 45.270 | |
| 91 | 44.44 | 48.9621 | 40.042 | |
| 92 | 44.31 | 40.2175 | 48.288 | |
| 93 | 43.62 | 41.9932 | 45.183 | |
| 94 | 42.10 | 30.5449 | 52.845 | |
| 95 | 41.10 | 35.3014 | 46.911 | |
| 96 | 39.94 | 36.0167 | 43.847 | |
| 97 | 38.54 | 38.1900 | 38.880 | |
| 98 | 38.23 | 36.8989 | 39.629 | |
| 99 | 36.81 | 38.8142 | 34.904 | |
| 100 | 36.33 | 26.0032 | 46.223 | |
| 101 | 36.10 | 34.4582 | 37.738 | |
| 102 | 33.84 | 28.2636 | 39.354 | |
| 103 | 30.62 | 29.4381 | 31.848 | |
| 104 | 30.01 | 24.3994 | 35.739 | |
| 105 | 29.82 | 25.6395 | 33.599 | |
| 106 | 29.53 | 26.2144 | 32.864 | |
| 107 | 29.37 | 24.6638 | 33.984 | |
| 108 | 29.14 | 20.1448 | 38.095 | |
| 109 | 28.80 | 25.9182 | 31.598 | |
| 110 | 28.67 | 20.8653 | 36.455 | |
| 111 | 28.30 | 23.8509 | 32.611 | |
| 112 | 26.75 | 26.6537 | 26.844 | |
| 113 | 26.62 | 29.6596 | 23.570 | |
| 114 | 26.18 | 15.0380 | 36.698 | |
| 115 | 25.90 | 21.7470 | 30.007 | |
| 116 | 24.51 | 20.3254 | 28.245 | |
| 117 | 23.32 | 21.2023 | 25.142 | |
| 118 | 22.89 | 15.5216 | 30.142 | |
| 119 | 22.77 | 11.0634 | 34.443 | |
| 120 | 22.39 | 12.2892 | 32.849 | |
| 121 | 22.10 | 5.0751 | 38.625 | |
| 122 | 21.42 | 15.9503 | 26.860 | |
| 123 | 21.04 | 18.0517 | 24.052 | |
| 124 | 20.62 | 21.7467 | 19.487 | |
| 125 | 20.42 | 14.2895 | 26.739 | |
| 126 | 20.21 | 10.6622 | 29.962 | |
| 127 | 19.31 | 19.5188 | 19.109 | |
| 128 | 18.47 | 9.8980 | 26.968 | |
| 129 | 18.10 | 12.0293 | 24.309 | |
| 130 | 17.72 | 8.0608 | 26.891 | |
| 131 | 17.33 | 14.0616 | 20.212 | |
| 132 | 17.08 | 11.7446 | 22.595 | |
| 133 | 16.68 | 8.2681 | 24.978 | |
| 134 | 16.42 | 14.7181 | 18.098 | |
| 135 | 16.38 | 8.9548 | 24.265 | |
| 136 | 16.13 | 19.1633 | 13.063 | |
| 137 | 14.73 | 9.8588 | 19.669 | |
| 138 | 12.31 | 10.8617 | 13.752 | |
| 139 | 11.51 | 5.0505 | 17.710 | |
| 140 | 11.14 | 3.7635 | 18.323 | |
| 141 | 10.38 | 4.4371 | 16.337 | |
| 142 | 10.34 | 4.5619 | 16.382 | |
| 143 | 10.00 | 7.5441 | 12.484 | |
| 144 | 9.93 | 6.3289 | 13.589 | |
| 145 | 8.43 | 5.4469 | 11.907 | |
| 146 | 8.09 | 5.1665 | 10.807 | |
| 147 | 8.07 | 3.8500 | 12.220 | |
| 148 | 7.83 | 4.0730 | 11.623 | |
| 149 | 7.75 | 4.5073 | 11.147 | |
| 150 | 7.46 | 6.0947 | 8.835 | |
| 151 | 6.45 | 4.3104 | 8.690 | |
| 152 | 5.94 | 1.9274 | 9.907 | |
| 153 | 5.75 | 4.2769 | 7.277 | |
| 154 | 5.69 | 3.1357 | 8.186 | |
| 155 | 5.40 | 3.2581 | 7.538 | |
| 156 | 5.37 | 2.3069 | 8.457 | |
| 157 | 4.54 | 2.8114 | 6.201 | |
| 158 | 3.88 | 1.7797 | 5.970 | |
| 159 | 3.18 | 2.0441 | 4.224 | |
| 160 | 2.41 | 1.9702 | 2.850 |
02In 1990
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
South Korea99.77
- 2
United Kingdom99.64
- 3
Denmark99.55
- 4
Finland99.53
- 5
Norway99.48
Lowest
- 160
Burundi2.41
- 159
Mozambique3.18
- 158
South Sudan3.88
- 157
Niger4.54
- 156
Chad5.37
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 53.16. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
South Korea99.7495
Lowest
South Sudan1.7797
Middle country: 53.2915
Male
Highest
South Korea99.789
Lowest
Burundi2.850
Middle country: 53.372
031989 → 1990
Since 1989
What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −4countries joined / left
- 155values changed, of 160 in both
- 124 · 31rose · fell
- 5unchanged
Rose most
Portugal51.15 → 53.57+2.42
Saint Lucia49.86 → 52.26+2.40
Iran49.57 → 51.62+2.05
Palestine42.33 → 44.31+1.98
South Africa64.81 → 66.53+1.72
Fell most
Mongolia72.98 → 71.35−1.63
Vietnam52.62 → 51.72−0.90
Iraq30.09 → 29.37−0.72
Botswana38.76 → 38.23−0.53
Madagascar16.87 → 16.42−0.45
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
157 distinct values among 160
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 97.80. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UIS publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 160 countries has every column.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (1990). Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/lower-secondary-completion/1990
0645 held
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07Questions
Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990: questions and answers
Which country has the highest lower secondary completion rate in Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990?
South Korea, at 99.77, of the 160 countries in the file.
What year does Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990 describe?
1990.
How many countries does Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990 cover?
160.
Where can I download Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 1990 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Lower Secondary Completion Rate, 2025.