GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
45.1%
in 2025
South Africa
95.4%
in 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
37th
South Africa rank
34th

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female over time

  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
20406080100199020072025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 95.4% against 45.1% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 50.3%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.1 times GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 39 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 34.8% 89.1% 54.4% South Africa
2020s 42.4% 95.0% 52.6% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, female, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
South Africa, at 95.4% against 45.1% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, female between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
50.3%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,461 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release