Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 60.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 60.9%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 60.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1990.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.3% | — |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 31.3% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 38.6% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 48.3% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 56.9% | 60.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 27 Romania 97.1% compare
- 28 Luxembourg 97.0% compare
- 29 Jamaica 96.9% compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.7% compare
- 31 Tajikistan 96.4% compare
- 32 Peru 95.9% compare
- 33 Cyprus 95.6% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 60.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release