Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 74.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 74.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 74.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 34.1% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 44.5% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 60.9% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 70.2% | 74.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 74.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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