Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in SDG: World
SDG: World: Completion rate, primary education, female (%) was 89.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
22nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
89.6%
in 2025
All-time low
67.6%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: World, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: World stood at 89.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: World peaked at 89.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1990.
SDG: World ranks 22nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.6% | — |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 67.6% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 74.8% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.1% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.4% | 89.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 19 Greece 99.5% compare
- 20 Uruguay 99.5% compare
- 21 Switzerland 99.5% compare
- 22 Portugal 99.4% compare
- 23 Tajikistan 99.4% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 99.3% compare
- 25 France 99.3% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: World?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: World was 89.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: World rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- SDG: World ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release