Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 23.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 23.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 23.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 18.9% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 23.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release