Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 63.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper 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, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 63.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 63.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1990.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 17th 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, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.7% | — |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 23.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 33.2% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 47.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 58.8% | 63.5% | 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, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 63.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release