Lower secondary completion rate, female in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 44.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1983–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, female in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 44.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 44.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1983.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 23.2% | — |
| 1984 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 23.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.6% | 23.2% | 24.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 24.2% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 36.7% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 44.0% | 44.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Africa Eastern and Southern was 44.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1983.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.