Lower secondary completion rate, female in Arab World
Arab World: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 68.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Arab World, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, female in Arab World stood at 68.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Arab World peaked at 68.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 1976.
Arab World ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 38.5% | — |
| 1977 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 40.4% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 45.7% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 48.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 38.5% | 40.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 41.2% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 48.5% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 55.8% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 61.6% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.5% | 68.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Arab World?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Arab World was 68.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 1976.
- How does Arab World rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Arab World ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.