Lower secondary completion rate, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Lower secondary completion rate, female was 94.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
94.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
103.0%
in 2020
All-time low
83.0%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023

02550751002000201120232000: 83 % of relevant age group2001: 84.5 % of relevant age group2002: 87.4 % of relevant age group2003: 89.1 % of relevant age group2004: 87.4 % of relevant age group2005: 87.5 % of relevant age group2006: 85.5 % of relevant age group2007: 87 % of relevant age group2008: 87.3 % of relevant age group2009: 86.6 % of relevant age group2010: 94.7 % of relevant age group2011: 93.8 % of relevant age group2012: 92.8 % of relevant age group2013: 93 % of relevant age group2014: 93.6 % of relevant age group2015: 93 % of relevant age group2016: 92.1 % of relevant age group2017: 93.3 % of relevant age group2018: 93.9 % of relevant age group2019: 94.7 % of relevant age group2020: 103 % of relevant age group2021: 94 % of relevant age group2022: 95.1 % of relevant age group2023: 94.8 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 94.8% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 103.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2000.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000 to 2023.
Year % of relevant age group Change
2000 83.0%
2001 84.5% +1.8%
2002 87.4% +3.5%
2003 89.1% +2.0%
2004 87.4% -1.9%
2005 87.5% +0.1%
2006 85.5% -2.3%
2007 87.0% +1.8%
2008 87.3% +0.4%
2009 86.6% -0.8%
2010 94.7% +9.4%
2011 93.8% -1.0%
2012 92.8% -1.1%
2013 93.0% +0.2%
2014 93.6% +0.7%
2015 93.0% -0.7%
2016 92.1% -1.0%
2017 93.3% +1.3%
2018 93.9% +0.6%
2019 94.7% +0.9%
2020 103.0% +8.8%
2021 94.0% -8.7%
2022 95.1% +1.1%
2023 94.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.5% 83.0% 89.1% 10
2010s 93.5% 92.1% 94.7% 10
2020s 96.7% 94.0% 103.0% 4

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 5 Turks and Caicos Islands 114.7% compare
  2. 6 Antigua and Barbuda 111.6% compare
  3. 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.1% compare
  4. 8 United Arab Emirates 107.7% compare
  5. 9 Gibraltar 107.5% compare
  6. 10 Brunei Darussalam 106.2% compare
  7. 11 China 106.0% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 94.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 103.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2000.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,459 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.