Lower secondary completion rate, female in European Union
European Union: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in European Union, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in European Union is 89.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in European Union peaked at 90.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82.3% | — |
| 2002 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 82.3% | 89.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.6% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.7% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Hong Kong 129.7% compare
- 2 Tuvalu 117.1% compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 117.1% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 116.9% compare
More education data for European Union
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in European Union?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in European Union was 89.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2001.
- How does European Union rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.