Lower secondary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Lower secondary completion rate, female was 39.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 39.9% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 39.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1976.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 16.2% | — |
| 1973 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 16.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 18.4% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 29.5% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.6% | 39.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 39.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1976.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.