Lower secondary completion rate, female in IDA total
IDA total: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 50.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in IDA total, 1981–2024
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 IDA total stood at 50.2%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in IDA total peaked at 50.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1982.
That places IDA total 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26.3% | — |
| 1982 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 26.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 26.5% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 27.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 25.7% | 26.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.0% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 29.9% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 39.8% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.2% | 50.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in IDA total?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in IDA total was 50.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1982.
- How does IDA total rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.