Lower secondary completion rate, female in Low income

Low income: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 36.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
43rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
36.6%
in 2022
All-time low
17.6%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1973–2023

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Low income, 1973–2023

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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 Low income is 36.5%, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Low income peaked at 36.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1974.

That places Low income 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Low income, 1973 to 2023.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1973 17.8%
1974 17.6% -1.3%
1975 17.8% +0.8%
1976 18.1% +1.9%
1977 18.2% +0.4%
1978 18.3% +0.5%
1979 18.5% +1.3%
1980 19.0% +2.9%
1981 19.1% +0.3%
1982 19.2% +0.4%
1983 19.3% +0.5%
1984 19.3% +0.3%
1985 19.5% +1.1%
1986 19.2% -1.9%
1987 18.9% -1.3%
1988 19.0% +0.3%
1989 18.7% -1.3%
1990 18.5% -1.5%
1991 18.4% -0.4%
1992 18.2% -0.8%
1993 18.3% +0.2%
1994 18.1% -0.7%
1995 18.7% +3.1%
1996 18.8% +0.5%
1997 18.7% -0.4%
1998 18.8% +0.6%
1999 18.9% +0.2%
2000 19.4% +3.0%
2001 20.0% +2.6%
2002 20.7% +3.6%
2003 21.3% +3.1%
2004 22.0% +3.4%
2005 22.9% +3.7%
2006 24.1% +5.3%
2007 25.2% +4.7%
2008 26.8% +6.4%
2009 27.8% +3.6%
2010 28.9% +4.0%
2011 29.8% +3.2%
2012 30.2% +1.2%
2013 30.8% +2.2%
2014 31.8% +3.1%
2015 33.0% +3.7%
2016 33.8% +2.3%
2017 34.4% +1.9%
2018 35.0% +1.8%
2019 35.6% +1.9%
2020 36.3% +1.8%
2021 36.6% +0.8%
2022 36.6% +0.1%
2023 36.5% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18.0% 17.6% 18.5% 7
1980s 19.1% 18.7% 19.5% 10
1990s 18.5% 18.1% 18.9% 10
2000s 23.0% 19.4% 27.8% 10
2010s 32.3% 28.9% 35.6% 10
2020s 36.5% 36.3% 36.6% 4

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 40 Thailand 98.5% compare
  2. 41 Finland 98.3% compare
  3. 42 Argentina 98.2% compare
  4. 43 Israel 98.0% compare
  5. 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 97.8% compare
  6. 45 Serbia 97.7% compare
  7. 46 Switzerland 97.6% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Low income?
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Low income was 36.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1974.
How does Low income rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income 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.