Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
74.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
27th
of 43 groups
All-time high
74.7%
in 2022
All-time low
45.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lower middle income, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 45.2 % of relevant age group2001: 46 % of relevant age group2002: 47.2 % of relevant age group2003: 50.3 % of relevant age group2004: 51.4 % of relevant age group2005: 52.6 % of relevant age group2006: 54 % of relevant age group2007: 55.8 % of relevant age group2008: 58.6 % of relevant age group2009: 60.4 % of relevant age group2010: 62 % of relevant age group2011: 63.9 % of relevant age group2012: 66.2 % of relevant age group2013: 68.6 % of relevant age group2014: 71.1 % of relevant age group2015: 71.5 % of relevant age group2016: 72.3 % of relevant age group2017: 72.3 % of relevant age group2018: 73 % of relevant age group2019: 72.8 % of relevant age group2020: 73.8 % of relevant age group2021: 74.6 % of relevant age group2022: 74.7 % of relevant age group2023: 73.6 % of relevant age group2024: 74.3 % of relevant age group

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

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 74.3% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Lower middle income peaked at 74.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2000.

Lower middle income ranks 27th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Lower middle income, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of relevant age group Change
2000 45.2%
2001 46.0% +1.7%
2002 47.2% +2.7%
2003 50.3% +6.5%
2004 51.4% +2.2%
2005 52.6% +2.3%
2006 54.0% +2.6%
2007 55.8% +3.4%
2008 58.6% +5.0%
2009 60.4% +3.1%
2010 62.0% +2.5%
2011 63.9% +3.0%
2012 66.2% +3.7%
2013 68.6% +3.6%
2014 71.1% +3.7%
2015 71.5% +0.6%
2016 72.3% +1.0%
2017 72.3% +0.0%
2018 73.0% +1.0%
2019 72.8% -0.3%
2020 73.8% +1.4%
2021 74.6% +1.1%
2022 74.7% +0.2%
2023 73.6% -1.5%
2024 74.3% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.2% 45.2% 60.4% 10
2010s 69.3% 62.0% 73.0% 10
2020s 74.2% 73.6% 74.7% 5

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 24 Portugal 101.2% compare
  2. 25 Singapore 101.1% compare
  3. 26 Trinidad and Tobago 100.8% compare
  4. 27 Chile 100.8% compare
  5. 28 Luxembourg 100.6% compare
  6. 29 United States of America 100.6% compare
  7. 30 Croatia 100.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Lower middle income?
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lower middle income was 74.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2000.
How does Lower middle income rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
Lower middle income ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle 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
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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.