Lower secondary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1976–2024
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 66.0%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1976.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33.0% | — |
| 1977 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 34.2% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.7% | 33.0% | 34.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 34.9% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 41.8% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 48.5% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 52.9% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 58.8% | 66.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 66.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1976.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.