Lower secondary completion rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Lower secondary completion rate, female was 43.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1976–2023
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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 43.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 43.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1976.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19.5% | — |
| 1977 | 19.7% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.1% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 24.5% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 35.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 42.4% | 43.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 43.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1976.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.