Lower secondary completion rate, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 97.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, female in United Kingdom, 2017–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 97.8% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
That places United Kingdom 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.9% | — |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.7% | 99.3% | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0164 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0346 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.49 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0369 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4388 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in United Kingdom?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in United Kingdom was 97.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.