Primary completion rate, female in IDA total
IDA total: Primary completion rate, female was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in IDA total, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in IDA total stood at 73.1%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in IDA total peaked at 73.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1976.
IDA total ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 39.8% | — |
| 1976 | 39.6% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 40.8% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 42.2% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 43.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 46.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 39.6% | 41.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 42.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 51.2% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 64.0% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 70.8% | 73.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 30 South Korea 102.6% compare
- 31 Kenya 102.1% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.0% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 101.8% compare
- 34 Uruguay 101.6% compare
- 35 Ecuador 101.5% compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 101.3% compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3813 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in IDA total?
- Primary completion rate, female in IDA total was 73.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1976.
- How does IDA total rank for primary completion rate, female?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.