Primary completion rate, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Primary completion rate, female was 66.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Pre-demographic dividend is 66.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 66.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1972.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.0% | — |
| 1973 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 38.0% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 39.6% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 41.3% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 43.3% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 45.6% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 46.7% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 46.1% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 46.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 46.5% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 35.0% | 43.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 44.4% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.0% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 47.3% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 60.0% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.3% | 66.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 101.0% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 100.9% compare
- 40 Lithuania 100.4% compare
- 41 Estonia 100.3% compare
- 42 Croatia 100.2% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 100.1% compare
- 44 Argentina 99.9% compare
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 434.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Primary completion rate, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 66.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1972.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.