Progression to secondary school, female in IDA total
IDA total: Progression to secondary school, female was 79.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in IDA total, 1978–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, progression to secondary school, female in IDA total stood at 79.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in IDA total peaked at 79.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 1984.
That places IDA total 32nd out of 40 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 62.6% | — |
| 1979 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 61.6% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 59.4% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 57.9% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 59.9% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 62.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.5% | 62.4% | 62.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 60.4% | 57.9% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 62.7% | 67.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 68.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 77.7% | 79.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (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 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in IDA total?
- Progression to secondary school, female in IDA total was 79.9% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 1984.
- How does IDA total rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- IDA total ranks 32nd out of 40 groups with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).