Progression to secondary school, female in Low income
Low income: Progression to secondary school, female was 74.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Low income, 1974–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school, female in Low income stood at 74.8%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Low income peaked at 78.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 1984.
Low income ranks 39th of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 60.4% | — |
| 1976 | 59.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 58.8% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 55.0% | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 55.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 54.9% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 53.4% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 57.3% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 58.4% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 61.1% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 61.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 61.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 59.6% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.9% | 59.7% | 60.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 53.4% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 59.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 68.1% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 74.8% | 78.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Low income?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Low income was 74.8% in 2016, 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 1984.
- How does Low income rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Low income ranks 39th out of 40 groups with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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).