Progression to secondary school, female in OECD members
OECD members: Progression to secondary school, female was 97.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in OECD members, 1984–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in OECD members is 97.5%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in OECD members peaked at 97.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 1988.
That places OECD members 7th out of 40 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 91.3% | — |
| 1985 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.2% | 90.6% | 91.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 91.1% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 95.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 97.6% | 8 |
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in OECD members?
- Progression to secondary school, female in OECD members was 97.5% in 2017, 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 1988.
- How does OECD members rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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).