Progression to secondary school, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Progression to secondary school, female was 71.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 71.8% for progression to secondary school, female in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 72.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 1984.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 58.3% | — |
| 1972 | 56.1% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 55.2% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 54.7% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 53.9% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 53.2% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.7% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 46.3% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 47.3% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 48.3% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 50.4% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 50.7% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 49.6% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.7% | 52.9% | 58.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 46.3% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 49.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 56.0% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 70.6% | 72.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
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, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 71.8% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 1984.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 40 groups with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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).