IDA only - Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in IDA only was 48.52 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 48.57 in 2018, while its lowest value was 21.52 in 1972.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1972 21.52
1973 21.70
1974 21.69
1975 21.89
1976 22.16
1977 22.47
1978 22.71
1979 22.90
1980 23.16
1981 23.35
1982 23.32
1983 23.46
1984 23.63
1985 23.79
1986 23.83
1987 23.82
1988 24.01
1989 24.05
1990 24.20
1991 24.45
1992 24.55
1993 24.69
1994 24.71
1995 25.14
1996 25.23
1997 25.34
1998 25.84
1999 26.82
2000 28.07
2001 29.49
2002 30.89
2003 31.74
2004 30.76
2005 31.46
2006 32.71
2007 34.02
2008 35.97
2009 37.69
2010 38.44
2011 39.92
2012 41.48
2013 42.60
2014 44.03
2015 45.48
2016 46.43
2017 47.17
2018 48.57
2019 48.52

Limitations and Exceptions: Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of lower secondary education. Thus this rate is a proxy that should be taken as an upper estimate of the actual lower secondary completion rate. There are many reasons why the rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of lower secondary education as well as children who entered school early, while the denominator is the number of children at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Lower secondary completion rate is calculated as the number of new entrants (enrollment minus repeaters) in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes