South Asia - Lower secondary completion rate
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in South Asia was 81.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 81.65 in 2016, while its lowest value was 31.66 in 1987.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 31.99 |
| 1987 | 31.66 |
| 1988 | 32.74 |
| 1989 | 32.85 |
| 1990 | 33.65 |
| 1991 | 34.46 |
| 1992 | 35.33 |
| 1993 | 36.18 |
| 1994 | 37.03 |
| 1995 | 37.89 |
| 1996 | 38.77 |
| 1997 | 39.66 |
| 1998 | 40.58 |
| 1999 | 41.86 |
| 2000 | 43.06 |
| 2001 | 44.80 |
| 2002 | 45.94 |
| 2003 | 49.67 |
| 2004 | 50.46 |
| 2005 | 52.04 |
| 2006 | 54.09 |
| 2007 | 56.99 |
| 2008 | 60.13 |
| 2009 | 62.95 |
| 2010 | 65.23 |
| 2011 | 68.34 |
| 2012 | 72.10 |
| 2013 | 75.86 |
| 2014 | 80.07 |
| 2015 | 80.60 |
| 2016 | 81.65 |
| 2017 | 81.08 |
| 2018 | 81.48 |
| 2019 | 80.36 |
| 2020 | 81.30 |
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in South Asia was 78.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 78.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 51.57 in 1987.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 51.79 |
| 1987 | 51.57 |
| 1988 | 52.31 |
| 1989 | 52.76 |
| 1990 | 53.07 |
| 1991 | 53.35 |
| 1992 | 53.70 |
| 1993 | 53.99 |
| 1994 | 54.24 |
| 1995 | 54.49 |
| 1996 | 54.72 |
| 1997 | 54.94 |
| 1998 | 55.11 |
| 1999 | 55.35 |
| 2000 | 55.68 |
| 2001 | 55.96 |
| 2002 | 56.10 |
| 2003 | 57.13 |
| 2004 | 58.42 |
| 2005 | 59.48 |
| 2006 | 61.03 |
| 2007 | 62.93 |
| 2008 | 64.67 |
| 2009 | 66.42 |
| 2010 | 68.01 |
| 2011 | 69.81 |
| 2012 | 71.21 |
| 2013 | 72.59 |
| 2014 | 76.61 |
| 2015 | 76.98 |
| 2016 | 77.69 |
| 2017 | 77.43 |
| 2018 | 78.08 |
| 2019 | 77.62 |
| 2020 | 78.50 |
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in South Asia was 79.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 79.84 in 2020, while its lowest value was 41.95 in 1987.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 42.22 |
| 1987 | 41.95 |
| 1988 | 42.85 |
| 1989 | 43.14 |
| 1990 | 43.70 |
| 1991 | 44.24 |
| 1992 | 44.84 |
| 1993 | 45.40 |
| 1994 | 45.95 |
| 1995 | 46.49 |
| 1996 | 47.04 |
| 1997 | 47.59 |
| 1998 | 48.12 |
| 1999 | 48.87 |
| 2000 | 49.62 |
| 2001 | 50.61 |
| 2002 | 51.24 |
| 2003 | 53.56 |
| 2004 | 54.62 |
| 2005 | 55.93 |
| 2006 | 57.72 |
| 2007 | 60.10 |
| 2008 | 62.51 |
| 2009 | 64.77 |
| 2010 | 66.69 |
| 2011 | 69.11 |
| 2012 | 71.64 |
| 2013 | 74.15 |
| 2014 | 78.25 |
| 2015 | 78.70 |
| 2016 | 79.57 |
| 2017 | 79.16 |
| 2018 | 79.70 |
| 2019 | 78.92 |
| 2020 | 79.84 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
