Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 37.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 37.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.45 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 13.45
1973 13.51
1974 13.54
1975 13.57
1976 13.58
1977 13.74
1978 13.89
1979 14.00
1980 14.22
1981 14.41
1982 14.54
1983 14.63
1984 14.77
1985 14.88
1986 14.78
1987 14.71
1988 14.94
1989 14.90
1990 15.13
1991 15.62
1992 15.53
1993 15.88
1994 15.83
1995 16.50
1996 16.64
1997 16.74
1998 16.93
1999 17.29
2000 18.09
2001 18.30
2002 19.51
2003 20.22
2004 20.97
2005 22.13
2006 23.61
2007 25.21
2008 27.29
2009 28.87
2010 30.36
2011 31.43
2012 32.57
2013 33.63
2014 34.53
2015 35.77
2016 36.25
2017 36.70
2018 37.24
2019 37.54
2020 37.62

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