Africa Western and Central | Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

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. 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. 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).
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The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
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Africa Western and Central | Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
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1967
1968
1969
1970 13.70312023
1971 13.70466042
1972 14.05957985
1973 14.28441048
1974 14.45491982
1975 14.57761002
1976 14.66609955
1977 14.83872032
1978 14.93890953
1979 15.08343029
1980 15.22854042
1981 15.38646984
1982 15.50039959
1983 15.55405045
1984 15.61186028
1985 15.69939041
1986 16.0018692
1987 15.95380974
1988 16.06162071
1989 16.19470024
1990 16.76774979
1991 17.50295067
1992 17.76692009
1993 17.89805031
1994 18.00074959
1995 18.13676071
1996 18.1947403
1997 18.51252937
1998 18.7051506
1999 19.02500916
2000 19.6421299
2001 20.3393898
2002 22.88762093
2003 25.30505943
2004 26.28393936
2005 27.44039917
2006 28.63466072
2007 29.99039078
2008 31.66267014
2009 33.2361412
2010 34.52674866
2011 35.38172913
2012 36.12757874
2013 36.51353836
2014 36.51454163
2015 37.95338821
2016 38.65486145
2017 39.3501091
2018 40.28134918
2019 40.42115021
2020 40.77077103
2021 41.02312851
2022 40.71940994

Africa Western and Central | Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

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. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source