Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 62.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 62.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1990.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.3% | — |
| 1991 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 23.3% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 32.4% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 43.3% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 57.4% | 62.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 26 Spain 97.2% compare
- 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 28 Luxembourg 96.5% compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.5% compare
- 30 Romania 96.1% compare
- 31 China 95.7% compare
- 32 Peru 95.7% compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 62.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1990.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release