Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 98.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia is 98.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 98.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 1997.
SDG: Central Asia ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.9% | — |
| 1991 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.2% | 93.6% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 94.4% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 3 Armenia 100.0% compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.6% compare
- 5 Croatia 99.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 302,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 44.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 49.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 47.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia was 98.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central Asia 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