Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 91.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia is 91.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 91.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1990.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 9th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.8% | — |
| 1991 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 59.4% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2% | 50.8% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 66.5% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 80.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.3% | 91.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 91.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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