Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 71.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 71.8% 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 71.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1990.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 23rd 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.5% | — |
| 1991 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 40.5% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 48.6% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 61.9% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 68.9% | 71.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 71.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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