Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 85.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: 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: South-eastern Asia is 85.2%, measured 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 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 85.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1990.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.3% | — |
| 1991 | 48.1% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 47.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 59.4% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 71.3% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 81.7% | 85.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 85.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1990.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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