Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 82.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 82.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 82.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 16th 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.3% | — |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 38.3% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 50.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 65.2% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 78.8% | 82.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 13 Mongolia 99.1% compare
- 14 Lithuania 99.1% compare
- 15 Denmark 98.8% compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 98.8% compare
- 17 Sweden 98.8% compare
- 18 Switzerland 98.7% compare
- 19 United States of America 98.7% compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia was 82.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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