Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 74.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Western 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: Western Asia is 74.1%, 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 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 74.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1990.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 22nd 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.4% | — |
| 1991 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 42.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 49.3% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 64.0% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.0% | 74.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 74.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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