Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 84.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 84.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 84.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1990.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 16th 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, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.0% | — |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 35.4% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 30.0% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 45.0% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 63.3% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.4% | 84.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 84.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release