Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) (rate female) was 88.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 88.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 88.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1990.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 11th 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 (%) (rate female) in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.4% | — |
| 1991 | 46.5% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 45.4% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 59.6% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 74.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.9% | 88.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 88.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1990.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release