Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 83.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia is 83.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 83.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1990.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 17th 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.4% | — |
| 1991 | 28.9% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 30.4% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 27.4% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 43.3% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 62.0% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 78.9% | 83.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 14 Denmark 99.2% compare
- 15 Finland 99.2% compare
- 16 Mongolia 99.1% compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 99.1% compare
- 18 Greece 99.0% compare
- 19 Switzerland 99.0% compare
- 20 United States 98.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia was 83.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release