Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 75.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 75.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 75.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Western Asia 22nd 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, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.8% | — |
| 1991 | 35.4% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 34.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 43.0% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 60.9% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 72.0% | 75.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 537,217 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia was 75.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release