Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 82.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 82.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2025. 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 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 82.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1990.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 12th 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, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.2% | — |
| 1991 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 49.2% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 59.2% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 68.7% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 78.7% | 82.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 817,845 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4938 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 82.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1990.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release