Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 89.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 89.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 89.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 20th 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, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.0% | — |
| 1991 | 54.4% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 57.1% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 53.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 67.5% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 79.5% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.1% | 89.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 89.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release