Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 98.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 98.2% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 98.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.8% | — |
| 1991 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.7% | 85.8% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 90.1% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.2% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.3% | 98.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 98.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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