Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 96.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia is 96.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 96.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 1990.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 11th 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, primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.8% | — |
| 1991 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 79.8% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.6% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.3% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.2% | 96.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 96.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release