Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 88.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia is 88.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 88.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1990.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.1% | — |
| 1991 | 52.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 54.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 55.5% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 56.9% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 51.1% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 66.2% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 78.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 86.7% | 88.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia was 88.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: 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: 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