Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 90.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia stood at 90.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 90.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 1999.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 17th 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.3% | — |
| 1991 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.7% | 77.7% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 77.7% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 83.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.5% | 90.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 90.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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