Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Completion rate, primary education, male was 87.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 87.7% for completion rate, primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 87.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, 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, male in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.0% | — |
| 1991 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 64.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 62.0% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 72.1% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 80.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.9% | 87.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia was 87.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release