Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Completion rate, primary education, male was 91.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 91.0% for completion rate, primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 91.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 1998.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 15th 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.2% | — |
| 1991 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 83.3% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 85.8% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.6% | 91.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 15.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia was 91.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release