Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 59.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 59.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 59.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.6% | — |
| 1991 | 19.2% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 18.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 24.6% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 36.2% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 53.2% | 59.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 59.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release