Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 95.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia stood at 95.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 95.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Central Asia 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.8% | — |
| 1991 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 59.8% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 70.4% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 83.0% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.0% | 95.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
- 1 South Korea 97.7% compare
- 2 Croatia 97.5% compare
- 3 Georgia 97.2% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 95.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 4.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 3.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Central Asia was 95.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central 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