Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 79.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia is 79.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 79.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1990.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 9th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.7% | — |
| 1991 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 20.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 32.8% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 48.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 72.8% | 79.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 79.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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