Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 90.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 90.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 90.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 4th 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: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1% | — |
| 1991 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 90.1% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 18.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 31.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 48.8% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 81.3% | 90.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 90.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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