Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 61.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 61.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 61.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1990.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 17th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.2% | — |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 28.2% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 36.1% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 47.7% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 57.3% | 61.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 61.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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