Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 58.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 58.5%. 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 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 58.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1990.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.8% | — |
| 1991 | 17.4% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 58.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 16.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 22.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 34.3% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 51.9% | 58.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Southern Asia was 58.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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