Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World
SDG: World: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 61.8% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World peaked at 61.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1990.
SDG: World ranks 16th 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.6% | — |
| 1991 | 31.1% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 30.6% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 37.2% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 46.4% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 58.1% | 61.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: World was 61.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: World rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: World ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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