Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 87.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 87.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 87.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.2% | — |
| 1991 | 19.2% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 87.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 18.2% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 31.7% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 49.0% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 79.8% | 87.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.86 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 98.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 87.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release