Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) was 99.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 99.3%. 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 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 99.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1990.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 1st of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.6% | — |
| 1991 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 99.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 15.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 29.5% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 49.4% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 90.1% | 99.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 99.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release