Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 69.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 69.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 69.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1990.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 11th 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, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.5% | — |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.1% | 26.5% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 36.0% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 48.2% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 64.3% | 69.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 69.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1990.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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