Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 62.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia is 62.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 62.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Western Asia 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.3% | — |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 25.3% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 33.3% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 45.7% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 58.4% | 62.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 15.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia was 62.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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