Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 60.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 60.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 60.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 14th 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, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.5% | — |
| 1991 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 24.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 29.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 40.1% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 55.3% | 60.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 60.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release