Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 59.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 59.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 59.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 17th 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.6% | — |
| 1991 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 59.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 32.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 39.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 47.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 55.8% | 59.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 59.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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