Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 58.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia stood at 58.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 58.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1990.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 18th 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, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.0% | — |
| 1991 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 34.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 31.0% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 36.2% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.2% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 54.9% | 58.7% | 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, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 58.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1990.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release