Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 59.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia is 59.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 59.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1990.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 16th 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.0% | — |
| 1991 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 23.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 27.7% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 38.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 54.1% | 59.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia was 59.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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