Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 61.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 61.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1990.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 12th 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5% | — |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 34.5% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 41.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 49.4% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 58.5% | 61.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 537,217 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Western Asia was 61.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release