Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in SDG: World
SDG: World: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 60.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: World, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: World stood at 60.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: World peaked at 60.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1990.
SDG: World ranks 15th 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 (%) (rate male) in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.2% | — |
| 1991 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 33.2% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 38.8% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 47.1% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 57.2% | 60.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: World?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: World was 60.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1990.
- How does SDG: World rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: World ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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