Lower secondary completion rate, male in South Asia
South Asia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in South Asia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, male in South Asia stood at 84.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in South Asia peaked at 87.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2001.
That places South Asia 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 61.1% | — |
| 2002 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 61.1% | 71.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 73.7% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 83.8% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 12 Saudi Arabia 103.1% compare
- 13 United States 102.1% compare
- 14 Singapore 102.1% compare
- 15 China 101.6% compare
- 16 Belarus 101.2% compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 100.7% compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 100.5% compare
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in South Asia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in South Asia was 84.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2001.
- How does South Asia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- South Asia ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.