In 2020, South Korea had the highest completion rates for upper secondary education among both female and male students. Mongolia followed, with close to 92 percent and around 84 percent of female and male students graduating from upper secondary schools, respectively.
Upper secondary education completion rate among female and male students in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country
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** 2022 values
Figures have been rounded.
The source does not provide an exact date of publication. Date given here is the date of data access.
The source defines completion rate as follows:
The completion rate indicates how many persons in a given age group have completed the relevant level of education. By choosing an age-group which is slightly older than the theoretical age group for completing each level of education, the indicator measures how many children and adolescents enter school more or less on time and progress through the education system without excessive delays.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (November 30, 2023). Upper secondary education completion rate among female and male students in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278649/apac-female-male-upper-secondary-school-completion-rate-by-country/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Upper secondary education completion rate among female and male students in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278649/apac-female-male-upper-secondary-school-completion-rate-by-country/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2023). Upper secondary education completion rate among female and male students in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278649/apac-female-male-upper-secondary-school-completion-rate-by-country/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Upper Secondary Education Completion Rate among Female and Male Students in The Asia-pacific Region in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278649/apac-female-male-upper-secondary-school-completion-rate-by-country/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Upper secondary education completion rate among female and male students in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278649/apac-female-male-upper-secondary-school-completion-rate-by-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Upper secondary education completion rate among female and male students in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country [Graph], UNESCO Institute for Statistics, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278649/apac-female-male-upper-secondary-school-completion-rate-by-country/
