Education in Central and Southern Asia 17 indicators covering education for Central and Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of total government spending on essential services 16.4% 2024 up 3.3% 3rd Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.5% 2025 down 11.5% 9th Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 48.7% 2024 up 11.8% 15th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8759 ratio 2024 up 11.2% 16th Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 87.2% 2024 up 37.7% 13th Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 ratio 2024 up 6.6% 19th Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 56.0% 2024 up 43.7% 15th Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.5% 2024 up 5.9% 12th Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 50.8% 2024 up 124.9% 16th Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 90.8% 2024 up 9.4% 11th Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.8% 2024 up 0.1% 11th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 86.0% 2024 up 2.0% 6th Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 82.5% 2024 up 14.0% 10th Youth/adult literacy rate 93.7% 2024 up 8.1% 10th Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 0.97 ratio 2024 up 3.2% 13th Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% 2024 down 7.4% 14th Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and 64.2% 2024 up 19.6% 4th