Education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia

571 indicators covering education for SDG: Central and Southern Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.18 years 2024 up 4.1% 132nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9915 GPIA 2024 down 3.3% 88th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 64.5% 2024 up 15.2% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.997 GPI 2024 up 6.4% 108th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 64.7% 2024 up 8.3% 114th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.2% 2024 up 2,068.2% 173rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.4% 2024 up 8,284.9% 155th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% 49th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 72.3% 2024 up 8.0% 122nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.6% 2024 down 0.4% 67th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.0% 2024 down 0.7% 28th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.3% 2024 up 4,277.0% 169th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 7.0% 2024 up 10.3% 194th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 18.42 million 2025 down 23.1% 12th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 9.6% 2025 down 21.3% 22nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 91.2% 2024 down 1.0% 31st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 94.8% 2024 down 0.5% 26th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 8.8% 2024 up 12.2% 191st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 5.2% 2024 up 9.4% 196th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 5.41 million 2024 up 49.3% 31st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 805,902 2024 up 39.1% 78th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 197,043 2023 up 310.1% 27th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 5.88 million 2024 up 106.5% 18th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 16.4% 2024 up 3.3% 2nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 1.03 million 2024 up 96.9% 86th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2.95 million 2024 up 67.8% 37th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 54.5% 2024 up 12.4% 114th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 2.46 million 2024 up 31.9% 20th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 48.9% 2024 up 12.4% 115th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2.88 million 2024 up 132.2% 24th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 3.00 million 2024 up 86.7% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9947 GPIA 2024 down 0.7% 121st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 72.1% 2024 up 7.6% 124th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 72.5% 2024 up 8.3% 122nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 119,508 2023 up 527.8% 14th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 846,254 2023 up 256.5% 29th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 313,142 2023 up 175.0% 28th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1.63 million 2023 up 213.4% 25th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 285.6% 61st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 571,343 2024 up 153.6% 53rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 269,637 2024 up 201.0% 53rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 301,705 2024 up 122.3% 54th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 490.6% 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 158.6% 78th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 235.2% 116th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.9% 2023 up 194.7% 125th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 39,388 2023 up 71.2% 20th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 979,044 2024 down 38.1% 133rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 499,060 2024 down 15.1% 129th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 3.17 million 2024 up 172.4% 18th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 479,985 2024 down 51.7% 135th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.22 million 2024 up 118.5% 24th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1.96 million 2024 up 221.8% 17th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 9.14 million 2025 down 23.3% 13th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 9.28 million 2025 down 22.8% 12th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 9.9% 2025 down 21.4% 22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 9.3% 2025 down 20.5% 23rd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 191,981 2023 up 179.2% 120th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 60.9% 65th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 up 93.9% 199th