Education in SDG: Southern Asia

558 indicators covering education for SDG: Southern Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.998 GPI 2024 up 6.6% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 64.2% 2024 up 8.6% 116th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.2% 2024 up 2,107.5% 166th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.5% 2024 up 8,443.3% 149th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 71.8% 2024 up 7.5% 125th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.5% 2024 down 0.5% 70th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.4% 2024 down 2.3% 24th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.3% 2024 up 4,359.6% 162nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 6.6% 2024 up 51.2% 195th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 18.01 million 2025 down 24.1% 14th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 9.7% 2025 down 21.8% 21st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 91.7% 2024 down 2.5% 26th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 95.1% 2024 down 2.3% 20th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 8.3% 2024 up 39.0% 193rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 4.9% 2024 up 88.2% 199th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 4.65 million 2024 up 51.3% 37th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 804,961 2024 up 39.2% 79th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 196,789 2023 up 311.7% 28th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 5.29 million 2024 up 103.2% 21st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 12.0% 2024 down 17.1% 35th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 1.03 million 2024 up 97.4% 87th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2.45 million 2024 up 74.1% 44th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 52.8% 2024 up 15.1% 123rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 2.20 million 2024 up 32.0% 29th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 47.1% 2024 up 14.0% 125th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2.49 million 2024 up 131.7% 32nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 2.80 million 2024 up 83.2% 20th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9944 GPIA 2024 down 0.9% 122nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 71.6% 2024 up 7.0% 125th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 72.0% 2024 up 7.9% 124th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 55,432 2023 up 880.9% 46th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 829,107 2023 up 264.0% 35th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 103,689 2023 up 679.4% 86th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1.32 million 2023 up 238.7% 39th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 284.0% 55th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 552,114 2024 up 153.2% 56th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 259,492 2024 up 202.2% 55th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 292,622 2024 up 121.4% 56th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 813.8% 45th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 627.4% 149th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 239.5% 110th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.7% 2023 up 215.9% 154th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 38,862 2023 up 70.3% 22nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 602,961 2024 down 54.0% 148th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 262,255 2024 down 40.9% 153rd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 2.86 million 2024 up 215.5% 24th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 340,706 2024 down 60.7% 144th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.04 million 2024 up 138.5% 31st
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1.82 million 2024 up 287.1% 18th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 8.90 million 2025 down 24.7% 14th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 9.11 million 2025 down 23.6% 13th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 10.0% 2025 down 21.9% 20th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 9.5% 2025 down 20.8% 22nd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 79,022 2023 up 70.0% 169th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 58.9% 60th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 17.4% 202nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 505 2023 down 62.8% 160th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 713 2023 down 56.2% 152nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 65.0% 214th