Education in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 116 indicators covering education for South Asia (IDA & IBRD). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 24.6% 2025 down 15.7% — Population ages 15-64 68.1% 2025 up 4.1% — School enrollment, primary 119.0% 2024 up 6.4% — Primary education, teachers 5.84 million 2024 up 12.6% — School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% 2024 up 2.3% — School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% 2024 up 10.5% — Labor force, female 29.1% 2025 up 14.9% — Labor force, total 709.68 million 2025 up 22.6% — School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.991 GPI 2020 down 0.9% — School enrollment, secondary 76.9% 2024 up 5.4% — Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.95 per 1,000 2024 down 47.9% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.16 per 1,000 2024 down 32.4% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.69 per 1,000 2024 down 26.6% — Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5.09 per 1,000 2024 down 24.8% — Secondary education, teachers 7.84 million 2024 up 65.6% — School enrollment, secondary, female 78.2% 2024 up 6.9% — School enrollment, secondary, male 75.7% 2024 up 4.1% — School enrollment, tertiary 32.8% 2024 up 36.4% — School enrollment, preprimary 62.0% 2020 up 48.9% — School enrollment, tertiary, female 33.3% 2024 up 42.3% — School enrollment, tertiary, male 32.3% 2024 up 31.1% — School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9922 GPI 2020 up 6.4% — School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2024 up 8.5% — Secondary education, teachers, female 3.72 million 2024 up 88.5% — Primary completion rate, female 96.1% 2024 down 3.0% — Primary completion rate, male 92.7% 2024 down 2.6% — Government expenditure on education, total 2.9% 2024 up 2.7% — Secondary education, general pupils 165.00 million 2018 up 31.0% — Lower secondary completion rate, total 86.6% 2024 up 3.7% — School enrollment, preprimary, female 61.6% 2020 up 47.0% — School enrollment, preprimary, male 62.4% 2020 up 50.6% — Persistence to last grade of primary, total 73.8% 2023 down 7.2% — Government expenditure on education, total 11.3% 2025 down 18.4% — Secondary education, general pupils 48.2% 2018 up 6.7% — Lower secondary completion rate, female 88.3% 2024 up 3.1% — Lower secondary completion rate, male 84.9% 2024 up 4.2% — Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, pupils 160.82 million 2024 down 0.8% — Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged — Secondary education, pupils 152.88 million 2024 up 2.4% — Persistence to last grade of primary, female 75.7% 2023 down 5.0% — Persistence to last grade of primary, male 72.0% 2023 down 9.2% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 3.66 million 2018 up 120.6% — Number of infant deaths, female 301,827 2024 down 42.5% — Number of infant deaths, male 336,843 2024 down 40.5% — Number of under-five deaths, female 352,692 2024 down 46.6% — Number of under-five deaths, male 384,108 2024 down 43.6% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 21.9% 2018 down 23.9% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 105.2% 2018 down 11.7% — Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 45.2% — Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 40.4% — Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 41.7% — Primary education, teachers 58.3% 2024 up 15.2% — Repeaters, primary, total 1.3% 2018 down 73.1% — Persistence to grade 5, total 74.2% 2023 down 9.0% — Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 54,240 2024 down 51.3% — Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 62,475 2024 down 37.5% — Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 110,737 2024 down 26.0% — Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 152,500 2024 down 20.5% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 103.8% 2018 down 11.7% — Page 1 of 2 Next →