Education in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 264 indicators covering education for South Asia (IDA & IBRD). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 2.4% 2024 up 244.9% 40th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 45.2% 38th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 40.4% 36th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 41.7% 37th Primary education, teachers 58.3% 2024 up 15.2% 30th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.14 million number 2019 up 86.0% 15th Repeaters, primary, total 1.3% 2018 down 73.1% 32nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 7.3% 2019 down 23.4% 18th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.61 million number 2019 up 62.0% 20th Persistence to grade 5, total 74.2% 2023 down 9.0% 10th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 54,240 2024 down 51.3% 20th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 62,475 2024 down 37.5% 20th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 110,737 2024 down 26.0% 19th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 152,500 2024 down 20.5% 19th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 103.8% 2018 down 11.7% 15th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 106.5% 2018 down 11.7% 16th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9986 GPI 2019 up 5.6% 24th Repeaters, primary, female 1.2% 2018 down 74.8% 29th Repeaters, primary, male 1.4% 2018 down 71.4% 33rd Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 90.2% 2019 down 2.9% 30th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1.93 million number 2019 up 80.6% 16th School enrollment, primary 87.8% 2018 up 1.3% 25th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 8.0% 2019 down 15.0% 18th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 6.7% 2019 down 30.9% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 65.9% 2019 up 10.0% 32nd Trained teachers in primary education 87.7% 2024 up 16.7% 9th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 655,003 number 2019 up 74.0% 21st Enrolment in primary education, female 82.35 million number 2019 down 6.3% 14th Secondary education, teachers 47.5% 2024 up 13.8% 31st School enrollment, primary, female 86.8% 2018 up 0.8% 25th School enrollment, primary, male 88.6% 2018 up 1.7% 24th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.03 GPI 2018 up 1.2% 21st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 62.68 million number 2019 down 1.9% 7th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 32.98 million number 2019 down 1.1% 7th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 29.70 million number 2019 down 2.7% 7th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 66.0% 2019 up 13.6% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 65.7% 2019 up 7.0% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 6.1% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 81.0% 2019 up 15.6% 30th Compulsory education, duration 8.5 years 2025 unchanged 35th Progression to secondary school 91.3% 2017 up 2.1% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 79.7% 2019 up 12.6% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 82.4% 2019 up 19.1% 28th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 5.7% 2nd Trained teachers in primary education, female 86.8% 2024 up 15.3% 6th Trained teachers in primary education, male 89.0% 2024 up 18.6% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 61.2% 2019 up 39.3% 27th Primary education, pupils 49.7% 2018 up 5.1% 1st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 61.7% 2019 up 31.4% 27th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 60.6% 2019 up 49.2% 27th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9828 GPI 2019 up 13.5% 29th Tertiary education, academic staff 43.3% 2024 up 15.4% 20th Persistence to grade 5, female 76.0% 2023 down 6.4% 3rd Persistence to grade 5, male 72.5% 2023 down 11.4% 3rd School enrollment, secondary 60.5% 2018 up 20.5% 27th Preprimary education, duration 2.5 years 2025 unchanged 39th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.8% 2019 up 22.6% 40th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 3.5% 2019 up 9.8% 40th Progression to secondary school, male 91.2% 2017 up 1.1% 24th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 41.88 million number 2019 up 90.8% 15th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →