Education in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 264 indicators covering education for South Asia (IDA & IBRD). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School enrollment, secondary, female 60.1% 2018 up 26.6% 27th School enrollment, secondary, male 60.9% 2018 up 15.4% 27th Progression to secondary school, female 91.4% 2017 up 3.3% 21st Expenditure on tertiary education 22.7% 2016 up 36.7% 5th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 627,841 number 2018 up 125.6% 18th Literacy rate, youth female 96.5% 2024 up 11.9% 17th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 15.7% 2019 down 42.9% 16th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 4.23 million number 2019 up 77.5% 12th Enrolment in secondary education, female 81.18 million number 2019 up 38.7% 8th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 49.9% 2019 up 19.3% 31st Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2.11 million number 2019 up 111.8% 16th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 217,309 number 2019 up 95.7% 26th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 92,512 number 2019 up 125.9% 26th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.99 GPI 2024 up 4.2% 20th Literacy rate, youth male 97.3% 2024 up 7.4% 16th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 33.25 2018 down 15.4% 11th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 14.4% 2019 down 48.8% 18th Literacy rate, youth total 96.9% 2024 up 9.5% 16th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 16.9% 2019 down 37.2% 15th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 3.34 million number 2019 up 29.8% 14th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 20.39 million number 2019 up 134.4% 15th Expenditure on secondary education 57.4% 2016 up 33.5% 1st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 1.74 million number 2019 down 81.8% 25th Expenditure on primary education 41.0% 2015 up 7.5% 8th Secondary education, pupils 47.6% 2018 up 6.0% 29th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 1.38 million number 2019 up 49.1% 16th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 41.3% 2019 up 14.8% 32nd Literacy rate, adult total 78.2% 2024 up 10.9% 25th Literacy rate, adult male 84.6% 2024 up 7.3% 24th Trained teachers in preprimary education 90.6% 2024 down 6.9% 2nd Trained teachers in secondary education 89.4% 2024 up 15.9% 4th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 736,176 number 2019 down 83.5% 26th Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 49,484 number 2018 up 142.5% 37th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 970,735 number 2019 up 6.1% 27th Current education expenditure, total 78.4% 2016 down 8.7% 16th Current education expenditure, primary 93.0% 2015 up 8.4% 7th Current education expenditure, secondary 77.7% 2020 down 13.8% 13th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 498,089 number 2019 up 34.4% 25th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 92.8% 2024 — 2nd Trained teachers in secondary education, female 89.9% 2024 up 11.1% 4th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 88.9% 2024 up 19.5% 5th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 0.1% 2018 up 20.4% 41st Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 27.19 2018 up 3.1% 1st Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 19.35 2016 up 65.6% 18th Current education expenditure, tertiary 75.5% 2016 down 8.3% 15th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 69.7% 2024 — 15th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 466,382 number 2019 down 84.1% 29th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 85.57 million number 2019 up 20.3% 10th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 41.51 million number 2019 up 24.3% 10th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 84.37 million number 2019 up 48.0% 8th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 236,938 number 2019 down 80.9% 28th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 39.67 million number 2019 up 57.9% 8th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 89.5% 2024 up 5.7% 4th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 15,777 number 2018 up 104.6% 35th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 16.57 million number 2019 down 40.6% 16th Trained teachers in upper secondary education 89.2% 2024 up 13.7% 7th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 89.6% 2024 up 0.1% 4th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 89.4% 2024 up 10.3% 4th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 130.41 million number 2019 down 6.1% 8th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 357.35 million number 2019 down 8.2% 7th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →