Work & Labour in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

84 indicators covering work & labour for South Asia (IDA & IBRD).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment with basic education, female 1.7% 2024 down 56.7% 17th
Unemployment with advanced education 13.2% 2024 up 63.5% 4th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 5.9% 2024 down 42.6% 16th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 25.5% 2025 down 4.9% 4th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 5.8% 2024 up 15.7% 13th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 12.2% 2025 up 41.8% 8th
Labor force with basic education, female 31.7% 2024 up 43.0% 8th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 39.7% 2025 down 16.0% 4th
Labor force with basic education 56.2% 2024 up 5.6% 2nd
Labor force with basic education, male 77.7% 2024 up 1.8% 1st
Labor force with intermediate education, male 68.6% 2024 up 7.7% 13th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age popula 49.2% 2024 up 9.3% 16th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-a 24.7% 2024 up 45.5% 13th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 10.7% 2024 up 68.8% 4th
Labor force with advanced education 66.3% 2024 up 3.6% 14th
Labor force with advanced education, male 87.0% 2024 up 4.5% 1st
Labor force with advanced education, female 39.1% 2024 up 18.5% 16th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 20.7% 2024 up 36.0% 3rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 32.5% 2025 up 23.5% 16th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 73.6% 2025 down 3.7% 3rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 52.8% 2025 up 2.1% 24th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 26.0% 2025 down 15.7% 17th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 38.0% 2025 down 14.7% 16th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 13.3% 2025 down 14.6% 15th