Education in South Asia 257 indicators covering education for South Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 24.6% 2025 down 15.7% 22nd Population ages 15-64 68.1% 2025 up 4.1% 6th Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million 2024 up 12.6% 16th School enrollment, primary 119.0% 2024 up 6.4% 1st Primary education, teachers 5.84 million 2024 up 12.6% 16th Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person 2024 up 2.0% 39th Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.1% 15th School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% 2024 up 2.3% 1st School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% 2024 up 10.5% 1st Labor force, female 29.1% 2025 up 14.9% 40th Labor force, total 709.68 million 2025 up 22.6% 16th Labor force, total, per capita 0.4194 units per person 2025 up 11.3% 24th Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.4% 14th Labor force, total, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year 2025 down 9.4% 20th Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year 2024 up 172.8% 1st Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.84 million 2024 up 65.6% 15th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.991 GPI 2020 down 0.9% 17th Human capital composite index -0.0881 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 62.2% 22nd School enrollment, secondary 76.9% 2024 up 5.4% 23rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.1 per 1,000 2024 down 34.4% 27th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.7 per 1,000 2024 down 26.0% 30th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5 per 1,000 2024 down 26.5% 34th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.9 per 1,000 2024 down 48.6% 27th Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.4% 1st Secondary education, teachers 7.84 million 2024 up 65.6% 16th Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person 2024 up 50.0% 31st School enrollment, secondary, female 78.2% 2024 up 6.9% 22nd School enrollment, secondary, male 75.7% 2024 up 4.1% 24th School enrollment, tertiary 32.8% 2024 up 36.4% 24th Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.9% 13th Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 3.72 million 2024 up 88.5% 16th School age population, pre-primary education, female 44.01 million number 2019 down 6.0% 9th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 105.69 million number 2019 up 4.0% 9th School age population, secondary education, female 115.80 million number 2019 up 5.2% 7th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 243.52 million number 2019 up 5.3% 7th School age population, lower secondary education, male 55.29 million number 2019 up 3.8% 9th School age population, secondary education, male 127.72 million number 2019 up 5.3% 7th School age population, upper secondary education, female 65.41 million number 2019 up 5.8% 7th School age population, pre-primary education, male 48.06 million number 2019 down 7.3% 9th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 35.16 million number 2019 up 2.4% 9th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 137.84 million number 2019 up 6.2% 7th School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.43 million number 2019 up 6.6% 7th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 92.07 million number 2019 down 6.7% 9th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 168.14 million number 2019 up 8.6% 8th School age population, primary education, female 83.50 million number 2019 up 0.5% 13th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 18.35 million number 2019 up 1.8% 10th School age population, tertiary education, female 79.94 million number 2019 up 7.8% 8th School age population, tertiary education, male 88.21 million number 2019 up 9.3% 8th School age population, primary education, male 90.99 million number 2019 down 1.0% 13th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 16.81 million number 2019 up 3.1% 9th School age population, lower secondary education, female 50.39 million number 2019 up 4.4% 9th School age population, primary education, both sexes 174.49 million number 2019 down 0.2% 13th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 34.12 million number 2019 down 3.2% 9th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 17.79 million number 2019 down 3.9% 9th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 16.34 million number 2019 down 2.3% 9th Labor force, total, per square kilometre 203.59 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.5% 1st School enrollment, preprimary 62.0% 2020 up 48.9% 20th School enrollment, tertiary, female 33.3% 2024 up 42.3% 24th School enrollment, tertiary, male 32.3% 2024 up 31.1% 24th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2024 up 8.5% 29th Page 1 of 5 Next →