Education in South Asia 236 indicators covering education for South Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.03 GPI 2018 up 1.2% 22nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 62.68 million number 2019 down 1.9% 8th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 32.98 million number 2019 down 1.1% 8th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 29.70 million number 2019 down 2.7% 8th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 66.0% 2019 up 13.6% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 65.7% 2019 up 7.0% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 6.1% 26th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 81.0% 2019 up 15.6% 32nd Compulsory education, duration 8.5 years 2025 unchanged 37th Progression to secondary school 91.3% 2017 up 2.1% 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 79.7% 2019 up 12.6% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 82.4% 2019 up 19.1% 30th 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% 29th Primary education, pupils 49.7% 2018 up 5.1% 1st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 61.7% 2019 up 31.4% 29th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 60.6% 2019 up 49.2% 29th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9828 GPI 2019 up 13.5% 31st Tertiary education, academic staff 43.3% 2024 up 15.4% 21st 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% 29th Preprimary education, duration 2.5 years 2025 unchanged 41st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 1.8% 2019 up 22.6% 42nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocatio 3.5% 2019 up 9.8% 42nd Progression to secondary school, male 91.2% 2017 up 1.1% 26th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 41.88 million number 2019 up 90.8% 16th School enrollment, secondary, female 60.1% 2018 up 26.6% 29th School enrollment, secondary, male 60.9% 2018 up 15.4% 29th Progression to secondary school, female 91.4% 2017 up 3.3% 23rd Expenditure on tertiary education 22.7% 2016 up 36.7% 5th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 627,841 number 2018 up 125.6% 20th Literacy rate, youth female 96.5% 2024 up 11.9% 17th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 15.7% 2019 down 42.9% 16th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 4.23 million number 2019 up 77.5% 13th Enrolment in secondary education, female 81.18 million number 2019 up 38.7% 9th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 49.9% 2019 up 19.3% 33rd Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2.11 million number 2019 up 111.8% 17th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 217,309 number 2019 up 95.7% 28th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 92,512 number 2019 up 125.9% 28th 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, fema 14.4% 2019 down 48.8% 19th 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% 15th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 20.39 million number 2019 up 134.4% 16th 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% 26th Expenditure on primary education 41.0% 2015 up 7.5% 8th Secondary education, pupils 47.6% 2018 up 6.0% 31st Teachers in upper secondary education, female 1.38 million number 2019 up 49.1% 17th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 41.3% 2019 up 14.8% 34th 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 ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →