Education in South Asia 246 indicators covering education for South Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 226.94 million number 2019 down 9.4% 7th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 14.90 million number 2019 down 29.8% 15th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 19.11 million number 2019 down 45.7% 15th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 34.01 million number 2019 down 39.7% 15th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocatio 0.0% 2019 — 41st Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 7.25 million number 2019 down 46.6% 16th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 36.13 million number 2019 up 38.7% 13th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 9.33 million number 2019 down 34.9% 15th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 5.28 million number 2019 up 15.4% 13th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 17.37 million number 2019 up 47.0% 13th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 25.83 2018 down 13.8% 3rd Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 90.2% 2024 up 6.9% 3rd Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 88.4% 2024 up 18.4% 3rd Government expenditure per student, primary 9.9% 2015 down 11.7% 18th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 2.80 million number 2019 up 33.4% 13th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 1.6% 2018 up 12.1% 38th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 28.82 2018 up 26.2% 1st Government expenditure per student, tertiary 30.2% 2016 down 35.2% 2nd Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 80.7% 2015 down 5.5% 8th Government expenditure per student, secondary 12.0% 2016 down 18.2% 13th Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public insti 68.1% 2015 down 15.6% 8th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →