Work & Labour in South Asia

84 indicators covering work & labour for South Asia.

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