Education in Southern Asia 16 indicators covering education for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.0% 2024 down 17.1% 16th Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.8% 2025 down 11.3% 7th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.876 ratio 2024 up 11.3% 14th Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 48.7% 2024 up 11.8% 13th Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 86.6% 2024 up 40.0% 16th Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 ratio 2024 up 7.0% 16th Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.2% 2024 up 48.0% 17th Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.1% 2024 up 5.8% 14th Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 49.2% 2024 up 144.0% 17th Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 90.4% 2024 up 9.5% 12th Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.4% 2024 down 0.1% 12th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 84.8% 2024 up 2.9% 7th Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 0.9% 2024 down 8.3% 15th Youth/adult literacy rate 93.5% 2024 up 8.5% 10th Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 0.97 ratio 2024 up 4.3% 12th Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and 65.4% 2024 up 18.8% 3rd