UNICEF: South Asia: statistics and indicators

489 indicators and 10,783 data points for UNICEF: South Asia, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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489
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Key indicators for UNICEF: South Asia

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
School age population, pre-primary education, female 44.42 million 2024 32nd flat
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.48 million 2024 39th flat
School age population, pre-primary education, male 47.40 million 2024 31st falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 16.37 million 2024 42nd flat
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 33.85 million 2024 40th flat
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 91.82 million 2024 31st flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 33.24 million 2024 40th flat
School age population, primary education, both sexes 172.26 million 2024 54th rising
School age population, primary education, female 83.08 million 2024 55th rising
School age population, primary education, male 89.19 million 2024 54th rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 17.18 million 2024 39th flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 16.06 million 2024 42nd flat
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 35.12 million 2024 32nd rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 16.87 million 2024 32nd rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 106.26 million 2024 32nd rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female 51.01 million 2024 33rd rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 18.24 million 2024 32nd rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 177.12 million 2024 27th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male 55.25 million 2024 32nd rising
School age population, tertiary education, female 85.76 million 2024 27th rising
School age population, tertiary education, male 91.37 million 2024 27th rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 245.54 million 2024 26th rising
School age population, secondary education, female 117.99 million 2024 26th rising
School age population, secondary education, male 127.55 million 2024 26th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million 2024 24th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million 2024 24th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million 2024 24th rising
Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million 2024 32nd rising
Enrolment in primary education, female 92.53 million 2024 40th rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 175.95 million 2024 26th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% 2024 16th flat
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million 2024 41st rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million 2024 36th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million 2024 27th rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% 2024 205th rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million 2024 25th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% 2024 17th flat
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 51.70 million 2024 44th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.7% 2024 16th flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% 2024 205th falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.7% 2024 204th volatile
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.7 years 2024 128th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 112.4% 2024 7th rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 57.3% 2024 157th rising
Teachers in primary education, female 3.69 million 2024 49th volatile
Teachers in primary education, male 2.74 million 2024 35th rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 26.43 million 2024 41st volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 25.27 million 2024 45th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 193.66 million 2024 38th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 111.4% 2024 7th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9822 GPIA 2024 126th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 113.4% 2024 8th flat
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.64 years 2024 131st rising
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years 2024 130th rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9798 GPIA 2024 134th rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 26.24 million 2024 36th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 27.29 million 2024 36th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 4.00 million 2024 73rd volatile
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 9.63 million 2024 37th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 71.7% 2024 129th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5 years 2024 110th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.66 years 2024 102nd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 88.5% 2024 118th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.76 million 2024 73rd falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 2.25 million 2024 73rd volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 2.01 million 2024 49th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 29.2% 2024 134th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 88.2% 2024 118th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 71.9% 2024 129th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 88.7% 2024 121st rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9949 GPIA 2024 88th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 71.4% 2024 129th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 65th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.61 years 2024 102nd rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.44 years 2024 134th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9904 GPIA 2024 93rd rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.71 years 2024 103rd rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.01 years 2024 110th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male 4.99 years 2024 109th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 75th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.91 million 2024 35th volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.58 years 2024 90th falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 49.6% 2024 138th rising
Teachers in secondary education, female 4.78 million 2024 46th volatile
Teachers in secondary education, male 4.85 million 2024 25th rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 29.5% 2024 137th rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 28.9% 2024 129th rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 150th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.46 years 2024 138th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.42 years 2024 130th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 147th rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.13 years 2024 126th rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 90.7% 2024 108th rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 72.8% 2023 148th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.6 years 2024 89th falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.56 years 2024 91st falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 21st flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 90.3% 2024 135th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 377,345 2024 24th volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 3.53 million 2024 35th volatile

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