WB: South Asia: statistics and indicators

486 indicators and 10,751 data points for WB: South Asia, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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486
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Key indicators for WB: South Asia

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
School age population, pre-primary education, female 37.72 million 2024 47th falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 13.68 million 2024 60th falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male 40.38 million 2024 47th falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 12.73 million 2024 61st falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 26.41 million 2024 60th falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 78.10 million 2024 47th falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 25.89 million 2024 62nd falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes 135.12 million 2024 65th flat
School age population, primary education, female 64.91 million 2024 65th flat
School age population, primary education, male 70.20 million 2024 65th flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 13.42 million 2024 61st falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 12.47 million 2024 65th falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 28.01 million 2024 56th flat
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 13.40 million 2024 59th flat
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 85.17 million 2024 59th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female 40.71 million 2024 60th rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 14.61 million 2024 56th flat
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 148.08 million 2024 30th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male 44.46 million 2024 56th rising
School age population, tertiary education, female 71.59 million 2024 30th rising
School age population, tertiary education, male 76.49 million 2024 33rd rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 198.87 million 2024 34th rising
School age population, secondary education, female 95.22 million 2024 35th rising
School age population, secondary education, male 103.65 million 2024 30th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 113.70 million 2024 29th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male 59.18 million 2024 29th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female 54.52 million 2024 28th rising
Enrolment in primary education, male 83.44 million 2024 59th rising
Enrolment in primary education, female 77.39 million 2024 58th rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 152.88 million 2024 38th rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.8% 2024 19th flat
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.84 million 2024 50th rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 43.54 million 2024 42nd volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male 78.44 million 2024 38th rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.2% 2024 202nd rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female 74.44 million 2024 38th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% 2024 20th flat
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 48.55 million 2024 47th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.6% 2024 18th flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.4% 2024 203rd falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% 2024 201st volatile
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6 years 2024 42nd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 119.0% 2024 3rd rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 58.3% 2024 149th rising
Teachers in primary education, female 3.40 million 2024 53rd volatile
Teachers in primary education, male 2.43 million 2024 53rd rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 24.73 million 2024 44th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 23.82 million 2024 48th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 160.82 million 2024 59th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 119.2% 2024 3rd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 9th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 118.8% 2024 4th flat
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.01 years 2024 39th rising
School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years 2024 60th flat
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 17th rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 21.32 million 2024 42nd volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 22.22 million 2024 43rd volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 3.31 million 2024 78th volatile
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 7.84 million 2024 46th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 76.9% 2024 111th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.4 years 2024 88th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.4 years 2024 73rd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 93.9% 2024 80th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.46 million 2024 78th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 1.85 million 2024 80th volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.83 million 2024 63rd volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 32.8% 2024 121st rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 94.8% 2024 74th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 78.2% 2024 105th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 93.1% 2024 88th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 23rd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 75.7% 2024 114th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 24th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.49 years 2024 69th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.63 years 2024 123rd rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 23rd rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.31 years 2024 75th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.49 years 2024 85th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.31 years 2024 96th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 27th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.29 million 2024 39th volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.65 years 2024 86th falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 47.5% 2024 150th rising
Teachers in secondary education, female 3.72 million 2024 53rd volatile
Teachers in secondary education, male 4.12 million 2024 37th rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 33.3% 2024 124th rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 32.3% 2024 119th rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 141st rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.66 years 2024 124th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.6 years 2024 115th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 137th rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.12 years 2024 96th rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 94.4% 2024 88th rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 73.8% 2023 140th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.68 years 2024 86th falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.63 years 2024 86th falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 15th flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 90.7% 2024 129th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 306,317 2024 28th volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 2.99 million 2024 41st volatile

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