Education in WB: South Asia

524 indicators covering education for WB: South Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, secondary education, female 95.22 million 2024 down 3.0% 35th
School age population, secondary education, male 103.65 million 2024 down 2.7% 30th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 113.70 million 2024 down 1.3% 29th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 59.18 million 2024 down 1.3% 29th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 54.52 million 2024 down 1.4% 28th
Enrolment in primary education, male 83.44 million 2024 up 2.9% 59th
Enrolment in primary education, female 77.39 million 2024 down 4.6% 58th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 152.88 million 2024 up 2.4% 38th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.8% 2024 down 1.7% 19th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.84 million 2024 up 12.6% 50th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 43.54 million 2024 down 12.2% 42nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male 78.44 million 2024 up 1.3% 38th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.2% 2024 up 106.8% 202nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female 74.44 million 2024 up 3.7% 38th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% 2024 down 1.6% 20th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 48.55 million 2024 up 46.4% 47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.6% 2024 down 1.7% 18th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.4% 2024 up 244.9% 203rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% 2024 up 68.9% 201st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6 years 2024 up 6.6% 42nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 119.0% 2024 up 6.4% 3rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 58.3% 2024 up 15.2% 149th
Teachers in primary education, female 3.40 million 2024 up 29.7% 53rd
Teachers in primary education, male 2.43 million 2024 down 4.9% 53rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 24.73 million 2024 up 40.4% 44th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 23.82 million 2024 up 53.3% 48th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 160.82 million 2024 down 0.8% 59th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 119.2% 2024 up 2.3% 3rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 down 6.9% 9th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 118.8% 2024 up 10.5% 4th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.01 years 2024 up 2.5% 39th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years 2024 up 10.6% 60th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 down 6.8% 17th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 21.32 million 2024 down 11.4% 42nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 22.22 million 2024 down 12.9% 43rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 3.31 million 2024 down 6.6% 78th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 7.84 million 2024 up 65.6% 46th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 76.9% 2024 up 5.4% 111th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.4 years 2024 up 5.8% 88th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.4 years 2024 up 6.1% 73rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 93.9% 2024 up 5.5% 80th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.46 million 2024 down 14.7% 78th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 1.85 million 2024 up 0.9% 80th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.83 million 2024 up 35.5% 63rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 32.8% 2024 up 36.4% 121st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 94.8% 2024 up 4.0% 74th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 78.2% 2024 up 6.9% 105th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 93.1% 2024 up 6.8% 88th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 2.5% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 75.7% 2024 up 4.1% 114th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 2.6% 24th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.49 years 2024 up 4.6% 69th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.63 years 2024 up 35.7% 123rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 2.5% 23rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.31 years 2024 up 7.5% 75th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.49 years 2024 up 7.3% 85th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.31 years 2024 up 4.4% 96th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% 27th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.29 million 2024 up 123.2% 39th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.65 years 2024 down 6.1% 86th