Education in WB: South Asia

486 indicators covering education for WB: South Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 47.5% 2024 up 13.8% 150th
Teachers in secondary education, female 3.72 million 2024 up 88.5% 53rd
Teachers in secondary education, male 4.12 million 2024 up 49.2% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 32.3% 2024 up 31.1% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 33.3% 2024 up 42.3% 124th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 8.5% 141st
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.66 years 2024 up 42.3% 124th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 9.3% 137th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.6 years 2024 up 30.0% 115th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.12 years 2024 up 9.6% 96th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 94.4% 2024 down 2.8% 88th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 73.8% 2023 down 7.2% 140th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.68 years 2024 down 6.2% 86th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.63 years 2024 down 6.1% 86th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% 15th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 90.7% 2024 down 1.9% 129th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 306,317 2024 up 174.6% 28th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 2.99 million 2024 up 119.0% 41st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 792,410 2024 up 56.3% 66th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 43.3% 2024 up 15.4% 91st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 1.04 million 2024 up 23.0% 63rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.23 years 2024 up 8.5% 99th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.02 years 2024 up 10.5% 96th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 1.7% 91st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 92.7% 2024 down 2.6% 90th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 96.1% 2024 down 3.0% 62nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.04 GPIA 2024 down 0.4% 7th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 44.7% 2024 up 9.0% 129th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 58.7% 2024 up 3.7% 126th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.55 GPIA 2024 up 14.6% 134th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 4.4% 57th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 75.7% 2023 down 5.0% 145th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 72.0% 2023 down 9.2% 141st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 76.2% 2024 up 14.6% 122nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 86.6% 2024 up 3.7% 68th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 68.7% 2024 up 22.2% 122nd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 83.3% 2024 up 9.3% 117th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.82 GPIA 2024 up 10.8% 123rd