Education in WB: South Asia 486 indicators covering education for WB: South Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 32.1% 2024 up 17.2% 128th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 78.2% 2024 up 10.9% 121st Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 71.6% 2024 up 15.7% 121st Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 84.6% 2024 up 7.3% 116th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 96.9% 2024 up 9.5% 71st Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.85 GPIA 2024 up 9.0% 127th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 97.3% 2024 up 7.4% 72nd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.99 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 91st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 14,330 2023 up 95.8% 50th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 422,697 2023 up 222.2% 28th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 957 2023 up 51.7% 127th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 46,097 2023 up 598.4% 121st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 9,428 2023 up 6.8% 124th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 98,389 2023 up 259.8% 31st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 653,058 2023 up 210.7% 46th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 25,916 2023 up 1,193.2% 52nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 0.6% 196th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 96.5% 2024 up 11.9% 73rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 82.4% 71st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 41.6% 148th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1,106.7% 57th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 229 2023 down 4.6% 170th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 139 2023 up 16.8% 186th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 550.4% 181st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.9% 2023 up 189.4% 147th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6% 2023 up 200.1% 73rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 235.2% 40th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 5.9% 220th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 11.8% 220th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 4.97 million 2024 down 73.0% 86th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 4.12 million 2024 down 69.4% 88th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 55.0% 2024 down 5.2% 74th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 9.09 million 2024 down 71.5% 87th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 88.3% 2024 up 3.1% 68th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 84.9% 2024 up 4.2% 69th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.04 GPIA 2024 down 0.9% 33rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 793.7% 51st Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 26.2% 168th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 211.66 million 2024 down 3.1% 57th Population of compulsory school age, female 101.53 million 2024 down 3.0% 58th Population of compulsory school age, male 110.13 million 2024 down 3.2% 56th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 74.10 million 2024 down 4.5% 41st Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 4.8% 135th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 2.5% 2024 up 339.9% 143rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 30.34 million 2024 up 6.5% 25th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 28.29 million 2024 up 7.6% 25th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 58.63 million 2024 up 7.0% 25th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 36.26 million 2024 down 5.1% 41st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.9% 2024 up 639.7% 146th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 3.1% 2024 up 257.7% 135th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 37.84 million 2024 down 4.0% 41st Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 35.3% 113th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 78.77 million 2024 up 10.0% 26th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.6178 GPIA 2024 up 106.8% 205th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 38.18 million 2024 up 13.7% 26th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.4% 2023 up 148.6% 36th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 40.60 million 2024 up 6.7% 27th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.2% 2023 up 382.5% 167th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 87.0% 2024 up 0.2% 102nd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 19.7% 215th ← Previous Page 3 of 9 Next →