Education in WB: South Asia

524 indicators covering education for WB: South Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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, female 33.3% 2024 up 42.3% 124th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 32.3% 2024 up 31.1% 119th
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, male 1.6 years 2024 up 30.0% 115th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 9.3% 137th
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, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 1.7% 91st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.02 years 2024 up 10.5% 96th
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, male 92.7% 2024 down 2.6% 90th
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
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