Education in Western Asia 15 indicators covering education for Western Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.4% 2022 up 0.0% 11th Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 28.6% 2025 down 0.7% 5th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9801 ratio 2022 up 10.4% 9th Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 49.2% 2024 up 4.3% 12th Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.5% 2024 up 0.3% 8th Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 ratio 2024 up 6.9% 18th Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 96.4% 2024 up 1.2% 6th Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 98.7% 2024 up 1.0% 7th Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 91.8% 2024 up 5.3% 6th Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.3% 2024 down 0.5% 7th Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 96.4% 2024 down 0.3% 9th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 81.9% 2024 down 2.8% 10th Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% 2024 down 0.2% 12th Youth/adult literacy rate 95.0% 2024 up 0.8% 8th Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 0.94 ratio 2024 unchanged 17th