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Between 2002 and 2005 the number of out-of-school children of primary school age in the South Asia region declined from about 43 to 26 million – an impressive achievement for such a short period of time.
Available data indicate that in this period, the number of out-of-school children of primary school age decreased by about 11.5 million in India, 3 million in Afghanistan, 2 million in Pakistan, and 1 million in Bangladesh.
There was also a substantial increase in enrollment rates at the secondary level though the overall numbers are still low.
At the tertiary level, enrollment rates in the region increased to 10 percent.
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