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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School attendance of non-orphans: Percentage of children aged 10-14 who live with at least one parent and who are enrolled in school. 
  • School attendance of orphans: Percentage of orphans aged 10-14 who attend school. 
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
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STAT India Mali HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 62.75
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Mali 		26.18
Ranked 17th.
Average years of schooling of adults 5.1
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Mali 		0.9
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mali 		637,251
Ranked 8th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th. 		42.9
Ranked 6th. 38 times more than India
Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Mali 		369,267
Ranked 7th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th. 57% more than Mali 		0.464
Ranked 82nd.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. The same as Mali 		9
Ranked 57th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 		4.8%
Ranked 18th. 52% more than India
High school enrolment rate 85.13
Ranked 70th. 21% more than Mali 		70.22
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th. 28% more than Mali 		46.4%
Ranked 149th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th. 		6
Ranked 51st. 20% more than India
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th. 6% more than Mali 		3.03
Ranked 112th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 		48.47
Ranked 10th. 38% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Mali 		24.72
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than Mali 		6
Ranked 100th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 68% more than Mali 		21.31%
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st. 22% more than Mali 		39.6%
Ranked 139th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 		24.86
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than India
College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th. 55% more than Mali 		45.21
Ranked 81st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. 		4
Ranked 11th. 33% more than India
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Mali 		0.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 8th. 		9 years
Ranked 74th. 13% more than India
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 118 times more than Mali 		963,128
Ranked 23th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th. 16% more than Mali 		0.8
Ranked 141st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 66%
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Mali 		23.3%
Ranked 110th.
Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Mali 		2.11 million
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 90 times more than Mali 		43,629
Ranked 53th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 50.82
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mali 		18.19
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary enrollment 10.5%
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Mali 		1.9%
Ranked 34th.
Spending per student > College and university 54.98
Ranked 18th. 		114.82
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than India
High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th. 34% more than Mali 		63.92
Ranked 112th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. 		7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th. 		1.71
Ranked 57th. 81 times more than India
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Mali 		3
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st. 31% more than Mali 		53.5%
Ranked 150th.
Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 121 times more than Mali 		303.44 million
Ranked 105th.
High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Mali 		31.63%
Ranked 11th.
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st. 		3.58
Ranked 102nd. 13% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. 		54.39
Ranked 10th. 35% more than India
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th. The same as Mali 		3
Ranked 99th.
High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th. 		16.75
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76.4%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Mali 		24.2%
Ranked 4th.
Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 24% more than Mali 		91.32
Ranked 119th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Mali 		4,489.71
Ranked 115th.
Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Mali 		38
Ranked 117th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 399 times more than Mali 		28,332
Ranked 97th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th. 		6
Ranked 57th. 20% more than India
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th. 56% more than Mali 		2.3
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 132 times more than Mali 		33,220
Ranked 47th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.31
Ranked 4th. 		44.01
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than India
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. The same as Mali 		3
Ranked 102nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 		18.04
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than India
Spending per student > High school 16.18
Ranked 49th. 		34.49
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 131 times more than Mali 		770,323
Ranked 29th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 40.5%
Ranked 26th. 		72%
Ranked 3rd. 78% more than India
High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th. 29% more than Mali 		0.71
Ranked 95th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 1161 times more than Mali 		11
Ranked 128th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th. 		5.12%
Ranked 62nd. 7 times more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd. 4 times more than Mali 		2.6
Ranked 116th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. 		7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than India
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.7%
Ranked 57th. 		14.8%
Ranked 27th. 38% more than India
Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Mali 		267,984
Ranked 9th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 76th. 		4.5%
Ranked 26th. 18% more than India
High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Mali 		24.72
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 215 times more than Mali 		387,520
Ranked 46th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.86
Ranked 62nd. 		10.38
Ranked 28th. 17% more than India
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. 		13
Ranked 14th. 18% more than India
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th. 		13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than India
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 53% more than Mali 		2.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.74
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Mali 		9.65
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 97 times more than Mali 		1.29 million
Ranked 64th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th. 2 times more than Mali 		11.3%
Ranked 140th.
Elementary school graduate rate 65.79
Ranked 84th. 		79.1
Ranked 9th. 20% more than India
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 81.13
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Mali 		38.82
Ranked 17th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 7.2
Ranked 61st. 		13.7
Ranked 38th. 90% more than India
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st. 44% more than Mali 		64.84
Ranked 49th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 		142.31
Ranked 34th. 26% more than India
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th. 49% more than Mali 		0.47
Ranked 86th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Mali 		4.79 million
Ranked 24th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th. 31% more than Mali 		0.62
Ranked 133th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 5 times more than Mali 		2.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th. 		0.311
Ranked 164th. 92% more than India
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th. 17% more than Mali 		6
Ranked 93th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 39% more than Mali 		23.55
Ranked 20th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.264
Ranked 109th. 63% more than Mali 		0.162
Ranked 131st.
High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 		18
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Mali 		2.78 million
Ranked 25th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 		51.44
Ranked 9th. 28% more than India
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 84.47%
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Mali 		66.25%
Ranked 17th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 74.36
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Mali 		30.8
Ranked 17th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 73%
Ranked 66th. 		79.8%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than India
Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than Mali 		1.82 million
Ranked 48th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th. 		6 years
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Mali 		$178.83
Ranked 112th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Mali 		97.14
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th. 66% more than Mali 		51.86
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 75
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Mali 		26.18
Ranked 4th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st. 		13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than India
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 		24.22%
Ranked 18th. 42% more than India
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th. 17% more than Mali 		82.84
Ranked 127th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 84.22
Ranked 63th. 23% more than Mali 		68.23
Ranked 10th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 51.7%
Ranked 25th. 		82%
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than India
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd. 86% more than Mali 		51%
Ranked 132nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th. 		6
Ranked 79th. 20% more than India
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 68.4
Ranked 9th. 		241.4
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than India
Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 192 times more than Mali 		437,463
Ranked 41st.
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 90 times more than Mali 		1.51 million
Ranked 35th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Mali 		9.2%
Ranked 150th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 88.41
Ranked 14th. 87% more than Mali 		47.38
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th. 93% more than Mali 		19.95%
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Mali 		28.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Mali 		192,805
Ranked 15th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.56%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Mali 		76.84%
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 		48.47
Ranked 10th. 38% more than India
Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 313 times more than Mali 		8,274
Ranked 81st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 24th. 43% more than Mali 		7 years
Ranked 33th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 65.79
Ranked 74th. 		86.84
Ranked 6th. 32% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 231 times more than Mali 		351,471
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.86
Ranked 4th. 		45.77
Ranked 1st. 70% more than India
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th. 11 times more than Mali 		1.1
Ranked 149th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as Mali 		6
Ranked 49th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.8
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Mali 		0.52
Ranked 4th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Mali 		505,791
Ranked 13th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th. 19% more than Mali 		77.62%
Ranked 111th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 23.1
Ranked 26th. 		28.5
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th. 10% more than Mali 		42.68%
Ranked 161st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 264.81
Ranked 23th. 		427.03
Ranked 1st. 61% more than India
Progression to secondary school 85.08%
Ranked 71st. 66% more than Mali 		51.25%
Ranked 73th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 67.7%
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Mali 		16.9%
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than Mali 		383,077
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 312 times more than Mali 		254,287
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Mali 		45%
Ranked 128th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th. 		16
Ranked 28th. 14% more than India
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 		7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 		14.22
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than India
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Mali 		28.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 		118.97
Ranked 79th. 2% more than India
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 29.8%
Ranked 25th. 		61.7%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 14% more than Mali 		0.105 per capita
Ranked 100th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 75% more than Mali 		56%
Ranked 127th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 84.2%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Mali 		32.3%
Ranked 4th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 		63.4
Ranked 4th. 59% more than India
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Mali 		28%
Ranked 90th.
Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 122 times more than Mali 		27,688
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Mali 		49,943
Ranked 26th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th. 22% more than Mali 		34.81%
Ranked 157th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.81
Ranked 4th. 		17
Ranked 1st. 73% more than India
Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.5
Ranked 14th. 		19.5
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than India
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd. 		6
Ranked 54th. 20% more than India
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th. 32% more than Mali 		2.32
Ranked 81st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Mali 		36.63
Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 73.4%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Mali 		32.7%
Ranked 6th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Mali 		41.7%
Ranked 139th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 296 times more than Mali 		$2.58 billion
Ranked 82nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. 		7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than India
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Mali 		77.71%
Ranked 23th.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.49%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Mali 		36.93%
Ranked 14th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 27th. 		89.66%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than India
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Mali 		58.62%
Ranked 44th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 178 times more than Mali 		536,745
Ranked 58th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Mali 		32.45
Ranked 91st.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st. 17% more than Mali 		79.74
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Mali 		0.806
Ranked 118th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. 13% more than Mali 		0.882
Ranked 103th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th. 16% more than Mali 		34.2%
Ranked 32nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,245
Ranked 9th. 		0.0
Ranked 35th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th. 2 times more than Mali 		32.3
Ranked 149th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 4th. 		75.87
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 7.72
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Mali 		5.89
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.71
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Mali 		7.75
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 25.95
Ranked 4th. 		51.76
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 18.03
Ranked 3rd. 		22.44
Ranked 1st. 24% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 17.74
Ranked 4th. 		31.03
Ranked 1st. 75% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Mali 		165,131
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.18
Ranked 4th. 		25.32
Ranked 1st. 47% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 359 times more than Mali 		93,762
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Mali 		587,203
Ranked 2nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Mali 		31
Ranked 113th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. 		14.06
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 		14.42
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than India
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.1%
Ranked 59th. 		84.2%
Ranked 46th. 15% more than India
Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 96 times more than Mali 		35,442
Ranked 60th.
High school teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 100 times more than Mali 		25,990
Ranked 52nd.
High school enrolment rate > Male 85.91
Ranked 60th. 20% more than Mali 		71.69
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 47.8%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Mali 		15.9%
Ranked 6th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.8%
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Mali 		0.52%
Ranked 4th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 164.38
Ranked 23th. 		247.58
Ranked 1st. 51% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 		376.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 38% more than India
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 208 times more than Mali 		429,716
Ranked 73th.
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Mali 		45
Ranked 112th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st. 32% more than Mali 		60.55
Ranked 148th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 		126.11
Ranked 57th. 3% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Mali 		32.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 17.9
Ranked 58th. 		28.4
Ranked 17th. 59% more than India
Pupils reaching grade 5 67.9
Ranked 63th. 		94.5
Ranked 23th. 39% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 9.7 million
Ranked 1st. 99 times more than Mali 		97,498
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 12.65 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Mali 		421,299
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 21.63 million
Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Mali 		258,065
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 12.44 million
Ranked 1st. 106 times more than Mali 		117,445
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79 4.08 million
Ranked 1st. 81 times more than Mali 		50,062
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 694,295
Ranked 3rd. 1127 times more than Mali 		616
Ranked 2nd.
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 12.58%
Ranked 34th. 		31.15%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than India
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 5.1%
Ranked 52nd. 		0.0
Ranked 72nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 41.89%
Ranked 14th. 69% more than Mali 		24.72%
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 25%
Ranked 117th. 		41.14%
Ranked 30th. 65% more than India
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 70.52%
Ranked 94th. 21% more than Mali 		58.28%
Ranked 41st.
Progression to secondary school > % 88.62%
Ranked 75th. 12% more than Mali 		79.22%
Ranked 85th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 4.95%
Ranked 44th. 		19.02%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than India
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Mali 		80.04%
Ranked 29th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 112.38%
Ranked 33th. 43% more than Mali 		78.35%
Ranked 71st.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 111.38%
Ranked 41st. 19% more than Mali 		93.83%
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 9.31% gross
Ranked 87th. 6 times more than Mali 		1.63% gross
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 17.98
Ranked 4th. 		27.08
Ranked 1st. 51% more than India
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 51.39%
Ranked 14th. 		168.42%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than India
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 67.75%
Ranked 87th. 4 times more than Mali 		16.86%
Ranked 108th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 83.91%
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Mali 		30.79%
Ranked 83th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 92.87%
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Mali 		45.06%
Ranked 82nd.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 3.19%
Ranked 73th. 		18.58%
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than India
Progression to secondary school > Female 82.25%
Ranked 68th. 71% more than Mali 		48.15%
Ranked 70th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 120.02% gross
Ranked 18th. 63% more than Mali 		73.76% gross
Ranked 100th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 35.84% gross
Ranked 88th. 19 times more than Mali 		1.87% gross
Ranked 143th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 3.85
Ranked 7th. 		5.15
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than India
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 78.92%
Ranked 48th. About the same as Mali 		78.55%
Ranked 49th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 80.47%
Ranked 92nd. 54% more than Mali 		52.28%
Ranked 105th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 3.09%
Ranked 70th. 		18.88%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than India
Progression to secondary school > Male 87.46%
Ranked 59th. 65% more than Mali 		52.91%
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 0.673 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		3.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than India
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 135.81
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Mali 		37.74
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 13.21
Ranked 2nd. 		14.32
Ranked 1st. 8% more than India
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 20.67
Ranked 17th. 38% more than Mali 		14.97
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 66.24
Ranked 70th. 		81.1
Ranked 8th. 22% more than India
School attendance of non-orphans 82.5
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Mali 		58.1
Ranked 15th.
School attendance of orphans 59.4
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Mali 		53.7
Ranked 16th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 46.99%
Ranked 139th. 5% more than Mali 		44.84%
Ranked 136th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 10.72 million
Ranked 1st. 527 times more than Mali 		20,356
Ranked 4th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 44%
Ranked 119th. 65% more than Mali 		26.69%
Ranked 120th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Mali 		89,387
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 20.76 million
Ranked 1st. 378 times more than Mali 		54,897
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 1.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 1023 times more than Mali 		1,284
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 12.91 million
Ranked 1st. 547 times more than Mali 		23,613
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.58
Ranked 4th. 		9.2
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 24.2
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Mali 		6.72
Ranked 4th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 25.99%
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Mali 		10.38%
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 16.86
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Mali 		3.98
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 22.68
Ranked 4th. 		60.46
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 41.07 million
Ranked 1st. 438 times more than Mali 		93,714
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 4.02
Ranked 2nd. 		6.21
Ranked 2nd. 54% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 16.21
Ranked 2nd. 		18.7
Ranked 1st. 15% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 8.69 million
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Mali 		201,402
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 73.41%
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Mali 		26.73%
Ranked 113th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.96
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Mali 		1.37
Ranked 3rd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 2.92
Ranked 38th. 		0.0
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 6.94 million
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Mali 		111,080
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 45.81 million
Ranked 1st. 391 times more than Mali 		117,185
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 3.83 million
Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Mali 		47,960
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 15.43 million
Ranked 1st. 543 times more than Mali 		28,431
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 19.11 million
Ranked 1st. 88 times more than Mali 		217,946
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 31.48 million
Ranked 1st. 418 times more than Mali 		75,253
Ranked 4th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 43th. 		4.8%
Ranked 18th. 52% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.8
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Mali 		0.295
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 52.79
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Mali 		13.64
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.24
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Mali 		0.132
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 25.63
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Mali 		6.23
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 14.29
Ranked 4th. 		18.79
Ranked 1st. 31% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 9.64
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Mali 		9.51
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 7.31
Ranked 4th. 		25.5
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.34
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Mali 		9.86
Ranked 1st.
Secondary education, teachers, female 1.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 515 times more than Mali 		3,498
Ranked 64th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 4.04%
Ranked 49th. 		0.0
Ranked 72nd.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 66.29%
Ranked 98th. 55% more than Mali 		42.63%
Ranked 46th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 76.43%
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Mali 		24.19%
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 27.84
Ranked 4th. 		39.44
Ranked 1st. 42% more than India
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 35.88% gross
Ranked 92nd. 14 times more than Mali 		2.52% gross
Ranked 137th.

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; UNESCO; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. 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