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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.
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • 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."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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
  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. 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 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 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 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 > 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
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 40-44: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, 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 illiterates > Aged 15-19:

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

  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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).
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: 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
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). 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 current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: 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 > 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
  • Literacy > Male 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: 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 > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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
  • 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.
  • Literacy > 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 50-54 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 over 10 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 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 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, 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 > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. 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 > Female 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: 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
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates 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
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Italy Malaysia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 98.8
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Malaysia
92.1
Ranked 49th.

Average years of schooling of adults 7.2
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Malaysia
6.8
Ranked 42nd.
Children out of school, primary 25,573
Ranked 58th.
93,743
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Italy

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.421
Ranked 106th.
3.63
Ranked 74th. 9 times more than Italy

Children out of school, primary, female 17,905
Ranked 48th.
78,564
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Italy

College and university > Gender parity index 1.39
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Malaysia
1.34
Ranked 42nd.

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 64th. 67% more than Malaysia
6
Ranked 178th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.5%
Ranked 64th.
5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Italy

High school enrolment rate 99.72
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Malaysia
98.87
Ranked 25th.

Literacy > Total population 98.6%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Malaysia
88.9%
Ranked 84th.

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 167th.
6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than Italy

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.6
Ranked 70th.
8.19
Ranked 11th. 78% more than Italy

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.33
Ranked 139th.
12.72
Ranked 112th. 23% more than Italy

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.1
Ranked 100th.
13.72
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Italy

Secondary education, duration > Years 8
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Malaysia
7
Ranked 69th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 18.76%
Ranked 63th.
34.45%
Ranked 7th. 84% more than Italy

Average IQ 102
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Malaysia
92
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Female 98.3%
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Malaysia
85.4%
Ranked 83th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.295
Ranked 86th.
3.16
Ranked 54th. 11 times more than Italy

College and university > Gender ratio 140.71
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Malaysia
129
Ranked 40th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 89th. 50% more than Malaysia
2
Ranked 179th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 23% more than Malaysia
5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 86th. The same as Malaysia
9 years
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education, pupils 4.63 million
Ranked 17th. 77% more than Malaysia
2.62 million
Ranked 34th.

College and university > Private school share 9.59%
Ranked 90th.
43.14%
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Italy

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 43th. The same as Malaysia
1
Ranked 49th.

School life expectancy > Total 14.7 years
Ranked 20th. 28% more than Malaysia
11.5 years
Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 98.9%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Malaysia
91.9%
Ranked 48th.

Primary education, pupils 2.83 million
Ranked 37th.
2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 4% more than Italy

Primary education, teachers 273,113
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Malaysia
231,683
Ranked 19th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 98.5
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Malaysia
89.8
Ranked 52nd.

Tertiary enrollment 49.9%
Ranked 22nd. 77% more than Malaysia
28.2%
Ranked 45th.
Spending per student > College and university 22.28
Ranked 36th.
49.36
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Italy

High school > Gender ratio 99.03
Ranked 81st.
106.9
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Italy

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 103th. The same as Malaysia
6
Ranked 120th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.17
Ranked 107th.
0.485
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Italy

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 5
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Malaysia
4
Ranked 41st.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Malaysia
92.4%
Ranked 84th.

Spending > USD 101.89 billion
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Malaysia
8.66 billion
Ranked 36th.

High school > Private school share 8.52%
Ranked 84th. 90% more than Malaysia
4.49%
Ranked 101st.

Spending > Proportion 4.52
Ranked 70th. 12% more than Malaysia
4.04
Ranked 83th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 10.62
Ranked 138th.
17.51
Ranked 111th. 65% more than Italy

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 158th.
4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Italy

High school repeaters > Male 3.86
Ranked 53th. 35 times more than Malaysia
0.11
Ranked 85th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Malaysia
97.2%
Ranked 12th.

Preschool enrollment rate 103.82
Ranked 80th. 7% more than Malaysia
96.61
Ranked 126th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 47,272.98
Ranked 12th.
54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Italy

Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Malaysia
92
Ranked 83th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.91 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malaysia
632,309
Ranked 33th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.7%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Malaysia
4.2%
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 177th.
6
Ranked 131st. 20% more than Italy

Children out of school > Primary 11,194
Ranked 73th.
221,833
Ranked 26th. 20 times more than Italy

Secondary education, teachers 450,757
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Malaysia
190,581
Ranked 17th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.59
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Malaysia
6.74
Ranked 44th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 11.62
Ranked 101st.
17.82
Ranked 52nd. 53% more than Italy

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 146th. The same as Malaysia
3
Ranked 167th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.126
Ranked 97th.
0.988
Ranked 74th. 8 times more than Italy

Spending per student > High school 25.38
Ranked 17th. 79% more than Malaysia
14.19
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education, general pupils 2.92 million
Ranked 21st. 19% more than Malaysia
2.45 million
Ranked 31st.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 1.4%
Ranked 122nd.
11.1%
Ranked 78th. 8 times more than Italy

High school > Gender parity index 0.986
Ranked 91st.
1.07
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Italy

Scientific and technical journal articles 24,696
Ranked 8th. 47 times more than Malaysia
520
Ranked 50th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 36%
Ranked 21st.
50%
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Italy
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.4%
Ranked 88th.
5.15%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 33.48
Ranked 40th. 29% more than Malaysia
25.9
Ranked 62nd.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 130th. The same as Malaysia
6
Ranked 151st.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.6%
Ranked 70th.
25.2%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Italy

Children out of school, primary, male 7,668
Ranked 57th.
24,602
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Italy

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.7%
Ranked 56th.
6.6%
Ranked 15th. 40% more than Italy

High school > Students per teacher 10.1
Ranked 103th.
13.72
Ranked 54th. 36% more than Italy

Secondary education > General pupils 2.81 million
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Malaysia
2.38 million
Ranked 31st.

Spending per student > Elementary school 22.8
Ranked 17th. 97% more than Malaysia
11.56
Ranked 54th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 168th.
12
Ranked 117th. 9% more than Italy

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 147th.
12
Ranked 108th. 9% more than Italy

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 59% more than Italy

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 25.34
Ranked 27th.
46.66
Ranked 8th. 84% more than Italy
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.78 million
Ranked 45th.
3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Italy

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 68%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Malaysia
66%
Ranked 63th.

Elementary school graduate rate 99.56
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Malaysia
92.23
Ranked 52nd.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Malaysia
98.4
Ranked 43th.

Schools connected to the Internet 88%
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Malaysia
14.7%
Ranked 7th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 21.2
Ranked 14th. 89% more than Malaysia
11.2
Ranked 50th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 46.56
Ranked 138th.
104.24
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Italy

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.25
Ranked 85th.
92.51
Ranked 44th. 21% more than Italy

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.34
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Malaysia
1.31
Ranked 46th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 685,500
Ranked 70th.
1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Italy

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 97th.
1.14
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Italy

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 462.13
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Malaysia
316.08
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 33.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 27% more than Malaysia
26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.778
Ranked 126th.
1.91
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Italy

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 8
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Malaysia
7
Ranked 61st.

Teacher student ratio > High school 10.1
Ranked 97th.
14.97
Ranked 59th. 48% more than Italy

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.192
Ranked 115th.
8.91
Ranked 40th. 46 times more than Italy

High school repeaters > Female 2.18
Ranked 59th. 24 times more than Malaysia
0.09
Ranked 84th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 447,300
Ranked 69th.
1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Italy

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 10.33
Ranked 132nd.
15.08
Ranked 108th. 46% more than Italy

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 57.73%
Ranked 23th.
70.23%
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Italy

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Malaysia
98.5
Ranked 46th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 1,020 hours
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Malaysia
964 hours
Ranked 11th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.8%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Malaysia
97.7%
Ranked 27th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.82 million
Ranked 42nd.
3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Italy

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 159th.
6 years
Ranked 122nd. 20% more than Italy

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $19,316.27
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Malaysia
$3,622.28
Ranked 30th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.66
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Malaysia
97.69
Ranked 113th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 48.17
Ranked 127th.
86.77
Ranked 36th. 80% more than Italy

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,020 hours
Ranked 10th.
1,230 hours
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Italy
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 51.94
Ranked 27th.
94.01
Ranked 7th. 81% more than Italy
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 174th.
12
Ranked 120th. 9% more than Italy

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.93%
Ranked 87th. 7 times more than Malaysia
0.97%
Ranked 133th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.14
Ranked 61st.
99.5
Ranked 50th. About the same as Italy

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.42
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Malaysia
97.68
Ranked 35th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.7%
Ranked 121st.
14.7%
Ranked 74th. 9 times more than Italy

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Malaysia
95%
Ranked 67th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 15th. 60% more than Malaysia
5
Ranked 171st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 26
Ranked 56th.
86.1
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Italy
Secondary education > Pupils 4.51 million
Ranked 18th. 79% more than Malaysia
2.52 million
Ranked 31st.

Primary education > Pupils 2.77 million
Ranked 43th.
3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 10% more than Italy

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 78.1%
Ranked 49th. 7% more than Malaysia
72.8%
Ranked 57th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Malaysia
98.3
Ranked 47th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.25%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Malaysia
55.07%
Ranked 46th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 79.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 21% more than Italy

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.71 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Malaysia
162,243
Ranked 45th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.45%
Ranked 33th.
90.32%
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Italy

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.33
Ranked 141st.
12.72
Ranked 114th. 23% more than Italy

Secondary education > Teachers 417,023.3
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Malaysia
141,913
Ranked 30th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 20th. 23% more than Malaysia
13 years
Ranked 12th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.56
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Malaysia
93.72
Ranked 37th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 4.53 million
Ranked 22nd. 97% more than Malaysia
2.3 million
Ranked 35th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.318
Ranked 21st.
4.27
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Italy
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 428.72
Ranked 22nd. 21 times more than Malaysia
20.89
Ranked 65th.

Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 141st.
6
Ranked 115th. 20% more than Italy
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 14th. The same as Malaysia
1
Ranked 18th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 19,018
Ranked 68th.
125,312
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Italy

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.07%
Ranked 81st.
102.63%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Italy

Public spending per student > Secondary level 27.1
Ranked 18th. 36% more than Malaysia
19.9
Ranked 35th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 11.9
Ranked 115th.
70.05
Ranked 77th. 6 times more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.41%
Ranked 85th.
48.67%
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Italy

Progression to secondary school 99.65%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Malaysia
99.04%
Ranked 19th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Malaysia
97.3%
Ranked 12th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.192 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 47 times more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.96 million
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Malaysia
2.2 million
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 23,155
Ranked 11th.
116,539
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Italy
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Malaysia
95%
Ranked 68th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 192nd.
15
Ranked 151st. 7% more than Italy

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 117th. The same as Malaysia
6
Ranked 133th.

Library books 13.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Malaysia
1.11 million
Ranked 7th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 34 weeks per year
Ranked 34th.
41 weeks per year
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Italy
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.24
Ranked 123th.
0.0
Ranked 82nd.

School life expectancy > Male 14.5 years
Ranked 19th. 29% more than Malaysia
11.2 years
Ranked 61st.
Universities > Top 200 3
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Malaysia
1
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 48.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.
97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.049 per capita
Ranked 151st.
0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Italy

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1%
Ranked 117th.
7.7%
Ranked 73th. 8 times more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 48.62
Ranked 155th.
123.25
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Italy

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Malaysia
96%
Ranked 60th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Malaysia
97.2%
Ranked 12th.

Library books per 1000 231.7
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Malaysia
53.46
Ranked 13th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 10.7
Ranked 132nd.
18.2
Ranked 99th. 70% more than Italy
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 95%
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Malaysia
69%
Ranked 31st.
Primary education > Teachers 260,769.1
Ranked 15th. 49% more than Malaysia
174,504
Ranked 27th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.7 million
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Malaysia
138,521
Ranked 46th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.46%
Ranked 100th.
51.25%
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 1,771
Ranked 17th.
49,473
Ranked 7th. 28 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.221
Ranked 20th.
1.94
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Italy
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 893.72
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Malaysia
660.01
Ranked 11th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Malaysia
2.9
Ranked 63th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 148th.
6
Ranked 113th. 20% more than Italy

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 1,020 hours
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Malaysia
964 hours
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 77.45
Ranked 78th.
101.19
Ranked 43th. 31% more than Italy

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 76th.
7.01
Ranked 25th. 56% more than Italy

Literacy > Men above 14 years 98.8%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Malaysia
92%
Ranked 16th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.118 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 38 times more than Italy

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 78th.
48.7%
Ranked 48th. About the same as Italy
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.17 trillion
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Malaysia
$105.92 billion
Ranked 15th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.0512
Ranked 22nd. 32% more than Malaysia
0.0387
Ranked 23th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 5
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 130th. The same as Malaysia
6
Ranked 150th.

Scouting > Members 102,066
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Malaysia
44,016
Ranked 29th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 65.39%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Malaysia
61.97%
Ranked 32nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 63.76%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Malaysia
62.29%
Ranked 35th.

High school > Share of total education spending 42.94%
Ranked 22nd. 27% more than Malaysia
33.72%
Ranked 59th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.58%
Ranked 43th.
88.98%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Italy

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 90.5%
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Malaysia
70.2%
Ranked 44th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.87 million
Ranked 25th. 22% more than Malaysia
2.34 million
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 48.3
Ranked 126th.
95.62
Ranked 37th. 98% more than Italy

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.17
Ranked 40th. 26% more than Malaysia
5.7
Ranked 65th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.51
Ranked 46th.
99.63
Ranked 35th. About the same as Italy

Children out of school > Primary > Male 4,320
Ranked 74th.
112,026
Ranked 25th. 26 times more than Italy

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.986
Ranked 86th.
0.999
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Italy

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 0.0
Ranked 38th.
1,230 hours
Ranked 6th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,020 hours
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Malaysia
964 hours
Ranked 11th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.1%
Ranked 89th.
51.2%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Italy
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.5
Ranked 18th. 83% more than Malaysia
3
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 79.23
Ranked 95th.
94.21
Ranked 64th. 19% more than Italy

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.185
Ranked 21st.
3.03
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 12,610
Ranked 10th.
45,473
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.44 million
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Malaysia
1.09 million
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.223
Ranked 24th.
3.61
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than Italy
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0764
Ranked 27th.
2.12
Ranked 12th. 28 times more than Italy
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 70.95
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Malaysia
55.54
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.522
Ranked 19th.
6.64
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.106
Ranked 23th.
1.91
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Italy
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 7,648
Ranked 17th.
65,445
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Italy
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.68
Ranked 70th. 11% more than Malaysia
1.51
Ranked 72nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 101
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Malaysia
92
Ranked 81st.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 26th.
11%
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Italy
School life expectancy > Female 14.8 years
Ranked 20th. 26% more than Malaysia
11.7 years
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.18
Ranked 121st.
0.0
Ranked 70th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.3
Ranked 120th.
0.0
Ranked 71st.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Malaysia
98%
Ranked 20th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.074 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 62 times more than Italy

High school teachers 450,757
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Malaysia
166,940
Ranked 24th.

Elementary school teachers 273,113
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Malaysia
205,772
Ranked 23th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 9th. The same as Malaysia
100
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 98%
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Malaysia
85.4%
Ranked 16th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 14th. The same as Malaysia
1%
Ranked 17th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 7.76
Ranked 116th.
45.84
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Italy

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 6 times more than Italy

Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Malaysia
92
Ranked 79th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.51 million
Ranked 17th. 74% more than Malaysia
2.58 million
Ranked 32nd.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n 5
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.002 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 26th.
0.008 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Italy
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 33% more than Italy

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.81
Ranked 88th.
114.18
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Italy

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 47.59
Ranked 155th.
122.79
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Italy

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 10.5
Ranked 102nd.
19.4
Ranked 49th. 85% more than Italy
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 27%
Ranked 11th.
49%
Ranked 1st. 81% more than Italy
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11 11
Library members 591,598
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
175,876
Ranked 3rd.
Library members per 1000 10.4
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Malaysia
8.49
Ranked 6th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.5
Ranked 3rd.
98.8
Ranked 5th. About the same as Italy
Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced 1912 1916
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 23,274
Ranked 11th.
132,017
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 1,985
Ranked 17th.
24,278
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 499,406
Ranked 11th.
1.1 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 2.27 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
818,726
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
8.06 million
Ranked 5th.
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 40.6%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Malaysia
18.3%
Ranked 28th.

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 25.26%
Ranked 31st. 35% more than Malaysia
18.7%
Ranked 56th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 1.52 million
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Malaysia
1.11 million
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 29,737
Ranked 10th.
155,440
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Italy
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $1.33 trillion
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Malaysia
$149.77 billion
Ranked 18th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 939.46 billion
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Malaysia
401.11 billion
Ranked 40th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 39.65%
Ranked 75th.
43.09%
Ranked 57th. 9% more than Italy

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 101.32%
Ranked 26th. 49% more than Malaysia
67.89%
Ranked 104th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.91%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Malaysia
98.42%
Ranked 11th.

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 98.35%
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Malaysia
77.68%
Ranked 62nd.

School enrollment, primary > % net 97.22%
Ranked 31st. About the same as Malaysia
97.03%
Ranked 34th.

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 100.66%
Ranked 31st. 51% more than Malaysia
66.88%
Ranked 107th.

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 8.52%
Ranked 83th. 90% more than Malaysia
4.49%
Ranked 98th.

Progression to secondary school, male > % 99.63%
Ranked 13th.
100%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Italy

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 75.41%
Ranked 24th. 85% more than Malaysia
40.85%
Ranked 65th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.278
Ranked 21st.
4.58
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Italy
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 7.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
46.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Italy

Progression to secondary school > % 99.63%
Ranked 13th. About the same as Malaysia
99.24%
Ranked 18th.

Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.243%
Ranked 101st.
0.0
Ranked 65th.

Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 99.82%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Malaysia
97.27%
Ranked 48th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 92.42% net
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Malaysia
75.5% net
Ranked 56th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 105.63%
Ranked 34th.
108.79%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Italy

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 101.22%
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Malaysia
91.07%
Ranked 78th.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 101.47%
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Malaysia
90.84%
Ranked 75th.

Progression to secondary school > Female 99.28%
Ranked 21st.
100%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Italy
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 101.61% gross
Ranked 102nd. 8% more than Malaysia
93.65% gross
Ranked 140th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 101.91% gross
Ranked 17th.
113.92% gross
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Italy

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 103.44% gross
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Malaysia
101.48% gross
Ranked 15th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 91.74% net
Ranked 12th. 30% more than Malaysia
70.54% net
Ranked 62nd.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 66.34% female
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Malaysia
63.04% female
Ranked 35th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 96.49%
Ranked 24th.
98.37%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Italy

Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.02%
Ranked 51st.
100.06%
Ranked 46th. The same as Italy

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 22.8%
Ranked 38th.
31.9%
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Italy

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 41.5%
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Malaysia
6.2%
Ranked 14th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 69th.
27.3%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Italy

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 93.14% net
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Malaysia
80.75% net
Ranked 46th.

Progression to secondary school > Male 100%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Malaysia
98.14%
Ranked 22nd.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 103.38%
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Malaysia
93.81%
Ranked 124th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 29.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Malaysia
5.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 1,748.06
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Malaysia
364.64
Ranked 52nd.

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 24.98%
Ranked 75th.
28.58%
Ranked 63th. 14% more than Italy

High school teachers > % female 67.39%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Malaysia
64.59%
Ranked 32nd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 0.208
Ranked 22nd.
3.78
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Italy
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 100
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Malaysia
92.4
Ranked 45th.

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 303,771
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malaysia
107,825
Ranked 19th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 4,643
Ranked 83th.
62,590
Ranked 31st. 13 times more than Italy

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 14,375
Ranked 58th.
62,722
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Italy

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 39.41%
Ranked 73th.
43.65%
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Italy

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.69 million
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Malaysia
157,742
Ranked 42nd.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 67.39%
Ranked 21st. About the same as Malaysia
67.3%
Ranked 24th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.67%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Malaysia
96.2%
Ranked 43th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 100.35
Ranked 16th. 60% more than Malaysia
62.86
Ranked 62nd.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 102.2
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Malaysia
58.46
Ranked 69th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 104.85
Ranked 55th. 7% more than Malaysia
97.79
Ranked 102nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 106.43
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Malaysia
97.58
Ranked 112th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.219
Ranked 20th.
2.03
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Italy
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 100
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Malaysia
93.83
Ranked 30th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 99.14
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Malaysia
93.61
Ranked 29th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 2.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia
864,189
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 1.74 million
Ranked 4th. 87% more than Malaysia
926,066
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 28.65
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
8.71
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 59.62
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
14.32
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 67.04
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia
31.18
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 8.77
Ranked 21st.
46.81
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 40.39
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Malaysia
33.3
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 431.59
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Malaysia
343.93
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 37.41
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Malaysia
36.9
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 13.62
Ranked 21st.
73.43
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Italy
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 4.6 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
1.52 million
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 35.63
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Malaysia
26.33
Ranked 10th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 2.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
779,917
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 2.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
792,088
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 1.84 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
540,324
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 303,771
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Malaysia
128,262
Ranked 13th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 91.38%
Ranked 19th. 36% more than Malaysia
67.25%
Ranked 69th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 13,876
Ranked 9th.
48,062
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Italy
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 4.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
1.61 million
Ranked 7th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 72.84%
Ranked 26th. 48% more than Malaysia
49.1%
Ranked 74th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 10,787
Ranked 11th.
84,396
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 12,487
Ranked 10th.
47,621
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Italy
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 99.96%
Ranked 32nd. 52% more than Malaysia
65.92%
Ranked 108th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 1.94 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Malaysia
317,783
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 3.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia
444,624
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 1.88 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
460,250
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 42,695
Ranked 8th.
136,273
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Italy
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion 3 9
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 9.05%
Ranked 93th.
21.3%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 74.31
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Malaysia
73.41
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 29.51
Ranked 23th.
39.53
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Italy

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