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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."
  • 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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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 per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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. 
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > 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 > 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 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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 teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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 illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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 literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary 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).
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 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 15-19 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > 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 rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > 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."
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STAT Laos Philippines HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 72.7
Ranked 11th. 		93.6
Ranked 43th. 29% more than Laos
Children out of school, primary 29,694
Ranked 33th. 		1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 49 times more than Laos
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.47
Ranked 35th. 		15.99
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Laos
Children out of school, primary, female 17,910
Ranked 30th. 		665,779
Ranked 5th. 37 times more than Laos
College and university > Gender parity index 0.736
Ranked 70th. 		1.24
Ranked 62nd. 68% more than Laos
College and university > Share of total education spending 12.63%
Ranked 79th. 6% more than Philippines 		11.96%
Ranked 91st.
Compulsary education duration 5
Ranked 106th. 		6
Ranked 176th. 20% more than Laos
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.31%
Ranked 94th. 25% more than Philippines 		2.65%
Ranked 108th.
High school enrolment rate 78.78
Ranked 76th. 		97.51
Ranked 43th. 24% more than Laos
Literacy > Total population 73%
Ranked 8th. 		95.9%
Ranked 56th. 31% more than Laos
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 155th. 		6
Ranked 105th. 20% more than Laos
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.9
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Philippines 		4.74
Ranked 67th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 27.13
Ranked 35th. 		31.44
Ranked 38th. 16% more than Laos
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 19.89
Ranked 32nd. 		34.81
Ranked 6th. 75% more than Laos
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 45th. 75% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 197th.
Literacy > Female 63%
Ranked 7th. 		95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 52% more than Laos
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.69
Ranked 32nd. 		7.25
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Laos
College and university > Gender ratio 77.65
Ranked 74th. 		124.04
Ranked 44th. 60% more than Laos
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Philippines 		1
Ranked 200th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 36% more than Philippines 		2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
Secondary education, pupils 515,130
Ranked 33th. 		6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Laos
College and university > Private school share 25.84%
Ranked 47th. 		62.57%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Laos
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.88
Ranked 128th. 		0.99
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Laos
School life expectancy > Total 8.3 years
Ranked 91st. 		11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 35% more than Laos
Literacy > Adult literacy 73.2%
Ranked 85th. 		93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 28% more than Laos
Primary education, teachers 32,586
Ranked 37th. 		435,385
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Laos
Primary education, pupils 883,938
Ranked 40th. 		13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Laos
Adult literacy rate > Female 63.23
Ranked 11th. 		93.9
Ranked 40th. 49% more than Laos
Spending per student > College and university 27.38
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Philippines 		11.57
Ranked 71st.
High school > Gender ratio 80.6
Ranked 101st. 		109.01
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Laos
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 41st. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.05
Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Philippines 		0.379
Ranked 89th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Philippines 		1
Ranked 204th.
Literacy > Male 83%
Ranked 8th. 		96%
Ranked 58th. 16% more than Laos
Spending > USD 63.24 million
Ranked 134th. 		4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 64 times more than Laos
High school > Private school share 3.14%
Ranked 50th. 		19.84%
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Laos
Spending > Proportion 1.18
Ranked 160th. 		2.19
Ranked 144th. 86% more than Laos
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 31.48
Ranked 37th. 		34.53
Ranked 38th. 10% more than Laos
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 112th. 		5
Ranked 10th. 67% more than Laos
High school repeaters > Male 2.17
Ranked 66th. 		4.32
Ranked 50th. Twice as much as Laos
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 78.5%
Ranked 22nd. 		95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Laos
Preschool enrollment rate 111.84
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Philippines 		110.09
Ranked 39th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 4,111.06
Ranked 121st. 		11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Laos
Primary completion rate 76
Ranked 90th. 		97
Ranked 42nd. 28% more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 28,117
Ranked 98th. 		2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 86 times more than Laos
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 164th. 		6
Ranked 110th. 20% more than Laos
Children out of school > Primary 126,224
Ranked 25th. 		646,449
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Laos
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.78
Ranked 73th. 79% more than Philippines 		2.12
Ranked 94th.
Secondary education, teachers 24,652
Ranked 54th. 		194,373
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Laos
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 18.89
Ranked 20th. 		34.65
Ranked 7th. 83% more than Laos
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 38th. 33% more than Philippines 		3
Ranked 151st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.77
Ranked 36th. 		8.74
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Laos
Spending per student > High school 5.05
Ranked 76th. 		9.2
Ranked 71st. 82% more than Laos
Secondary education, general pupils 510,940
Ranked 39th. 		6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Laos
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 32.7%
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Philippines 		4.4%
Ranked 101st.
High school > Gender parity index 0.853
Ranked 85th. 		1.08
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Laos
Scientific and technical journal articles 2
Ranked 155th. 		179
Ranked 70th. 90 times more than Laos
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 31%
Ranked 55th. 		56%
Ranked 1st. 81% more than Laos
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.28%
Ranked 77th. 9 times more than Philippines 		0.384%
Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 5.07
Ranked 102nd. 		29.98
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Laos
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 85th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 136th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.7%
Ranked 37th. 		16.4%
Ranked 33th. 40% more than Laos
Children out of school, primary, male 11,784
Ranked 33th. 		803,396
Ranked 4th. 68 times more than Laos
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.5%
Ranked 44th. The same as Philippines 		2.5%
Ranked 90th.
High school > Students per teacher 19.89
Ranked 33th. 		34.81
Ranked 6th. 75% more than Laos
Secondary education > General pupils 388,044
Ranked 45th. 		6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than Laos
Spending per student > Elementary school 9.89
Ranked 68th. 14% more than Philippines 		8.65
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 151st. 		12
Ranked 104th. 9% more than Laos
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 134th. 		12
Ranked 97th. 9% more than Laos
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Philippines 		4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 45.18
Ranked 3rd. 		49.03
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 875,300
Ranked 80th. 		12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Laos
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 22.9%
Ranked 121st. 		65.9%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Laos
Elementary school graduate rate 66.78
Ranked 78th. 		73.24
Ranked 73th. 10% more than Laos
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 83.93
Ranked 12th. 		94.8
Ranked 68th. 13% more than Laos
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 77.51
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Philippines 		73.64
Ranked 103th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 133.01
Ranked 40th. 		148.95
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Laos
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.72
Ranked 75th. 		1.23
Ranked 39th. 71% more than Laos
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.08 million
Ranked 55th. 		2.26 million
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Laos
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.76
Ranked 122nd. 		1.12
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 5.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th. 		30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Laos
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.63
Ranked 132nd. 5 times more than Philippines 		0.122
Ranked 196th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 91st. 50% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 177th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 22.76
Ranked 21st. 		35.13
Ranked 5th. 54% more than Laos
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 21.8
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Philippines 		7.67
Ranked 47th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.311
Ranked 103th. 		0.587
Ranked 62nd. 89% more than Laos
High school repeaters > Female 0.96
Ranked 72nd. 		1.43
Ranked 66th. 49% more than Laos
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 726,000
Ranked 53th. 		1.15 million
Ranked 47th. 59% more than Laos
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 30.49
Ranked 36th. 		33.67
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Laos
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 78.74
Ranked 12th. 		95.7
Ranked 66th. 22% more than Laos
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 63%
Ranked 80th. 		71.5%
Ranked 69th. 13% more than Laos
Elementary school > Enrolled students 900,817
Ranked 65th. 		13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Laos
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 150th. 		6 years
Ranked 103th. 20% more than Laos
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $250.81
Ranked 90th. 		$846.14
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Laos
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 119.92
Ranked 25th. 		134.64
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Laos
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 76.88
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Philippines 		73.64
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 95.33
Ranked 1st. 		97.54
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Laos
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 156th. 		12
Ranked 106th. 9% more than Laos
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.13%
Ranked 57th. 		8.13%
Ranked 85th. 97% more than Laos
Elementary school > Gender ratio 90.57
Ranked 114th. 		98.34
Ranked 69th. 9% more than Laos
High school enrolment rate > Female 76.93
Ranked 71st. 		96.55
Ranked 41st. 26% more than Laos
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 43.4%
Ranked 31st. 10 times more than Philippines 		4.5%
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 84%
Ranked 110th. 		94%
Ranked 73th. 12% more than Laos
Primary education > Pupils 890,821
Ranked 49th. 		13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Laos
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 36.8%
Ranked 117th. 		63.7%
Ranked 67th. 73% more than Laos
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 89.19
Ranked 11th. 		93.9
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 65.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 		77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 18% more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 35.75%
Ranked 109th. 		55.26%
Ranked 45th. 55% more than Laos
Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,190
Ranked 46th. 		0.0
Ranked 83th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 27.13
Ranked 33th. 		31.44
Ranked 35th. 16% more than Laos
Secondary education > Teachers 15,891
Ranked 35th. 		168,058
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Laos
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years
Ranked 83th. 		12 years
Ranked 67th. 33% more than Laos
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 66.78
Ranked 68th. 		76.84
Ranked 59th. 15% more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 353,362
Ranked 94th. 		6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Laos
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 15.76
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		3.89
Ranked 7th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.377
Ranked 163th. 		2.17
Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Laos
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.9
Ranked 22nd. 		1.03
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Laos
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 87.22%
Ranked 103th. 		101.69%
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Laos
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 141,619
Ranked 32nd. 		961,298
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 45.65%
Ranked 147th. 		48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Laos
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 192.29
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Philippines 		27.34
Ranked 102nd.
Progression to secondary school 77.96%
Ranked 49th. 		96.62%
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Laos
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 74.7%
Ranked 22nd. 		96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Laos
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 22.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Philippines 		7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 552,031
Ranked 4th. 		7.57 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Laos
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 81,248
Ranked 4th. 		319,250
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Laos
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 81%
Ranked 105th. 		96%
Ranked 53th. 19% more than Laos
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 98th. The same as Philippines 		15
Ranked 140th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 79th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 16.82
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Philippines 		2.31
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 68.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 13% more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 157.85
Ranked 41st. 		160.22
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Laos
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 22%
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Philippines 		4.3%
Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.162 per capita
Ranked 31st. 		0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Laos
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 86%
Ranked 101st. 		93%
Ranked 69th. 8% more than Laos
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 82.6%
Ranked 24th. 		93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Laos
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 52%
Ranked 73th. 		90%
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Laos
Primary education > Teachers 28,299
Ranked 37th. 		376,988
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 41.85%
Ranked 144th. 		51.48%
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Laos
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 5.08
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Philippines 		2.11
Ranked 5th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 138th. 		6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than Laos
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.89
Ranked 45th. 9% more than Philippines 		4.48
Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 77%
Ranked 24th. 		91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Laos
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 12.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Philippines 		3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.67 billion
Ranked 80th. 		$81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 49 times more than Laos
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 86th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 136th.
High school > Share of total education spending 19%
Ranked 78th. 		29.69%
Ranked 67th. 56% more than Laos
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 409,868
Ranked 68th. 		6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Laos
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.74
Ranked 50th. 38% more than Philippines 		2
Ranked 109th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 67.01
Ranked 56th. 		74.9
Ranked 65th. 12% more than Laos
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 88.18
Ranked 84th. 		98.5
Ranked 74th. 12% more than Laos
Children out of school > Primary > Male 55,251
Ranked 27th. 		391,596
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Laos
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.939
Ranked 90th. 		0.978
Ranked 99th. 4% more than Laos
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 703
Ranked 13th. 		13,450
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Laos
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 63.72
Ranked 125th. 		74.97
Ranked 105th. 18% more than Laos
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 17.68
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		3.97
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 5.32
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		1.43
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 11.64
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		3.17
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 34.29
Ranked 7th. 		49.81
Ranked 12th. 45% more than Laos
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 29,397
Ranked 4th. 		163,971
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Laos
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 261,613
Ranked 5th. 		3.81 million
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Laos
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 15.74
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines 		5.37
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 8.95
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		2
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 11.95
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Philippines 		1.82
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 88,018
Ranked 4th. 		321,105
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Laos
Primary completion rate > Women 72
Ranked 87th. 		100
Ranked 32nd. 39% more than Laos
Elementary school repeaters > Male 17.88
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Philippines 		2.96
Ranked 76th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 15.62
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Philippines 		1.62
Ranked 87th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 63.6%
Ranked 70th. 		66.3%
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Laos
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 9.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Philippines 		4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
High school teachers 18,117
Ranked 57th. 		181,193
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Laos
Elementary school teachers 29,541
Ranked 69th. 		390,432
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Laos
High school enrolment rate > Male 80.34
Ranked 68th. 		98.5
Ranked 30th. 23% more than Laos
Literacy > Women above 14 years 60.9%
Ranked 23th. 		93.6%
Ranked 1st. 54% more than Laos
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.9%
Ranked 22nd. 		1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Laos
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 129.2
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Philippines 		13.97
Ranked 102nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 196.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Philippines 		28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 393,856
Ranked 80th. 		6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Laos
Primary completion rate > Men 80
Ranked 77th. 		93
Ranked 56th. 16% more than Laos
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 76.33
Ranked 79th. 		110.79
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Laos
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 153.84
Ranked 39th. 		154.55
Ranked 44th. About the same as Laos
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 90.42%
Ranked 83th. 		101.34%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Laos
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 17.87%
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Philippines 		1.49%
Ranked 93th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 60.39%
Ranked 37th. 23% more than Philippines 		49.24%
Ranked 71st.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 45.98% female
Ranked 87th. 		48.54% female
Ranked 69th. 6% more than Laos
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 8.13
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines 		1.68
Ranked 11th.
Elementary teachers > % trained 96.89%
Ranked 24th. 		100%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Laos
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 67.68
Ranked 69th. 		78.43
Ranked 57th. 16% more than Laos
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 8,055
Ranked 57th. 		138,127
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Laos
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 65,200
Ranked 31st. 		554,742
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Laos
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 76,419
Ranked 31st. 		406,556
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Laos
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 84.1%
Ranked 81st. 		91.09%
Ranked 65th. 8% more than Laos
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 15.35
Ranked 94th. 		49.23
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Laos
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 14.51
Ranked 94th. 		48.08
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Laos
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 115.47
Ranked 32nd. 		130.07
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Laos
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 124.2
Ranked 21st. 		139
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Laos
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 67.68
Ranked 60th. 		81.35
Ranked 48th. 20% more than Laos
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 65.97
Ranked 61st. 		72.83
Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Laos
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 176,716
Ranked 5th. 		2.87 million
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Laos
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 224,778
Ranked 4th. 		3.33 million
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Laos
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 2.55
Ranked 4th. 80% more than Philippines 		1.42
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 15.2
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		4.14
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 246,397
Ranked 5th. 		4.57 million
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Laos
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.21
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Philippines 		1.11
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 9.44
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines 		3.01
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 123,370
Ranked 5th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Laos
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 10.34
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		2.3
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 81.21% net
Ranked 54th. 		94.97% net
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Laos
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 198,945
Ranked 5th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Laos
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 85.88% net
Ranked 50th. 		92.99% net
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Laos
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 324,088
Ranked 6th. 		5.74 million
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Laos
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 60,531
Ranked 3rd. 		142,961
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Laos
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 69,202
Ranked 3rd. 		141,421
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Laos
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 112,243
Ranked 5th. 		2.25 million
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Laos
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 51,851
Ranked 4th. 		155,279
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Laos
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 198,559
Ranked 5th. 		3.87 million
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Laos
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.31%
Ranked 95th. 25% more than Philippines 		2.65%
Ranked 107th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.38
Ranked 7th. 		9.28
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Laos
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 55.97
Ranked 7th. 		73.91
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Laos
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 34.36
Ranked 7th. 		43.67
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Laos
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 7.71
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		1.77
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 7.05
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines 		1.53
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 4.75
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Philippines 		2.29
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.8
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		1.61
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.85
Ranked 7th. 		15.15
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Laos
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.5
Ranked 6th. 		6.35
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Laos
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 9.08% gross
Ranked 70th. 		39.94% gross
Ranked 87th. 4 times more than Laos
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 108.42% gross
Ranked 31st. 		111.49% gross
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Laos
Primary education > Teachers > % female 45.44% female
Ranked 66th. 		89.36% female
Ranked 18th. 97% more than Laos
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 4.02%
Ranked 35th. 		10.06%
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Laos
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 120.73%
Ranked 21st. 		138.35%
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Laos
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 65.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Philippines 		13.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 68.73%
Ranked 86th. 		92.6%
Ranked 39th. 35% more than Laos
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 359,400
Ranked 62nd. 		1.1 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Laos
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 83.38%
Ranked 35th. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Laos
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.31%
Ranked 94th. 25% more than Philippines 		2.65%
Ranked 108th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 80.67%
Ranked 89th. 		92.69%
Ranked 52nd. 15% more than Laos
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.21%
Ranked 37th. 		15.25%
Ranked 32nd. 25% more than Laos
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 106.22%
Ranked 48th. 		109.15%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Laos
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 8 years
Ranked 85th. 		12 years
Ranked 68th. 50% more than Laos
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 88.29%
Ranked 13th. 		101.52%
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Laos
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 72.7%
Ranked 13th. 		95.42%
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Laos
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 91.62%
Ranked 46th. 		101.17%
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Laos
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 24.6%
Ranked 42nd. 		51.98%
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Laos
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 23.53%
Ranked 42nd. 		51.04%
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Laos
Secondary education, pupils > % female 45.81%
Ranked 59th. 		50.88%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Laos
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 9.81%
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Philippines 		9%
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.63
Ranked 55th. 		0.0
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.81
Ranked 71st. 12% more than Philippines 		1.62
Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 5.8
Ranked 6th. 		12.1
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Laos
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 16.37
Ranked 6th. 		20.07
Ranked 12th. 23% more than Laos
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 24.65
Ranked 6th. 		33.86
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Laos
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 11.89
Ranked 6th. 		15.38
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Laos
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 19.14
Ranked 6th. 		25.31
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Laos
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 11.32
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines 		3.65
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 12.22
Ranked 7th. 		21.53
Ranked 12th. 76% more than Laos
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 9.6
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines 		2.95
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.65
Ranked 4th. 90% more than Philippines 		1.4
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 50.15
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Philippines 		48.51
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 42.55
Ranked 7th. 		58.81
Ranked 14th. 38% more than Laos
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 82.6%
Ranked 83th. 		94.46%
Ranked 61st. 14% more than Laos
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 60.9%
Ranked 83th. 		92.65%
Ranked 36th. 52% more than Laos
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.06%
Ranked 175th. 		2.44%
Ranked 147th. 2 times more than Laos
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 73.34%
Ranked 92nd. 		123.84%
Ranked 61st. 69% more than Laos
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 69.95%
Ranked 42nd. 		75.78%
Ranked 85th. 8% more than Laos
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 108,562
Ranked 4th. 		2.37 million
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Laos
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 91,286
Ranked 4th. 		302,139
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Laos
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 31,279
Ranked 5th. 		237,972
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Laos
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 40.37% gross
Ranked 67th. 		90.35% gross
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Laos
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.93%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Philippines 		88.97%
Ranked 68th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 69.95%
Ranked 42nd. 		78.68%
Ranked 77th. 12% more than Laos
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 11.7%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Philippines 		3.22%
Ranked 76th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 88.29%
Ranked 13th. 		102%
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Laos

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