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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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Literacy > 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 > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > 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 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 > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > 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 > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • 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 > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. 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 > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: 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. 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % 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."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Spending on teaching materials: Public expenditure on teaching materials, primary level is the amount spent on teaching materials expressed as a percentage of total public current spending on primary education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
STAT Malaysia Oman HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.1
Ranked 49th. 6% more than Oman
86.65
Ranked 64th.

Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd. 13 times more than Oman
7,054
Ranked 46th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th. 70% more than Oman
2.13
Ranked 46th.

Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 27 times more than Oman
2,958
Ranked 44th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd.
1.38
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Malaysia

College and university > Share of total education spending 34.45%
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Oman
26.88%
Ranked 23th.

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 19% more than Oman
4.32%
Ranked 80th.

High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Oman
97
Ranked 44th.

Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Oman
81.4%
Ranked 106th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Oman
6
Ranked 74th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Oman
6.6
Ranked 29th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th.
19.91
Ranked 79th. 56% more than Malaysia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd.
17.37
Ranked 48th. 27% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Oman
6
Ranked 114th.

Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th. 16% more than Oman
73.5%
Ranked 106th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Oman
0.893
Ranked 46th.

College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Oman
115.01
Ranked 55th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th. The same as Oman
2
Ranked 156th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
5.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. About the same as Malaysia

Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Oman
300,185
Ranked 44th.

College and university > Private school share 43.14%
Ranked 34th.
45.07%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Malaysia

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th.
1.01
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Malaysia

School life expectancy > Total 11.5 years
Ranked 56th. 31% more than Oman
8.8 years
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.9%
Ranked 48th. 9% more than Oman
84.4%
Ranked 73th.
Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 10 times more than Oman
299,471
Ranked 56th.

Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Oman
15,775
Ranked 86th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 89.8
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Oman
80.9
Ranked 69th.

Tertiary enrollment 28.2%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Oman
8.5%
Ranked 72nd.
Spending per student > College and university 49.36
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Oman
14.58
Ranked 67th.

High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Oman
96.67
Ranked 77th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th.
0.0
Ranked 194th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th.
7.27
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than Malaysia

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write NA
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Oman
3
Ranked 88th.

Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th. 6% more than Oman
86.8%
Ranked 96th.
Spending > USD 8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Oman
1.58 billion
Ranked 60th.

High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st.
8.99%
Ranked 39th. Twice as much as Malaysia

Spending > Proportion 4.04
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Oman
3.89
Ranked 89th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th.
23.66
Ranked 77th. 35% more than Malaysia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. The same as Oman
4
Ranked 36th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th.
2.14
Ranked 67th. 19 times more than Malaysia

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.2%
Ranked 12th.
97.3%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Malaysia

Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th. 29% more than Oman
74.96
Ranked 129th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Oman
9,813.02
Ranked 79th.

Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 83th.
93
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 32 times more than Oman
19,864
Ranked 97th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Oman
6
Ranked 80th.

Children out of school > Primary 221,833
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Oman
78,581
Ranked 31st.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th. About the same as Oman
6.73
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Oman
16,077
Ranked 65th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd.
25.36
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Malaysia

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. The same as Oman
3
Ranked 124th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th.
1.24
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Malaysia

Spending per student > High school 14.19
Ranked 50th. 7% more than Oman
13.22
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Oman
298,109
Ranked 52nd.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.1%
Ranked 78th.
24.2%
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Malaysia

High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Oman
0.985
Ranked 61st.

Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Oman
114
Ranked 79th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Oman
37%
Ranked 46th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th.
11%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Oman
8.87
Ranked 95th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. The same as Oman
6
Ranked 104th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.2%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Oman
24.2%
Ranked 8th.

Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Oman
4,097
Ranked 39th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 15th. 53% more than Oman
4.3%
Ranked 64th.

High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th.
17.37
Ranked 49th. 27% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Oman
292,783
Ranked 54th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 11.56
Ranked 54th.
15.74
Ranked 46th. 36% more than Malaysia

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. The same as Oman
12
Ranked 79th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. The same as Oman
12
Ranked 74th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 32% more than Oman
5.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.66
Ranked 8th.
53.12
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 10 times more than Oman
314,064
Ranked 117th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 66%
Ranked 63th. 40% more than Oman
47.2%
Ranked 92nd.

Elementary school graduate rate 92.23
Ranked 52nd.
99.5
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Malaysia

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Oman
97.63
Ranked 51st.

Public spending per student > Primary level 11.2
Ranked 50th.
11.4
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Malaysia
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd. 15% more than Oman
90.37
Ranked 59th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Oman
90.58
Ranked 24th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th. 20% more than Oman
1.09
Ranked 53th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Oman
387,700
Ranked 79th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th. 19% more than Oman
0.96
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 316.08
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Oman
253.93
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Oman
8.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd.
3.24
Ranked 60th. 70% more than Malaysia

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Oman
6
Ranked 97th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th. 4% more than Oman
14.37
Ranked 52nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.91
Ranked 40th.
31.15
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia

High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th.
1.33
Ranked 64th. 15 times more than Malaysia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Oman
239,800
Ranked 78th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th. 27% more than Oman
11.87
Ranked 116th.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.23%
Ranked 12th.
81.98%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.5
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Oman
97.63
Ranked 53th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.7%
Ranked 27th.
99.3%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Malaysia

Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 11 times more than Oman
271,407
Ranked 97th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd. The same as Oman
6 years
Ranked 73th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Oman
$3,237.11
Ranked 43th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th. 34% more than Oman
73.02
Ranked 117th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th.
89.95
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 94.01
Ranked 7th.
109.51
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. The same as Oman
12
Ranked 80th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th.
16.9%
Ranked 29th. 17 times more than Malaysia

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th.
101.38
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Malaysia

High school enrolment rate > Female 97.68
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Oman
97.02
Ranked 39th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 14.7%
Ranked 74th.
32.8%
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th. 25% more than Oman
76%
Ranked 4th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st.
6
Ranked 92nd. 20% more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 86.1
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Oman
23.3
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 25 times more than Oman
101,567
Ranked 108th.
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 10 times more than Oman
297,120
Ranked 66th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.8%
Ranked 57th. 27% more than Oman
57.1%
Ranked 80th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.3
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Oman
97.63
Ranked 50th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
112.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th.
57.93%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 103 times more than Oman
1,573
Ranked 23th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th.
19.91
Ranked 79th. 56% more than Malaysia

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.32%
Ranked 9th.
98.94%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Oman
14,422
Ranked 71st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Oman
12 years
Ranked 62nd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.72
Ranked 37th.
99.31
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Oman
279,302
Ranked 105th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.27
Ranked 6th.
9.7
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th.
47.72
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Malaysia

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Oman
6
Ranked 69th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Oman
0.99
Ranked 3rd.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Oman
98.86%
Ranked 69th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 125,312
Ranked 34th. 23% more than Oman
101,944
Ranked 34th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.9
Ranked 35th.
20.4
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. About the same as Oman
48.48%
Ranked 79th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 70.05
Ranked 77th.
162.28
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Progression to secondary school 99.04%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Oman
98.53%
Ranked 14th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Oman
96.7%
Ranked 1st.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
30.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 116,539
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Oman
31,003
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Oman
261,640
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th. 23% more than Oman
77%
Ranked 4th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. The same as Oman
15
Ranked 116th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Oman
6
Ranked 94th.

Library books 1.11 million
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Oman
114,886
Ranked 38th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd.
1.11
Ranked 83th.

School life expectancy > Male 11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 24% more than Oman
9 years
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
114.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Malaysia

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 73th.
17%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. The same as Oman
0.126 per capita
Ranked 69th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th.
136.05
Ranked 59th. 10% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th. 28% more than Oman
75%
Ranked 4th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 12th.
97.9%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Malaysia

Library books per 1000 53.46
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Oman
52.89
Ranked 38th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th.
23.7
Ranked 71st. 30% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 31st. 11% more than Oman
62%
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 58 times more than Oman
2,391
Ranked 128th.
Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Oman
13,394
Ranked 98th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Oman
48.1%
Ranked 108th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 6th.
4.63
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 660.01
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Oman
644.38
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 49,473
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Oman
3,591
Ranked 1st.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.9
Ranked 63th.
4.5
Ranked 54th. 55% more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th. The same as Oman
6
Ranked 67th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Oman
5.98
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 88% more than Oman
53.88
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Oman
86.9%
Ranked 3rd.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
14.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Oman
48.2%
Ranked 93th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Oman
$7.04 billion
Ranked 70th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. The same as Oman
6
Ranked 105th.

Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Oman
12,847
Ranked 65th.
High school > Share of total education spending 33.72%
Ranked 59th.
40.16%
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than Malaysia

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.29%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Oman
61.73%
Ranked 18th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 61.97%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Oman
61.73%
Ranked 20th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.98%
Ranked 25th. About the same as Oman
88.78%
Ranked 23th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 70.2%
Ranked 44th. 19% more than Oman
59.2%
Ranked 59th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Oman
307,094
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th.
116.08
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Malaysia

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th.
100.31
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th.
6.44
Ranked 49th. 13% more than Malaysia

Children out of school > Primary > Male 112,026
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Oman
41,044
Ranked 29th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Oman
0.982
Ranked 62nd.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Oman
48.9%
Ranked 75th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 2,195
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 44th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Oman
0.6
Ranked 24th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th.
120.99
Ranked 23th. 28% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 65,445
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Oman
9,114
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.03
Ranked 6th.
8.35
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 45,473
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Oman
11,058
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 9th.
3.29
Ranked 1st. 73% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.54
Ranked 9th. 38% more than Oman
40.3
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.64
Ranked 6th.
13.62
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Oman
126,922
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Oman
2.09
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.61
Ranked 8th.
6.49
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Malaysia
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd.
3.88
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Oman
91
Ranked 2nd.

School life expectancy > Female 11.7 years
Ranked 50th. 36% more than Oman
8.6 years
Ranked 74th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th.
1.12
Ranked 81st.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st.
1.1
Ranked 85th.

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

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
15.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Malaysia

High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Oman
21,370
Ranked 54th.

Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Oman
22,869
Ranked 77th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Oman
96.98
Ranked 37th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 85.4%
Ranked 16th. 16% more than Oman
73.5%
Ranked 4th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Oman
0.99%
Ranked 4th.
Teachers' Day date 5/16/2011 2/28/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
154.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malaysia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 45.84
Ranked 70th.
100.37
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Oman
299,484
Ranked 6th.

Primary completion rate > Men 92
Ranked 79th.
94
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 94% more than Oman
53.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th. 4% more than Oman
117.8
Ranked 65th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Oman
95.56
Ranked 58th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.4
Ranked 49th. 9% more than Oman
17.8
Ranked 59th.
Library members 175,876
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Oman
15,000
Ranked 28th.
Library members per 1000 8.49
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Oman
6.91
Ranked 16th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.8
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Oman
95.9
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.78
Ranked 6th.
9.33
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Elementary teachers > % trained 96.6%
Ranked 3rd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Malaysia

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 92.4
Ranked 45th.
100
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Malaysia

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 107,825
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Oman
12,245
Ranked 49th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 62,590
Ranked 31st. 16% more than Oman
53,908
Ranked 33th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 62,722
Ranked 33th. 31% more than Oman
48,036
Ranked 34th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.65%
Ranked 52nd.
0.0
Ranked 86th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.2%
Ranked 43th. 36% more than Oman
70.92%
Ranked 97th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 62.86
Ranked 62nd. 72% more than Oman
36.47
Ranked 79th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 58.46
Ranked 69th. 88% more than Oman
31.06
Ranked 83th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.79
Ranked 102nd. 34% more than Oman
72.93
Ranked 115th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 97.58
Ranked 112th. 33% more than Oman
73.1
Ranked 116th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 93.83
Ranked 30th.
100
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Malaysia

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 93.61
Ranked 29th.
98.65
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 926,066
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Oman
126,847
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 31.18
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Oman
15.37
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 46.81
Ranked 5th.
71.39
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 36.9
Ranked 8th.
54.5
Ranked 1st. 48% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 73.43
Ranked 5th.
121.95
Ranked 1st. 66% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 8.49
Ranked 4th.
11.17
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 792,088
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Oman
55,948
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.04
Ranked 11th.
1.35
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 91.97%
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Oman
86.85%
Ranked 63th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 44,658
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Oman
7,864
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 737,490
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Oman
36,058
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 71,066
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Oman
19,945
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 7.4 million
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Oman
606,662
Ranked 1st.
Primary education, teachers > % female 68.71%
Ranked 83th. 11% more than Oman
61.72%
Ranked 92nd.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 49.92%
Ranked 19th. 44% more than Oman
34.56%
Ranked 28th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 21.3%
Ranked 13th.
31.11%
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 73.41
Ranked 9th.
91.79
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 39.53
Ranked 9th.
48.71
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 3.6
Ranked 6th.
9.62
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.55
Ranked 4th.
5.88
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.41
Ranked 9th.
1.64
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.82
Ranked 4th.
5.89
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 13.57
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Oman
2.33
Ranked 2nd.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 14th.
53.1%
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Malaysia
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 20%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Oman
9.9%
Ranked 46th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 40.9%
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Oman
5.4%
Ranked 52nd.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 18.9%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Oman
4%
Ranked 55th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.24%
Ranked 46th.
97.28%
Ranked 45th. The same as Malaysia

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 107.53% gross
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Oman
7.11% gross
Ranked 73th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 93.3% gross
Ranked 132nd. 10% more than Oman
84.6% gross
Ranked 89th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.29% female
Ranked 87th. 14% more than Oman
57.97% female
Ranked 101st.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 26.33%
Ranked 22nd. 70% more than Oman
15.52%
Ranked 30th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 93.92%
Ranked 126th. 28% more than Oman
73.24%
Ranked 85th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 24.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
58.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malaysia

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.69%
Ranked 54th. 9% more than Oman
81.35%
Ranked 67th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 603,100
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Oman
147,600
Ranked 79th.

Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 96.6%
Ranked 4th.
99.81%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Malaysia

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 94.19%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Oman
93.3%
Ranked 37th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99%
Ranked 35th. 39% more than Oman
69.19%
Ranked 101st.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 18.24%
Ranked 15th.
31.11%
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Malaysia

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.36%
Ranked 123th. 28% more than Oman
75.49%
Ranked 127th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Oman
11 years
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.08%
Ranked 18th.
100.78%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 93.12%
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Oman
86.94%
Ranked 21st.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.24%
Ranked 92nd.
104.58%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Malaysia

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 76.36%
Ranked 63th. 40% more than Oman
54.57%
Ranked 28th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 79.08%
Ranked 57th. 45% more than Oman
54.64%
Ranked 28th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 50.53%
Ranked 26th. 4% more than Oman
48.51%
Ranked 33th.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 14.07%
Ranked 63th.
14.11%
Ranked 25th. About the same as Malaysia

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 5.74
Ranked 81st. 8 times more than Oman
0.725
Ranked 22nd.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.54
Ranked 36th. 30% more than Oman
3.48
Ranked 47th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 23.07
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Oman
21.57
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Oman
1.5
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 34.96
Ranked 9th.
47.69
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.61
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Oman
13.03
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.21
Ranked 8th.
31.6
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 39.54
Ranked 9th.
53.09
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 18.98
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Oman
7.2
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 6.65
Ranked 5th.
10.09
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.67
Ranked 4th.
5.28
Ranked 1st. 97% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 47.35
Ranked 7th.
56.39
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 64.79
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Oman
53.9
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 75.78% gross
Ranked 101st.
87.08% gross
Ranked 30th. 15% more than Malaysia

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.15%
Ranked 85th.
4.21%
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Malaysia

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.24%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Oman
93.56%
Ranked 23th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 182,092
Ranked 7th. 68 times more than Oman
2,685
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Oman
95.94%
Ranked 15th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.87%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Oman
95.11%
Ranked 21st.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 93.48% gross
Ranked 140th. 11% more than Oman
84.46% gross
Ranked 96th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.65%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Oman
92.1%
Ranked 22nd.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99%
Ranked 46th. 32% more than Oman
72.81%
Ranked 94th.

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 17.17
Ranked 44th. 9% more than Oman
15.74
Ranked 50th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 5.59
Ranked 6th.
14.56
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Spending on teaching materials 13.6
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Oman
1.3
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.98
Ranked 6th.
12.98
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 65.92%
Ranked 108th.
97.91%
Ranked 10th. 49% more than Malaysia

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 67.25%
Ranked 69th.
79.69%
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, teachers, female 128,262
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Oman
8,309
Ranked 62nd.

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