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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.
  • 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 parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • 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 > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male 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.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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."
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Male is the percentage of males 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 male literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Female is the percentage of females 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 female literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Female is the number of females age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the female population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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 > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: 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
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 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 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Philippines Suriname HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.6
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Suriname 		90.7
Ranked 54th.
Children out of school, primary 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 306 times more than Suriname 		4,802
Ranked 83th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 15.99
Ranked 32nd. 76% more than Suriname 		9.06
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school, primary, female 665,779
Ranked 5th. 300 times more than Suriname 		2,217
Ranked 74th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 7.25
Ranked 32nd. 73% more than Suriname 		4.18
Ranked 37th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.24
Ranked 62nd. 		1.72
Ranked 9th. 39% more than Philippines
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 176th. The same as Suriname 		6
Ranked 102nd.
High school enrolment rate 97.51
Ranked 43th. 85% more than Suriname 		52.84
Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Female 95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Suriname 		87.2%
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Total population 95.9%
Ranked 56th. 7% more than Suriname 		89.6%
Ranked 9th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th. The same as Suriname 		6
Ranked 98th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.74
Ranked 67th. 		8.87
Ranked 6th. 87% more than Philippines
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 31.44
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Suriname 		15.25
Ranked 90th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 34.81
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Suriname 		12.79
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 197th. 		7
Ranked 62nd. 75% more than Philippines
College and university > Gender ratio 124.04
Ranked 44th. 		170.78
Ranked 9th. 38% more than Philippines
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 200th. 		2
Ranked 169th. Twice as much as Philippines
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		7.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Philippines
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 126th. 17% more than Suriname 		6 years
Ranked 144th.
Secondary education, pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 122 times more than Suriname 		55,431
Ranked 115th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 52nd. 		1
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Philippines
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Suriname 		90.4%
Ranked 56th.
Primary education, teachers 435,385
Ranked 7th. 93 times more than Suriname 		4,697
Ranked 106th.
Primary education, pupils 13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 191 times more than Suriname 		71,606
Ranked 126th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 93.9
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Suriname 		88.4
Ranked 58th.
Tertiary enrollment 31.2%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Suriname 		7%
Ranked 23th.
High school > Gender ratio 109.01
Ranked 13th. 		127.61
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Philippines
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 109th. 		7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Philippines
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.379
Ranked 89th. 		24.14
Ranked 22nd. 64 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 1
Ranked 204th. 		3
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Male 96%
Ranked 58th. 4% more than Suriname 		92%
Ranked 11th.
Spending > USD 4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 43 times more than Suriname 		94.33 million
Ranked 126th.
High school > Private school share 19.84%
Ranked 44th. 9% more than Suriname 		18.22%
Ranked 50th.
Spending > Proportion 2.19
Ranked 144th. 		3.44
Ranked 110th. 57% more than Philippines
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.53
Ranked 38th. 85% more than Suriname 		18.62
Ranked 71st.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Suriname 		4
Ranked 44th.
High school repeaters > Male 4.32
Ranked 50th. 		0.0
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.1%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Suriname 		94.9%
Ranked 23th.
Preschool enrollment rate 110.09
Ranked 39th. 		113.81
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Philippines
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 14 times more than Suriname 		812.2
Ranked 180th.
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than Suriname 		87
Ranked 73th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 468 times more than Suriname 		5,186
Ranked 116th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 110th. The same as Suriname 		6
Ranked 103th.
Children out of school > Primary 646,449
Ranked 15th. 274 times more than Suriname 		2,357
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.12
Ranked 94th. 		8.18
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Philippines
Secondary education, teachers 194,373
Ranked 19th. 45 times more than Suriname 		4,334
Ranked 80th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 34.65
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Suriname 		24.81
Ranked 25th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 151st. 		4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Philippines
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 8.74
Ranked 28th. 79% more than Suriname 		4.88
Ranked 33th.
Secondary education, general pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 214 times more than Suriname 		31,674
Ranked 127th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.08
Ranked 21st. 		1.31
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Philippines
Scientific and technical journal articles 179
Ranked 70th. 60 times more than Suriname 		3
Ranked 149th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 56%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Suriname 		48%
Ranked 1st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.384%
Ranked 130th. 		20.48%
Ranked 23th. 53 times more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.98
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Suriname 		10.96
Ranked 89th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Suriname 		6
Ranked 127th.
Children out of school, primary, male 803,396
Ranked 4th. 311 times more than Suriname 		2,585
Ranked 74th.
High school > Students per teacher 34.81
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Suriname 		12.79
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > General pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 260 times more than Suriname 		24,307
Ranked 86th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 104th. The same as Suriname 		12
Ranked 98th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th. The same as Suriname 		12
Ranked 92nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		7.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 70% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 49.03
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Suriname 		37.05
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 201 times more than Suriname 		64,659
Ranked 143th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 65.9%
Ranked 64th. 63% more than Suriname 		40.5%
Ranked 100th.
Elementary school graduate rate 73.24
Ranked 73th. 8% more than Suriname 		67.68
Ranked 78th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 94.8
Ranked 68th. 		95.3
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Philippines
Primary education, pupils per 1000 148.95
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Suriname 		135.17
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 103th. 		104.63
Ranked 24th. 42% more than Philippines
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.23
Ranked 39th. 		1.62
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Philippines
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.12
Ranked 15th. 		1.33
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 339.01
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Suriname 		290.09
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Suriname 		11.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 196th. 		1.53
Ranked 94th. 13 times more than Philippines
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 177th. 		6
Ranked 116th. 50% more than Philippines
Teacher student ratio > High school 35.13
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Suriname 		14
Ranked 67th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 7.67
Ranked 47th. 63% more than Suriname 		4.72
Ranked 53th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.587
Ranked 62nd. 16% more than Suriname 		0.504
Ranked 74th.
High school repeaters > Female 1.43
Ranked 66th. 		0.0
Ranked 102nd.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 33.67
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Suriname 		15.99
Ranked 89th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 95.7
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Suriname 		94.8
Ranked 70th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 193 times more than Suriname 		69,604
Ranked 120th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 103th. The same as Suriname 		6 years
Ranked 96th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $846.14
Ranked 66th. 		$2,452.08
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Philippines
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 134.64
Ranked 11th. 38% more than Suriname 		97.56
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 69th. 23% more than Suriname 		59.79
Ranked 94th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 97.54
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Suriname 		75.85
Ranked 5th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 106th. The same as Suriname 		12
Ranked 100th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.13%
Ranked 85th. 		43.6%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Philippines
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.34
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Suriname 		95.42
Ranked 99th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 96.55
Ranked 41st. 64% more than Suriname 		58.75
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 73th. 		96%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Philippines
Duration of education > Secondary level 4
Ranked 176th. 		5
Ranked 162nd. 25% more than Philippines
Primary education > Pupils 13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 199 times more than Suriname 		65,527
Ranked 83th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 63.7%
Ranked 67th. 35% more than Suriname 		47.1%
Ranked 96th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.9
Ranked 66th. 		95.7
Ranked 61st. 2% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 		93.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 21% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.26%
Ranked 45th. 		61.96%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Philippines
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 83th. 		23,757
Ranked 78th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 31.44
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Suriname 		15.25
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education > Teachers 168,058
Ranked 24th. 51 times more than Suriname 		3,296
Ranked 52nd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 76.84
Ranked 59th. 		79.75
Ranked 57th. 4% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 148 times more than Suriname 		41,000
Ranked 135th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 3.89
Ranked 7th. 		4.02
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Philippines
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.17
Ranked 88th. 		6.52
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Philippines
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 99th. The same as Suriname 		6
Ranked 93th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.03
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Suriname 		0.98
Ranked 22nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 961,298
Ranked 7th. 159 times more than Suriname 		6,031
Ranked 78th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.69%
Ranked 28th. 		107.41%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 		48.67%
Ranked 58th. About the same as Philippines
Progression to secondary school 96.62%
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Suriname 		12.47%
Ranked 122nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Suriname 		94.1%
Ranked 22nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 51% more than Suriname 		5.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 319,250
Ranked 5th. 159 times more than Suriname 		2,012
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 7.57 million
Ranked 4th. 202 times more than Suriname 		37,424
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 53th. 		98%
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Philippines
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 140th. 		16
Ranked 38th. 7% more than Philippines
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Suriname 		6
Ranked 114th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.31
Ranked 82nd. 		17.21
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Philippines
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 43% more than Suriname 		54.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Suriname 		0.147 per capita
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 160.22
Ranked 39th. 19% more than Suriname 		134.68
Ranked 61st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 69th. 		94%
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Philippines
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		95.6%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Philippines
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.2
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Suriname 		17.1
Ranked 107th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 3rd. 		94%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Philippines
Primary education > Teachers 376,988
Ranked 9th. 107 times more than Suriname 		3,520
Ranked 69th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.48%
Ranked 24th. 		56.32%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 677.11
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Suriname 		600.77
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 840,905
Ranked 2nd. 268 times more than Suriname 		3,136
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Suriname 		1.79
Ranked 7th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Suriname 		6
Ranked 91st.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 78th. 		7.05
Ranked 17th. 57% more than Philippines
Literacy > Men above 14 years 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		92%
Ranked 16th. About the same as Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Suriname 		1.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 30th. The same as Suriname 		48.9%
Ranked 27th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 62 times more than Suriname 		$1.31 billion
Ranked 83th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Suriname 		6
Ranked 127th.
Scouting > Members 1.76 million
Ranked 4th. 677 times more than Suriname 		2,601
Ranked 116th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 52.6%
Ranked 63th. 23% more than Suriname 		42.9%
Ranked 70th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 254 times more than Suriname 		25,583
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2
Ranked 109th. 		6.6
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Philippines
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.9
Ranked 65th. 54% more than Suriname 		48.66
Ranked 74th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.5
Ranked 74th. 		100.41
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male 391,596
Ranked 12th. 213 times more than Suriname 		1,840
Ranked 52nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.978
Ranked 99th. 2% more than Suriname 		0.956
Ranked 82nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.3%
Ranked 25th. 		53.1%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Philippines
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 13,450
Ranked 2nd. 		0.0
Ranked 61st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.97
Ranked 105th. 		85.4
Ranked 83th. 14% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.43
Ranked 9th. 		3.81
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2
Ranked 9th. 		2.32
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.17
Ranked 11th. 		4.22
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.82
Ranked 10th. 		2.17
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 49.81
Ranked 12th. 		55.26
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.97
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Suriname 		3.89
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 5.37
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Suriname 		3.88
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 321,105
Ranked 4th. 162 times more than Suriname 		1,982
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 163,971
Ranked 4th. 185 times more than Suriname 		884
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 3.81 million
Ranked 4th. 208 times more than Suriname 		18,280
Ranked 8th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 18.2
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Suriname 		4.87
Ranked 28th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Suriname 		97
Ranked 44th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.96
Ranked 76th. 		19.86
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Philippines
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.62
Ranked 87th. 		14.37
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 17% more than Suriname 		4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
Elementary school teachers 390,432
Ranked 9th. 90 times more than Suriname 		4,354
Ranked 102nd.
High school teachers 181,193
Ranked 21st. 54 times more than Suriname 		3,373
Ranked 102nd.
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.5
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Suriname 		46.33
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 93.6%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Suriname 		87.2%
Ranked 14th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Suriname 		0.98%
Ranked 8th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 139 times more than Suriname 		45,818
Ranked 118th.
Primary completion rate > Men 93
Ranked 56th. 19% more than Suriname 		78
Ranked 84th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 154.55
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Suriname 		131.18
Ranked 51st.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.79
Ranked 13th. 		133.42
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Philippines
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.72%
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Suriname 		3.55%
Ranked 1st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 19.72%
Ranked 45th. 		20.42%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 197,668
Ranked 5th. 67 times more than Suriname 		2,946
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 142,971
Ranked 5th. 124 times more than Suriname 		1,153
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 4.4 million
Ranked 4th. 130 times more than Suriname 		33,711
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 263,141
Ranked 5th. 129 times more than Suriname 		2,045
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 108,362
Ranked 6th. 128 times more than Suriname 		844
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 375,761
Ranked 2nd. 270 times more than Suriname 		1,390
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 416,854
Ranked 3rd. 218 times more than Suriname 		1,912
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 246,221
Ranked 6th. 118 times more than Suriname 		2,082
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 676,434
Ranked 6th. 153 times more than Suriname 		4,409
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.75%
Ranked 16th. 		98.38%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 104.26
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Suriname 		72.41
Ranked 5th.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 4.36%
Ranked 63th. 		15.96%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Philippines
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 95.72%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Suriname 		94.14%
Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 61.09% net
Ranked 75th. 		74.74% net
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Philippines
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 37,123.68
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Suriname 		8,506.36
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment, secondary > % net 61.4%
Ranked 78th. 7% more than Suriname 		57.2%
Ranked 74th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.34%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Suriname 		98.46%
Ranked 66th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 1.49%
Ranked 93th. 		18.08%
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Philippines
Total enrollment, primary > % net 88.65%
Ranked 102nd. 		92.33%
Ranked 77th. 4% more than Philippines
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 41.3%
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Suriname 		1.4%
Ranked 76th.
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 89.47%
Ranked 81st. 		92.83%
Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Philippines
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 2.53%
Ranked 79th. 		15.96%
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Philippines
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.54% female
Ranked 69th. About the same as Suriname 		48.32% female
Ranked 48th.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 75.49%
Ranked 72nd. 		88.96%
Ranked 50th. 18% more than Philippines
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 82.23%
Ranked 64th. 		99.62%
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 4.65
Ranked 45th. 26% more than Suriname 		3.68
Ranked 46th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 82.46%
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Suriname 		75.37%
Ranked 78th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 78.98%
Ranked 71st. 19% more than Suriname 		66.31%
Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 95.01%
Ranked 9th. 		95.36%
Ranked 12th. About the same as Philippines
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 95.83%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Suriname 		94%
Ranked 6th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 78.43
Ranked 57th. 9% more than Suriname 		72.04
Ranked 63th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 138,127
Ranked 17th. 69 times more than Suriname 		2,015
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 554,742
Ranked 6th. 192 times more than Suriname 		2,890
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.49%
Ranked 13th. 		98.8%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Philippines
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 130.19%
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Suriname 		98.32%
Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 106.89%
Ranked 69th. 		116.92%
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Philippines
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 406,556
Ranked 9th. 129 times more than Suriname 		3,141
Ranked 71st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 60.71%
Ranked 62nd. 		64.57%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Philippines
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 86.1%
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Suriname 		84.62%
Ranked 72nd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.12%
Ranked 41st. 		61.2%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Philippines
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.12%
Ranked 18th. 		55.53%
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 1.71
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Suriname 		1.52
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 2.87 million
Ranked 5th. 193 times more than Suriname 		14,862
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 1.97 million
Ranked 6th. 138 times more than Suriname 		14,199
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 308,211
Ranked 5th. 160 times more than Suriname 		1,921
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 720,525
Ranked 5th. 176 times more than Suriname 		4,095
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 1.19 million
Ranked 6th. 161 times more than Suriname 		7,422
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 17.99
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Suriname 		17.35
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.42
Ranked 10th. 		1.44
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 29.9
Ranked 14th. 		30.73
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 4.03 million
Ranked 3rd. 226 times more than Suriname 		17,784
Ranked 8th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 66.15%
Ranked 60th. 		74.08%
Ranked 60th. 12% more than Philippines
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 25.66%
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Suriname 		9.15%
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 36.97
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Suriname 		30.12
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 56.61
Ranked 7th. 		68.32
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.11
Ranked 9th. 		2.2
Ranked 3rd. 98% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.01
Ranked 11th. 		5.24
Ranked 6th. 74% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 132,454
Ranked 4th. 176 times more than Suriname 		751
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 2.59 million
Ranked 5th. 172 times more than Suriname 		15,081
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.3
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Suriname 		2.04
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 52.58 million
Ranked 3rd. 177 times more than Suriname 		296,415
Ranked 8th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.54%
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Suriname 		92.02%
Ranked 55th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 1.9 million
Ranked 5th. 148 times more than Suriname 		12,851
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 110,007
Ranked 5th. 155 times more than Suriname 		712
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 8.1 million
Ranked 3rd. 227 times more than Suriname 		35,727
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.99% net
Ranked 61st. About the same as Suriname 		92.65% net
Ranked 24th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 76.38%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Suriname 		71.76%
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 5.74 million
Ranked 4th. 192 times more than Suriname 		29,849
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 142,961
Ranked 5th. 122 times more than Suriname 		1,168
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 141,421
Ranked 5th. 132 times more than Suriname 		1,070
Ranked 7th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 57.07%
Ranked 57th. 9% more than Suriname 		52.16%
Ranked 80th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 137,371
Ranked 6th. 113 times more than Suriname 		1,214
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 146,147
Ranked 4th. 160 times more than Suriname 		913
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 165 times more than Suriname 		7,126
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 1.67 million
Ranked 5th. 157 times more than Suriname 		10,643
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 1.5 million
Ranked 5th. 150 times more than Suriname 		9,986
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 125,345
Ranked 7th. 71 times more than Suriname 		1,766
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 111,346
Ranked 5th. 59 times more than Suriname 		1,881
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 493,145
Ranked 4th. 168 times more than Suriname 		2,928
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.88
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Suriname 		1.85
Ranked 7th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 46.8%
Ranked 40th. 		50.6%
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 3.87 million
Ranked 5th. 142 times more than Suriname 		27,265
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 9.28
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Suriname 		8.3
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.84
Ranked 9th. 		2.37
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 67.26
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Suriname 		61.98
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.56
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Suriname 		1.43
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 338.1
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Suriname 		303.02
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 19.33
Ranked 11th. 		20.24
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 10.82
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Suriname 		10.75
Ranked 2nd.

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