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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
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STAT India Venezuela HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 62.75
Ranked 14th. 		95.15
Ranked 5th. 52% more than India
Average years of schooling of adults 5.1
Ranked 65th. 		6.6
Ranked 43th. 29% more than India
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Venezuela 		190,870
Ranked 17th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th. 		6.37
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than India
Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Venezuela 		112,619
Ranked 16th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th. 		1.69
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than India
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than India
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 		6.87%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than India
High school enrolment rate 85.13
Ranked 70th. 		95.3
Ranked 48th. 12% more than India
Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th. 		93.4%
Ranked 66th. 57% more than India
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th. 		6
Ranked 96th. 20% more than India
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th. 		6.14
Ranked 27th. 91% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 37% more than Venezuela 		25.68
Ranked 67th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 44% more than Venezuela 		18.03
Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. 40% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 187th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Venezuela 		22.6%
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st. 		93.1%
Ranked 60th. 93% more than India
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 49% more than Venezuela 		3.76
Ranked 27th.
College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th. 		169.46
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than India
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. The same as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 		7.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than India
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Venezuela 		7 years
Ranked 124th.
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Venezuela 		2.35 million
Ranked 13th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th. 		0.98
Ranked 71st. 5% more than India
Literacy > Adult literacy 66%
Ranked 91st. 		93%
Ranked 1st. 41% more than India
Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Venezuela 		112,157
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Venezuela 		3.49 million
Ranked 17th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 50.82
Ranked 14th. 		94.93
Ranked 5th. 87% more than India
Tertiary enrollment 10.5%
Ranked 20th. 		28.5%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than India
High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th. 		110.21
Ranked 11th. 29% more than India
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. Twice as much as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 108th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th. 		0.987
Ranked 59th. 46 times more than India
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Venezuela 		2
Ranked 181st.
Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st. 		93.8%
Ranked 75th. 34% more than India
Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		11.1 billion
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 48% more than Venezuela 		28.3%
Ranked 15th.
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st. 		3.53
Ranked 108th. 11% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		18.7
Ranked 70th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th. The same as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 153th.
High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th. 37% more than Venezuela 		3.75
Ranked 51st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76.4%
Ranked 23th. 		97.2%
Ranked 14th. 27% more than India
Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Venezuela 		103.11
Ranked 71st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Venezuela 		11,515.04
Ranked 72nd.
Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st. 		92
Ranked 64th. 2% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Venezuela 		983,217
Ranked 25th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th. 		6
Ranked 101st. 20% more than India
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th. 6% more than Venezuela 		3.37
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Venezuela 		61,671
Ranked 29th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.31
Ranked 4th. 79% more than Venezuela 		22.47
Ranked 18th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. The same as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 141st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 70% more than Venezuela 		2.61
Ranked 31st.
Spending per student > High school 16.18
Ranked 49th. Twice as much as Venezuela 		8.11
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Venezuela 		2.23 million
Ranked 15th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 40.5%
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Venezuela 		6.6%
Ranked 93th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th. 		1.09
Ranked 16th. 19% more than India
Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 23 times more than Venezuela 		563
Ranked 48th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Venezuela 		34%
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th. 25% more than Venezuela 		0.597%
Ranked 126th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd. 		38.81
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than India
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 125th.
Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Venezuela 		78,251
Ranked 16th.
High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 44% more than Venezuela 		18.03
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Venezuela 		1.95 million
Ranked 16th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.86
Ranked 62nd. 		9.1
Ranked 61st. 3% more than India
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. 		12
Ranked 96th. 9% more than India
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th. 		12
Ranked 90th. 9% more than India
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.74
Ranked 21st. 		45.28
Ranked 8th. 43% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Venezuela 		3.45 million
Ranked 34th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th. 		55.1%
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than India
Elementary school graduate rate 65.79
Ranked 84th. 		80.74
Ranked 61st. 23% more than India
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 81.13
Ranked 14th. 		98.4
Ranked 11th. 21% more than India
Public spending per student > Primary level 7.2
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Venezuela 		2.1
Ranked 12th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 		116.39
Ranked 47th. 3% more than India
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st. 18% more than Venezuela 		78.6
Ranked 34th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th. 		1.08
Ranked 84th. 54% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 255 times more than Venezuela 		1.14 million
Ranked 52nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th. 		1.13
Ranked 13th. 40% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 188.02
Ranked 21st. 		343.66
Ranked 14th. 83% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 		38.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th. 		0.39
Ranked 153th. 2 times more than India
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th. 40% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 167th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		10.23
Ranked 76th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.264
Ranked 109th. 		0.571
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than India
High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 82% more than Venezuela 		2.23
Ranked 58th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 300 times more than Venezuela 		598,600
Ranked 58th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		16.19
Ranked 86th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 84.47%
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Venezuela 		57.38%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 74.36
Ranked 14th. 		98.84
Ranked 8th. 33% more than India
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 73%
Ranked 66th. 		89%
Ranked 47th. 22% more than India
Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Venezuela 		3.44 million
Ranked 33th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th. 		6 years
Ranked 94th. 20% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th. 		$2,395.19
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than India
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 26% more than Venezuela 		102.06
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th. 16% more than Venezuela 		74.39
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 75
Ranked 17th. 		90.11
Ranked 8th. 20% more than India
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st. 		12
Ranked 97th. 9% more than India
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 		17.66%
Ranked 26th. 4% more than India
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th. 		97.34
Ranked 85th. 1% more than India
High school enrolment rate > Female 84.22
Ranked 63th. 		95.5
Ranked 46th. 13% more than India
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 51.7%
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Venezuela 		6.9%
Ranked 95th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Venezuela 		93%
Ranked 75th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th. The same as Venezuela 		5
Ranked 161st.
Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Venezuela 		2.03 million
Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Venezuela 		3.45 million
Ranked 20th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Venezuela 		49.8%
Ranked 89th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 88.41
Ranked 14th. 		97.97
Ranked 14th. 11% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th. 		51.02%
Ranked 73th. 33% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 4% more than Venezuela 		73.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Venezuela 		126,014
Ranked 19th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 37% more than Venezuela 		25.68
Ranked 64th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.56%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Venezuela 		79.23%
Ranked 34th.
Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Venezuela 		187,737
Ranked 6th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 24th. 		12 years
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than India
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 65.79
Ranked 74th. 		84.34
Ranked 49th. 28% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Venezuela 		1.87 million
Ranked 39th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th. 		21.82
Ranked 63th. 87% more than India
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 91st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.8
Ranked 25th. 		1.02
Ranked 4th. 27% more than India
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Venezuela 		263,698
Ranked 23th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th. 		102.2%
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than India
Public spending per student > Secondary level 23.1
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		4.7
Ranked 18th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 264.81
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Venezuela 		44.03
Ranked 94th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th. 		48.44%
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than India
Progression to secondary school 85.08%
Ranked 71st. 		98.72%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 67.7%
Ranked 23th. 		98.1%
Ranked 12th. 45% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Venezuela 		2.24 million
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th. 		93%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than India
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th. 		15
Ranked 133th. 7% more than India
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Venezuela 		3.37
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 5% more than Venezuela 		73.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 		0.137 per capita
Ranked 56th. 14% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 		136.18
Ranked 58th. 17% more than India
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 29.8%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		6.3%
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Venezuela 		92%
Ranked 75th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 84.2%
Ranked 21st. 		96.3%
Ranked 16th. 14% more than India
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 92% more than Venezuela 		20.8
Ranked 6th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Venezuela 		77,659
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Venezuela 		184,409
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th. 		52.53%
Ranked 13th. 23% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 477.67
Ranked 21st. 		674.65
Ranked 16th. 41% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 319 times more than Venezuela 		71,528
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.5
Ranked 14th. 83% more than Venezuela 		9
Ranked 24th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd. 		6
Ranked 89th. 20% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th. 		75.9
Ranked 43th. 1% more than India
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th. 		6.9
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Men above 14 years 73.4%
Ranked 27th. 		93.3%
Ranked 13th. 27% more than India
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th. 		48.5%
Ranked 77th. 11% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Venezuela 		$71.75 billion
Ranked 19th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 125th.
Scouting > Members 3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 226 times more than Venezuela 		14,893
Ranked 60th.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.49%
Ranked 12th. 97% more than Venezuela 		19.04%
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 15th. 31% more than Venezuela 		61.21%
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Venezuela 		82.64%
Ranked 44th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Venezuela 		61.54%
Ranked 37th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Venezuela 		2.1 million
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Venezuela 		72.99
Ranked 45th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th. 		7.02
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than India
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st. 		97.99
Ranked 38th. 5% more than India
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Venezuela 		0.974
Ranked 71st.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th. 		53.6%
Ranked 8th. 35% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,245
Ranked 9th. 		0.0
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th. 2% more than Venezuela 		73.66
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 367 times more than Venezuela 		65,494
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Venezuela 		1.13 million
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Venezuela 		2.4
Ranked 11th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Venezuela 		0.497
Ranked 122nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st. 		95
Ranked 51st. 10% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. 		4.14
Ranked 61st. 19% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 34% more than Venezuela 		2.55
Ranked 65th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.1%
Ranked 59th. 		85.1%
Ranked 45th. 16% more than India
High school teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Venezuela 		217,516
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Venezuela 		212,425
Ranked 18th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 85.91
Ranked 60th. 		95.09
Ranked 40th. 11% more than India
Literacy > Women above 14 years 47.8%
Ranked 27th. 		92.7%
Ranked 11th. 94% more than India
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.8%
Ranked 25th. 		1.02%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 164.38
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Venezuela 		23.2
Ranked 94th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Venezuela 		44.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Venezuela 		2.03 million
Ranked 33th.
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th. 6% more than Venezuela 		89
Ranked 66th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st. 		112.95
Ranked 9th. 41% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 2% more than Venezuela 		76.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 		129.06
Ranked 53th. 5% more than India
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils reaching grade 5 67.9
Ranked 63th. 		90.8
Ranked 30th. 34% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 17.04%
Ranked 36th. 21% more than Venezuela 		14.11%
Ranked 32nd.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 25.3%
Ranked 33th. 		47.2%
Ranked 16th. 87% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 13.62 million
Ranked 1st. 516 times more than Venezuela 		26,412
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 20.75 million
Ranked 1st. 348 times more than Venezuela 		59,723
Ranked 7th.
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 15.1%
Ranked 50th. 		35.6%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than India
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 23th. 		89.49%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than India
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 12.58%
Ranked 34th. 		16.61%
Ranked 57th. 32% more than India
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 5.1%
Ranked 52nd. 		5.2%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than India
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 25%
Ranked 117th. 		52.47%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than India
Total enrollment, primary > % net 98.87%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Venezuela 		94.41%
Ranked 32nd.
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 89.22%
Ranked 69th. 		93.26%
Ranked 27th. 5% more than India
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 5.02%
Ranked 51st. 59% more than Venezuela 		3.17%
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 45.84 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Venezuela 		1.11 million
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 58.13%
Ranked 77th. 		72.46%
Ranked 20th. 25% more than India
School enrollment, primary > % net 93.34%
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Venezuela 		92.28%
Ranked 32nd.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 68.51%
Ranked 97th. 		85.37%
Ranked 27th. 25% more than India
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 48% more than Venezuela 		28.3%
Ranked 15th.
Progression to secondary school, male > % 88.23%
Ranked 66th. 		98.99%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than India
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 20.31%
Ranked 80th. 		98.68%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than India
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 51.39%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		20.92%
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 96.29
Ranked 8th. 		98.18
Ranked 7th. 2% more than India
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 86.89%
Ranked 121st. 		104.07%
Ranked 51st. 20% more than India
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 83.91%
Ranked 88th. 		94.53%
Ranked 33th. 13% more than India
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 92.87%
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Venezuela 		88.78%
Ranked 43th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 3.19%
Ranked 73th. 		6.78%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than India
Progression to secondary school > Female 82.25%
Ranked 68th. 		98.99%
Ranked 8th. 20% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 120.02% gross
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Venezuela 		105.93% gross
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 35.84% gross
Ranked 88th. 		58.53% gross
Ranked 29th. 63% more than India
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 78.92%
Ranked 48th. 		91.43%
Ranked 20th. 16% more than India
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 80.47%
Ranked 92nd. 		101.81%
Ranked 10th. 27% more than India
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 3.09%
Ranked 70th. 		5.12%
Ranked 47th. 66% more than India
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 75.19%
Ranked 17th. 		95.68%
Ranked 10th. 27% more than India
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 8.9%
Ranked 24th. 		38.1%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than India
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 50.82%
Ranked 18th. 		95.35%
Ranked 8th. 88% more than India
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 74.36%
Ranked 18th. 		98.8%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than India
Primary education > Pupils > % female 46.82% female
Ranked 138th. 		48.45% female
Ranked 41st. 3% more than India
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 112.38%
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Venezuela 		99.23%
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 0.673 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		2.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than India
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 111.38%
Ranked 41st. 8% more than Venezuela 		103.16%
Ranked 51st.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 9.31% gross
Ranked 87th. 		40.72% gross
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than India
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 11.76% gross
Ranked 89th. 		41.15% gross
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than India
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 130.14%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Venezuela 		98.34%
Ranked 58th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 66.24
Ranked 70th. 		78.22
Ranked 56th. 18% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 7.65
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		1.61
Ranked 11th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 46.99%
Ranked 139th. 		48.26%
Ranked 89th. 3% more than India
Elementary school teachers > % female 44%
Ranked 119th. 		81.27%
Ranked 50th. 85% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 45.59 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Venezuela 		1.22 million
Ranked 6th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 6.58%
Ranked 109th. 		49.34%
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than India
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 742,331
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Venezuela 		123,584
Ranked 42nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.25%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Venezuela 		91.72%
Ranked 62nd.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 47.7
Ranked 81st. 		69.39
Ranked 53th. 45% more than India
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 46.51
Ranked 81st. 		68.84
Ranked 53th. 48% more than India
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 124.11
Ranked 16th. 23% more than Venezuela 		100.69
Ranked 67th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 132.34
Ranked 13th. 28% more than Venezuela 		103.36
Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 506.09 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Venezuela 		16.78 million
Ranked 7th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 65.28
Ranked 66th. 		86.58
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than India
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 66.24
Ranked 65th. 		82.27
Ranked 45th. 24% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 170.93
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Venezuela 		24.22
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 102.02 million
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Venezuela 		2.44 million
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 22.68
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Venezuela 		2.63
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 41.07%
Ranked 73th. 		44.19%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 2.92
Ranked 38th. 		0.0
Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 11.94
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Venezuela 		0.795
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 289.65
Ranked 20th. 		330.99
Ranked 16th. 14% more than India
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 73.41%
Ranked 92nd. 		93.26%
Ranked 47th. 27% more than India
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 199.21 million
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Venezuela 		8.55 million
Ranked 7th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 44%
Ranked 112th. 		83.24%
Ranked 7th. 89% more than India
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 40%
Ranked 37th. 18% more than Venezuela 		34%
Ranked 63th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.02%
Ranked 45th. 		25.58%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India

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