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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.
College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Secondary education, teachers 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.
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.
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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."
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary 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.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
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.
Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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).
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
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.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. 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 > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
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.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Literacy > Male 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 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:
Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.
. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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 > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
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.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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 > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49: Percentage of primary teachers who are ages 40-49. Data for 1999.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30: Percentage of primary teachers who are less than 30 years of age. Data for 1999.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+: Percentage of primary teachers aged 60 years of age or more. Data for 1999.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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 > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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.

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STAT	Brazil	Philippines
Adult literacy rate > Total	90.01 Ranked 13th.	93.6 Ranked 43th. 4% more than Brazil
Average years of schooling of adults	4.9 Ranked 68th.	8.2 Ranked 28th. 67% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary	3.25 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines	1.47 million Ranked 4th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	33.84 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Philippines	15.99 Ranked 32nd.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.29 Ranked 43th. 4% more than Philippines	1.24 Ranked 62nd.
College and university > Share of total education spending	16.4% Ranked 75th. 37% more than Philippines	11.96% Ranked 91st.
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 54th. 50% more than Philippines	6 Ranked 176th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.82% Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Philippines	2.65% Ranked 108th.
High school enrolment rate	81.93 Ranked 78th.	97.51 Ranked 43th. 19% more than Brazil
Literacy > Total population	88.6% Ranked 11th.	95.9% Ranked 56th. 8% more than Brazil
Primary education, duration > Years	4 Ranked 184th.	6 Ranked 105th. 50% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers per 1000	4.76 Ranked 16th. About the same as Philippines	4.74 Ranked 67th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	28.01 Ranked 24th.	31.44 Ranked 38th. 12% more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	13.24 Ranked 24th.	34.81 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Brazil
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 34th. 75% more than Philippines	4 Ranked 197th.
Literacy > Female	88.8% Ranked 6th.	95.8% Ranked 52nd. 8% more than Brazil
College and university > Gender ratio	129.12 Ranked 40th. 4% more than Philippines	124.04 Ranked 44th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Philippines	1 Ranked 200th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	8.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Philippines	2.06 per 1,000 people Ranked 108th.
Duration of compulsory education	8 years Ranked 102nd. 14% more than Philippines	7 years Ranked 126th.
Secondary education, pupils	6.97 million Ranked 4th. 3% more than Philippines	6.77 million Ranked 15th.
College and university > Private school share	72.11% Ranked 13th. 15% more than Philippines	62.57% Ranked 21st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.93 Ranked 144th.	0.99 Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Total	13.4 years Ranked 37th. 20% more than Philippines	11.2 years Ranked 61st.
Literacy > Adult literacy	90.5% Ranked 53th.	93.4% Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils	35.84 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Philippines	13.69 million Ranked 10th.
Primary education, teachers	457,406 Ranked 4th. 5% more than Philippines	435,385 Ranked 7th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	90.23 Ranked 11th.	93.9 Ranked 40th. 4% more than Brazil
Tertiary enrollment	16.5% Ranked 57th.	31.2% Ranked 39th. 89% more than Brazil
Spending per student > College and university	30.37 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Philippines	11.57 Ranked 71st.
High school > Gender ratio	110.62 Ranked 10th. 1% more than Philippines	109.01 Ranked 13th.
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 31st. The same as Philippines	6 Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.138 Ranked 28th.	0.379 Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Philippines	1 Ranked 204th.
Literacy > Male	88.4% Ranked 13th.	96% Ranked 58th. 9% more than Brazil
Spending > USD	73.41 billion Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Philippines	4.06 billion Ranked 48th.
Spending > Proportion	4.77 Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Philippines	2.19 Ranked 144th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	21.57 Ranked 80th.	34.53 Ranked 38th. 60% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 27th.	5 Ranked 10th. 25% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Male	18.3 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Philippines	4.32 Ranked 50th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	96.8% Ranked 15th. 2% more than Philippines	95.1% Ranked 2nd.
Preschool enrollment rate	127.47 Ranked 7th. 16% more than Philippines	110.09 Ranked 39th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	28,550.22 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Philippines	11,639.11 Ranked 70th.
Primary completion rate	105 Ranked 13th. 8% more than Philippines	97 Ranked 42nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	3.58 million Ranked 6th. 47% more than Philippines	2.43 million Ranked 9th.
Teachers as percentage of labor force	3.9% Ranked 21st. 34% more than Philippines	2.9% Ranked 33th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	4 Ranked 194th.	6 Ranked 110th. 50% more than Brazil
Children out of school > Primary	799,691 Ranked 12th. 24% more than Philippines	646,449 Ranked 15th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	3.21 Ranked 8th. 52% more than Philippines	2.12 Ranked 94th.
Secondary education, teachers	308,552 Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Philippines	194,373 Ranked 19th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	17.12 Ranked 53th.	34.65 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 27th. 33% more than Philippines	3 Ranked 151st.
Spending per student > High school	18.46 Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Philippines	9.2 Ranked 71st.
Secondary education, general pupils	15.8 million Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Philippines	6.77 million Ranked 11th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	11.9% Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Philippines	4.4% Ranked 101st.
High school > Gender parity index	1.1 Ranked 26th. 2% more than Philippines	1.08 Ranked 21st.
Scientific and technical journal articles	8,684 Ranked 16th. 49 times more than Philippines	179 Ranked 70th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	45% Ranked 25th.	56% Ranked 1st. 24% more than Brazil
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	0.412% Ranked 122nd. 7% more than Philippines	0.384% Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	19.95 Ranked 73th.	29.98 Ranked 48th. 50% more than Brazil
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Philippines	6 Ranked 136th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	10.9% Ranked 61st.	16.4% Ranked 33th. 50% more than Brazil
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	4.5% Ranked 60th. 80% more than Philippines	2.5% Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > General pupils	24.14 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines	6.31 million Ranked 13th.
Spending per student > Elementary school	17.72 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Philippines	8.65 Ranked 72nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 145th.	12 Ranked 104th. 9% more than Brazil
High school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 127th.	12 Ranked 97th. 9% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 72nd. 5% more than Philippines	4.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 75th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	42.57 Ranked 8th.	49.03 Ranked 5th. 15% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	19.38 million Ranked 6th. 49% more than Philippines	12.97 million Ranked 10th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	50.5% Ranked 85th.	65.9% Ranked 64th. 30% more than Brazil
Elementary school graduate rate	75.63 Ranked 70th. 3% more than Philippines	73.24 Ranked 73th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	97.8 Ranked 14th. 3% more than Philippines	94.8 Ranked 68th.
Schools connected to the Internet	50% Ranked 25th. 25 times more than Philippines	2% Ranked 9th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	12.5 Ranked 44th.	14.3 Ranked 33th. 14% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	41.12 Ranked 38th.	73.64 Ranked 103th. 79% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000	211.47 Ranked 5th. 42% more than Philippines	148.95 Ranked 39th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.32 Ranked 44th. 7% more than Philippines	1.23 Ranked 39th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	15.3 million Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Philippines	2.26 million Ranked 42nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.1 Ranked 17th.	1.12 Ranked 15th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	389.45 Ranked 5th. 15% more than Philippines	339.01 Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	20.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 73th.	30.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 54% more than Brazil
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.145 Ranked 187th. 18% more than Philippines	0.122 Ranked 196th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 29th. 75% more than Philippines	4 Ranked 177th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	17.2 Ranked 33th.	35.13 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Brazil
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	4.4 Ranked 63th.	7.67 Ranked 47th. 74% more than Brazil
Inequality adjusted index	0.503 Ranked 75th.	0.587 Ranked 62nd. 17% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female	18.3 Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Philippines	1.43 Ranked 66th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	7.81 million Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Philippines	1.15 million Ranked 47th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	23.02 Ranked 55th.	33.67 Ranked 36th. 46% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	98.56 Ranked 11th. 3% more than Philippines	95.7 Ranked 66th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	800 hours Ranked 25th.	1,067 hours Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Brazil
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	80.5% Ranked 60th. 13% more than Philippines	71.5% Ranked 69th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	17.81 million Ranked 5th. 33% more than Philippines	13.41 million Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	4 years Ranked 173th.	6 years Ranked 103th. 50% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$3,233.40 Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Philippines	$846.14 Ranked 66th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	124.37 Ranked 18th.	134.64 Ranked 11th. 8% more than Brazil
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	99.1 Ranked 14th. 35% more than Philippines	73.64 Ranked 69th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	800 hours Ranked 31st.	1,467 hours Ranked 1st. 83% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	85.12 Ranked 8th.	97.54 Ranked 6th. 15% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 148th.	12 Ranked 106th. 9% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Gender ratio	92.75 Ranked 110th.	98.34 Ranked 69th. 6% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	11.9% Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Philippines	4.5% Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	96% Ranked 55th. 2% more than Philippines	94% Ranked 73th.
Duration of education > Secondary level	7 Ranked 32nd. 75% more than Philippines	4 Ranked 176th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	72.8 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Philippines	23.2 Ranked 57th.
Primary education > Pupils	18.92 million Ranked 6th. 45% more than Philippines	13.02 million Ranked 9th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	48.5% Ranked 95th.	63.7% Ranked 67th. 31% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	97.06 Ranked 16th. 3% more than Philippines	93.9 Ranked 66th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	149.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 94% more than Philippines	77.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 99th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	56.47% Ranked 36th. 2% more than Philippines	55.26% Ranked 45th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	2.02 million Ranked 3rd.	0.0 Ranked 83th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	73.82% Ranked 49th.	79.94% Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Teachers	1.47 million Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Philippines	168,058 Ranked 24th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	14 years Ranked 4th. 17% more than Philippines	12 years Ranked 67th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	26.79 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines	6.07 million Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	4.72 Ranked 4th. 21% more than Philippines	3.89 Ranked 7th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	47.78 Ranked 50th. 22 times more than Philippines	2.17 Ranked 88th.
Duration of education > Primary level	4 Ranked 154th.	6 Ranked 99th. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1.02 Ranked 5th.	1.03 Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Brazil
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	681,858 Ranked 11th.	961,298 Ranked 7th. 41% more than Brazil
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	102.53% Ranked 18th. 1% more than Philippines	101.69% Ranked 28th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	12.6 Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Philippines	12.5 Ranked 53th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	84.19 Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Philippines	27.34 Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	47.85% Ranked 123th.	48.58% Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Brazil
Progression to secondary school	84.04% Ranked 81st.	96.62% Ranked 44th. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	97.9% Ranked 11th. 1% more than Philippines	96.6% Ranked 2nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	4.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.	7.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 80% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	16.62 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines	7.57 million Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	1.02 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	319,250 Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	97% Ranked 44th. 1% more than Philippines	96% Ranked 53th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 84th. The same as Philippines	15 Ranked 140th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 12th. 17% more than Philippines	6 Ranked 122nd.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	40 weeks per year Ranked 11th. The same as Philippines	40 weeks per year Ranked 12th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	18.67 Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Philippines	2.31 Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	133.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 72% more than Philippines	77.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.108 per capita Ranked 96th.	0.165 per capita Ranked 30th. 53% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	12% Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Philippines	4.3% Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	108.03 Ranked 98th.	160.22 Ranked 39th. 48% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	96% Ranked 53th. 3% more than Philippines	93% Ranked 69th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	95.8% Ranked 21st. 2% more than Philippines	93.6% Ranked 2nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	26 Ranked 61st.	35.2 Ranked 40th. 35% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	90% Ranked 17th. The same as Philippines	90% Ranked 3rd.
Primary education > Teachers	877,204 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Philippines	376,988 Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	51.56% Ranked 23th. About the same as Philippines	51.48% Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	755.01 Ranked 8th. 12% more than Philippines	677.11 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	670,982 Ranked 1st.	840,905 Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	3.06 Ranked 4th. 45% more than Philippines	2.11 Ranked 5th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	7.9 Ranked 41st. 8% more than Philippines	7.3 Ranked 43th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	4 Ranked 161st.	6 Ranked 97th. 50% more than Brazil
Library employees	518 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Philippines	154 Ranked 2nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	800 hours Ranked 22nd.	1,067 hours Ranked 4th. 33% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	4.83 Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Philippines	4.48 Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years	88.4% Ranked 20th.	91.6% Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.1% Ranked 98th.	48.9% Ranked 30th. 2% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$642.33 billion Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Philippines	$81.83 billion Ranked 18th.
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 10th. 17% more than Philippines	6 Ranked 136th.
Scouting > Members	70,388 Ranked 21st.	1.76 million Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Brazil
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	68.86% Ranked 72nd.	84.7% Ranked 36th. 23% more than Brazil
High school > Share of total education spending	44.66% Ranked 17th. 50% more than Philippines	29.69% Ranked 67th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	71.3% Ranked 40th. 36% more than Philippines	52.6% Ranked 63th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	22.52 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Philippines	6.51 million Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	8.09 Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Philippines	2 Ranked 109th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	132.82 Ranked 7th. 77% more than Philippines	74.9 Ranked 65th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	94.49 Ranked 131st.	98.5 Ranked 74th. 4% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.941 Ranked 138th.	0.978 Ranked 99th. 4% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	800 hours Ranked 34th.	1,467 hours Ranked 1st. 83% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	800 hours Ranked 20th.	1,067 hours Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	51.6% Ranked 19th. 1% more than Philippines	51.3% Ranked 25th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	149.33 Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Philippines	74.97 Ranked 105th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 4th.	5.37 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	477,466 Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Philippines	321,105 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	60.45 Ranked 9th. 21% more than Philippines	49.81 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	3.52 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Philippines	1.43 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	3.48 Ranked 6th.	3.97 Ranked 7th. 14% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	1.28 Ranked 6th.	1.82 Ranked 10th. 42% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	598,172 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Philippines	163,971 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	8.31 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines	3.81 million Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	6.38 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Philippines	3.17 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	2.18 Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Philippines	2 Ranked 9th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	0.354 Ranked 131st.	18.2 Ranked 5th. 51 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women	111 Ranked 8th. 11% more than Philippines	100 Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	20.13 Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Philippines	1.62 Ranked 87th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	20.13 Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Philippines	2.96 Ranked 76th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	75.8% Ranked 54th. 14% more than Philippines	66.3% Ranked 66th.
High school teachers	1.38 million Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Philippines	181,193 Ranked 21st.
Elementary school teachers	773,624 Ranked 4th. 98% more than Philippines	390,432 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	88.8% Ranked 10th.	93.6% Ranked 1st. 5% more than Brazil
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1.02% Ranked 2nd.	1.03% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Brazil
Teachers' Day date	10/15/2011	10/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	42.99 Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Philippines	13.97 Ranked 102nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	84.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Philippines	28.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	25.13 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines	6.35 million Ranked 12th.
Primary completion rate > Men	110 Ranked 12th. 18% more than Philippines	93 Ranked 56th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	110.64 Ranked 20th.	110.79 Ranked 13th. About the same as Brazil
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	104.09 Ranked 99th.	154.55 Ranked 44th. 48% more than Brazil
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39	36% Ranked 2nd. 44% more than Philippines	25% Ranked 15th.
Library employees per million	3.01 Ranked 46th. 52% more than Philippines	1.98 Ranked 2nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male	126.03 Ranked 17th.	139 Ranked 10th. 10% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29	8.03 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	2.87 million Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44	5.65 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	1.97 million Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29	678,823 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines	308,211 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64	2.74 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines	720,525 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54	4.23 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines	1.19 million Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	45.57 Ranked 5th. 49% more than Philippines	30.53 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	36.88 Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Philippines	27.6 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	2.45 Ranked 6th.	4.14 Ranked 7th. 69% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	12.87 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	4.57 million Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	2.73 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines	1.11 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	6.8 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines	3.01 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34	7.67 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	2.59 million Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	0.623 Ranked 6th.	2.3 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above	88.41% Ranked 60th.	92.54% Ranked 51st. 5% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54	605,353 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines	120,766 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34	14.82 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	5.22 million Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59	706,717 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Philippines	118,729 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24	312,439 Ranked 1st. 75% more than Philippines	178,144 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39	6.7 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	2.25 million Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39	425,308 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	155,279 Ranked 5th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds	11.45% Ranked 13th.	24.2% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10	76.02 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	26.32 million Ranked 3rd.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	41.5% Ranked 21st.	46.8% Ranked 40th. 13% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44	11.8 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines	3.87 million Ranked 5th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	5.82% Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Philippines	2.65% Ranked 107th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	14.02 Ranked 4th. 51% more than Philippines	9.28 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.845 Ranked 7th.	1.84 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	43.29 Ranked 5th.	43.67 Ranked 6th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	2.78 Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Philippines	1.77 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	3.62 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines	1.53 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	1.6 Ranked 5th.	2.29 Ranked 6th. 43% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	3.74 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines	1.61 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	23.9 Ranked 5th. 58% more than Philippines	15.15 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	9.89 Ranked 4th. 56% more than Philippines	6.35 Ranked 9th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	40.1% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Philippines	16.6% Ranked 75th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	13.6% Ranked 60th.	23.8% Ranked 28th. 75% more than Brazil
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	13.1% Ranked 27th.	46.6% Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Brazil
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	10.3% Ranked 26th.	36.1% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Brazil
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary	40 weeks per year Ranked 10th. The same as Philippines	40 weeks per year Ranked 11th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	136.9% gross Ranked 1st. 23% more than Philippines	111.49% gross Ranked 28th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female	89.73% female Ranked 21st. About the same as Philippines	89.36% female Ranked 18th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	126.54% Ranked 20th.	138.35% Ranked 10th. 9% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita	41.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Philippines	13.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 100th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49	22% Ranked 21st. 5% more than Philippines	21% Ranked 22nd.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	88.62% Ranked 55th.	92.6% Ranked 39th. 4% more than Brazil
Government spending on education > % of GDP	5.82% Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Philippines	2.65% Ranked 108th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	93.15% Ranked 51st. About the same as Philippines	92.69% Ranked 52nd.
Government spending on education > % of government spending	16.1% Ranked 28th. 6% more than Philippines	15.25% Ranked 32nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	122.59% Ranked 6th. 12% more than Philippines	109.15% Ranked 36th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	15 years Ranked 4th. 25% more than Philippines	12 years Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	101.66% Ranked 4th. About the same as Philippines	101.52% Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	90.38% Ranked 19th.	95.42% Ranked 6th. 6% more than Brazil
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	102.56% Ranked 17th. 1% more than Philippines	101.17% Ranked 41st.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	16.01% Ranked 55th.	51.98% Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Brazil
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	16.1% Ranked 54th.	51.04% Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils > % female	51.97% Ranked 13th. 2% more than Philippines	50.88% Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita	$6,596.93 Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Philippines	$1,476.50 Ranked 71st.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP	58.18% Ranked 31st. 2% more than Philippines	57.07% Ranked 36th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000	14.81 Ranked 35th.	0.0 Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000	1.71 Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Philippines	1.62 Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	18.55 Ranked 5th. 53% more than Philippines	12.1 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	25.82 Ranked 8th. 29% more than Philippines	20.07 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	3.44 Ranked 3rd.	10.83 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	36.65 Ranked 8th. 8% more than Philippines	33.86 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	21.67 Ranked 7th. 41% more than Philippines	15.38 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	28.97 Ranked 8th. 14% more than Philippines	25.31 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	42.61 Ranked 7th.	42.83 Ranked 5th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	35.73 Ranked 4th. 66% more than Philippines	21.53 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	42.44 Ranked 8th.	52.42 Ranked 5th. 23% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	3.06 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines	1.4 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	42.55 Ranked 8th.	48.51 Ranked 5th. 14% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	65.9 Ranked 9th. 12% more than Philippines	58.81 Ranked 14th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24	95.78% Ranked 55th. 1% more than Philippines	94.46% Ranked 61st.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above	88.81% Ranked 47th.	92.65% Ranked 36th. 4% more than Brazil
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	5.49% Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Philippines	2.44% Ranked 147th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30	35% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines	10% Ranked 21st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	14 years Ranked 4th. 27% more than Philippines	11 years Ranked 78th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort	64.61% Ranked 30th.	75.78% Ranked 85th. 17% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54	8.9 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines	2.37 million Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34	921,510 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Philippines	302,139 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19	252,020 Ranked 1st. 6% more than Philippines	237,972 Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross	147.51% Ranked 1st. 39% more than Philippines	105.76% Ranked 68th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort	42.22% Ranked 17th.	79.98% Ranked 67th. 89% more than Brazil
School enrollment > Primary > % gross	140.96% gross Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Philippines	112.36% gross Ranked 33th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort	37.7% Ranked 28th.	72% Ranked 77th. 91% more than Brazil
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	94.27% Ranked 49th. 1% more than Philippines	93.17% Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	6.36 Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Philippines	3.39 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	5.24 Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Philippines	4.11 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	2.25 Ranked 3rd.	5.99 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+	1% Ranked 13th.	7% Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14	8.29 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines	4.07 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	31.48 Ranked 7th. 28% more than Philippines	24.51 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	365.56 Ranked 9th. 8% more than Philippines	338.1 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	12.52 Ranked 5th. 44% more than Philippines	8.71 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	3.41 Ranked 3rd. 81% more than Philippines	1.88 Ranked 6th.

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