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Education Stats: compare key data on Italy & Russia

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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."
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > 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 > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: 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 > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 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 > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 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 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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 > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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 > 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 > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
STAT Italy Russia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 98.8
Ranked 20th.
99.5
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Italy

Children out of school, primary 25,573
Ranked 58th.
217,543
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Italy

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.421
Ranked 106th.
1.53
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Italy

Children out of school, primary, female 17,905
Ranked 48th.
88,353
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Italy

College and university > Gender parity index 1.39
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Russia
1.35
Ranked 44th.

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 64th. The same as Russia
10
Ranked 51st.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.5%
Ranked 64th. 10% more than Russia
4.1%
Ranked 76th.

High school enrolment rate 99.72
Ranked 10th.
100
Ranked 1st. About the same as Italy

Homeschooling legal status Legal, homeschooling is allowed by the constitution. Legal since 1992, law sometimes ignored and not made legal.
Literacy > Total population 98.6%
Ranked 36th.
99.6%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Italy

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 167th. 25% more than Russia
4
Ranked 188th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.6
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Russia
1.96
Ranked 142nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.33
Ranked 139th.
18.06
Ranked 77th. 75% more than Italy

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.1
Ranked 100th. 19% more than Russia
8.47
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 8
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Russia
7
Ranked 37th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 18.76%
Ranked 63th.
23.11%
Ranked 34th. 23% more than Italy

Literacy > Female 98.3%
Ranked 33th.
99.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Italy

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.295
Ranked 86th.
0.623
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Italy

College and university > Gender ratio 140.71
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Russia
135.63
Ranked 32nd.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 89th.
4
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Italy

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 28% more than Italy

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 86th.
10 years
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Italy
Secondary education, pupils 4.63 million
Ranked 17th.
9.61 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Italy

College and university > Private school share 9.59%
Ranked 90th.
14.78%
Ranked 75th. 54% more than Italy

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 43th. The same as Russia
1
Ranked 25th.

Literacy > Adult literacy 98.9%
Ranked 19th.
99.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Italy
Primary education, teachers 273,113
Ranked 18th.
277,657
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Italy

Primary education, pupils 2.83 million
Ranked 37th.
5.02 million
Ranked 26th. 77% more than Italy

Adult literacy rate > Female 98.5
Ranked 22nd.
99.4
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Italy

Tertiary enrollment 49.9%
Ranked 22nd.
64.1%
Ranked 5th. 28% more than Italy
Spending per student > College and university 22.28
Ranked 36th. 69% more than Russia
13.18
Ranked 66th.

High school > Gender ratio 99.03
Ranked 81st. 2% more than Russia
97.02
Ranked 75th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 103th. The same as Russia
6
Ranked 64th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.17
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Russia
0.0597
Ranked 100th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 5
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Russia
2
Ranked 159th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 32nd.
99.7%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Italy

Spending > USD 101.89 billion
Ranked 6th. 76% more than Russia
57.78 billion
Ranked 11th.

High school > Private school share 8.52%
Ranked 84th. 12 times more than Russia
0.712%
Ranked 118th.

Spending > Proportion 4.52
Ranked 70th. 28% more than Russia
3.54
Ranked 106th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 10.62
Ranked 138th.
16.65
Ranked 110th. 57% more than Italy

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 158th. The same as Russia
3
Ranked 98th.

High school repeaters > Male 3.86
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Russia
1.71
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Russia
99.7%
Ranked 2nd.

Preschool enrollment rate 103.82
Ranked 80th. 7% more than Russia
96.83
Ranked 106th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 47,272.98
Ranked 12th.
50,947.63
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.91 million
Ranked 20th.
8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Italy

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 486
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Russia
459
Ranked 40th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 177th. 25% more than Russia
4
Ranked 198th.

Children out of school > Primary 11,194
Ranked 73th.
369,274
Ranked 22nd. 33 times more than Italy

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.59
Ranked 33th.
8
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Italy

Secondary education, teachers 450,757
Ranked 10th.
1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Italy

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 11.62
Ranked 101st. 38% more than Russia
8.41
Ranked 106th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 146th.
5
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Italy

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.126
Ranked 97th.
0.91
Ranked 83th. 7 times more than Italy

Secondary education, general pupils 2.92 million
Ranked 21st.
8.06 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Italy

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 1.4%
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Russia
0.4%
Ranked 130th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.986
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Russia
0.976
Ranked 98th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 486
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Russia
459
Ranked 40th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,696
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Russia
15,782
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 482
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Russia
469
Ranked 37th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 36%
Ranked 21st.
56%
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Italy
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.4%
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Russia
0.508%
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 33.48
Ranked 40th.
56.1
Ranked 5th. 68% more than Italy

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 130th.
7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Italy

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.6%
Ranked 70th.
12.9%
Ranked 50th. 34% more than Italy

Children out of school, primary, male 7,668
Ranked 57th.
129,190
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Italy

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.7%
Ranked 56th. 31% more than Russia
3.6%
Ranked 78th.

High school > Students per teacher 10.1
Ranked 103th. 19% more than Russia
8.47
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary education > General pupils 2.81 million
Ranked 26th.
11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Italy

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 168th. The same as Russia
11
Ranked 148th.

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 147th. 10% more than Russia
10
Ranked 167th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Russia
2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 25.34
Ranked 27th.
28.11
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.78 million
Ranked 45th.
5.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 95% more than Italy

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 68%
Ranked 60th.
93.5%
Ranked 18th. 38% more than Italy

Elementary school graduate rate 99.56
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Russia
95.2
Ranked 33th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Russia
99.7
Ranked 20th.

Schools connected to the Internet 88%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Russia
43.3%
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 46.56
Ranked 138th. 32% more than Russia
35.34
Ranked 173th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.25
Ranked 85th. 13% more than Russia
67.74
Ranked 118th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.34
Ranked 42nd.
1.36
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Italy

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 685,500
Ranked 70th. 44% more than Russia
475,300
Ranked 75th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 97th. The same as Russia
0.99
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 462.13
Ranked 5th.
472.29
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 33.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 68% more than Italy

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.778
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than Russia
0.356
Ranked 157th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 8
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Russia
7
Ranked 34th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 10.1
Ranked 97th. 18% more than Russia
8.53
Ranked 92nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.192
Ranked 115th.
2.57
Ranked 74th. 13 times more than Italy

High school repeaters > Female 2.18
Ranked 59th. 35% more than Russia
1.61
Ranked 41st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 447,300
Ranked 69th. 38% more than Russia
325,100
Ranked 74th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 10.33
Ranked 132nd.
17.45
Ranked 75th. 69% more than Italy

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 6th. About the same as Russia
99.8
Ranked 12th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 1,020 hours
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Russia
919 hours
Ranked 16th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.82 million
Ranked 42nd.
4.97 million
Ranked 20th. 76% more than Italy

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 159th. 67% more than Russia
3 years
Ranked 194th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $19,316.27
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Russia
$3,670.01
Ranked 29th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.66
Ranked 56th. 7% more than Russia
98.95
Ranked 81st.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 48.17
Ranked 127th.
56.77
Ranked 111th. 18% more than Italy

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,020 hours
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Russia
971 hours
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 51.94
Ranked 27th.
57.35
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Italy

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 490
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Russia
467
Ranked 39th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 174th. The same as Russia
11
Ranked 152nd.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.93%
Ranked 87th. 11 times more than Russia
0.637%
Ranked 140th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.14
Ranked 61st.
100.19
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Italy

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.42
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Russia
98.87
Ranked 6th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.7%
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Russia
0.5%
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Russia
92%
Ranked 78th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Russia
7
Ranked 37th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 26
Ranked 56th. 65% more than Russia
15.8
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Pupils 4.51 million
Ranked 18th.
13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy

Primary education > Pupils 2.77 million
Ranked 43th.
5.33 million
Ranked 21st. 93% more than Italy

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 78.1%
Ranked 49th.
96.2%
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Italy

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Russia
99.6
Ranked 24th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.25%
Ranked 38th.
56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 79.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 26% more than Italy

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.71 million
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Russia
1.56 million
Ranked 7th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.33
Ranked 141st.
18.06
Ranked 75th. 75% more than Italy

Secondary education > Teachers 417,023.3
Ranked 11th.
1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 20th. 14% more than Russia
14 years
Ranked 43th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 4.53 million
Ranked 22nd.
14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.318
Ranked 21st. 70% more than Russia
0.188
Ranked 14th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 428.72
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Russia
109.14
Ranked 34th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 476
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Russia
452
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 489
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Russia
461
Ranked 40th.
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 141st. 25% more than Russia
4
Ranked 160th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 14th. The same as Russia
1
Ranked 7th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 19,018
Ranked 68th.
571,183
Ranked 14th. 30 times more than Italy

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.07%
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Russia
98.04%
Ranked 78th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 27.1
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Russia
20.5
Ranked 33th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 11.9
Ranked 115th. 4 times more than Russia
3.29
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.41%
Ranked 85th.
48.73%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Italy

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. The same as Russia
99.8%
Ranked 2nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.192 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 13 times more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 23,155
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Russia
21,770
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.96 million
Ranked 5th.
8.17 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 482
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Russia
441
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Russia
93%
Ranked 70th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 192nd.
16
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Italy

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 117th.
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Italy

Library books 13.19 million
Ranked 2nd.
73.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Italy
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 34 weeks per year
Ranked 34th.
43 weeks per year
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Italy
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.24
Ranked 123th.
0.43
Ranked 98th. 79% more than Italy

Universities > Top 200 3
Ranked 18th. 50% more than Russia
2
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 48.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.
80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 66% more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 48.62
Ranked 155th. 30% more than Russia
37.28
Ranked 167th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.049 per capita
Ranked 151st. 32% more than Russia
0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1%
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Russia
0.3%
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Russia
92%
Ranked 73th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.8%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Russia
99.7%
Ranked 2nd.

Library books per 1000 231.7
Ranked 3rd.
503.26
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Italy
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 10.7
Ranked 132nd.
17.3
Ranked 103th. 62% more than Italy
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 95%
Ranked 2nd.
98%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Italy
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.7 million
Ranked 6th.
2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Italy

Primary education > Teachers 260,769.1
Ranked 15th.
320,168
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 1,771
Ranked 17th.
17,685
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 893.72
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Russia
868.8
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.221
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Russia
0.0833
Ranked 14th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 7
Ranked 44th. 18 times more than Russia
0.4
Ranked 90th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 148th. 67% more than Russia
3
Ranked 177th.

Library employees 595
Ranked 2nd.
5,301
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Italy
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 1,020 hours
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Russia
893 hours
Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Russia
2.23
Ranked 137th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 77.45
Ranked 78th.
94.26
Ranked 51st. 22% more than Italy

Literacy > Men above 14 years 98.8%
Ranked 6th.
99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Italy

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.118 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 10 times more than Italy

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 78th.
48.6%
Ranked 56th. About the same as Italy
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.17 trillion
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Russia
$526.77 billion
Ranked 7th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.0512
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Russia
0.014
Ranked 26th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 6
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 130th.
7
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Italy

Scouting > Members 102,066
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Russia
7,186
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.87 million
Ranked 25th.
8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Italy

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.17
Ranked 40th.
9.19
Ranked 21st. 28% more than Italy

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.51
Ranked 46th.
99.54
Ranked 42nd. The same as Italy

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 48.3
Ranked 126th.
80.13
Ranked 56th. 66% more than Italy

Children out of school > Primary > Male 4,320
Ranked 74th.
198,350
Ranked 22nd. 46 times more than Italy

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.986
Ranked 86th.
1
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Italy

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 0.0
Ranked 38th.
998 hours
Ranked 17th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,020 hours
Ranked 7th. 62% more than Russia
630 hours
Ranked 35th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.1%
Ranked 89th.
50.8%
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Italy
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.5
Ranked 18th.
0.0
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 79.23
Ranked 95th.
99.7
Ranked 52nd. 26% more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 7,648
Ranked 17th.
34,251
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 70.95
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Russia
62.65
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.522
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Russia
0.127
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.106
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Russia
0.095
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.36
Ranked 12th. 28 times more than Russia
0.0484
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.223
Ranked 24th.
0.224
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Italy

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 12,610
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Russia
11,863
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.44 million
Ranked 5th.
4 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.185
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Russia
0.0696
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0764
Ranked 27th.
0.168
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Italy

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.68
Ranked 70th. 33 times more than Russia
0.0501
Ranked 157th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 26th.
15%
Ranked 5th. 50% more than Italy
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.3
Ranked 120th.
0.57
Ranked 105th. 90% more than Italy

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.18
Ranked 121st.
0.57
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Italy

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.074 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 19 times more than Italy

High school teachers 450,757
Ranked 11th.
1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Italy

Elementary school teachers 273,113
Ranked 16th.
284,789
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Italy

Homeschooling prevalance Unknown Unknown
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 9th. The same as Russia
100
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 98%
Ranked 5th.
99.2%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Italy

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 14th. The same as Russia
1%
Ranked 7th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 4 times more than Russia
3.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 7.76
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Russia
2.25
Ranked 126th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.51 million
Ranked 17th.
12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Italy

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n m
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.002 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 26th.
0.003 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 25th. 50% more than Italy
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 22% more than Italy

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 47.59
Ranked 155th. 28% more than Russia
37.05
Ranked 166th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.81
Ranked 88th.
99.14
Ranked 86th. About the same as Italy

Repitition rate > Secondary level 2.6
Ranked 29th. 73% more than Russia
1.5
Ranked 25th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11 x
Library members per 1000 10.4
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Russia
0.684
Ranked 36th.
Library members 591,598
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Russia
100,100
Ranked 6th.
Library employees per million 10.46
Ranked 4th.
36.23
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Italy
International Mathematical Olympiad > Results for the 2006 IMO > Points 132
Ranked 12th.
174
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than Italy
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 1.74 million
Ranked 4th.
5.98 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 59.62
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Russia
53.41
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 67.04
Ranked 3rd.
78.13
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Italy

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 8.77
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Russia
1.64
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 40.39
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Russia
33.67
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 37.41
Ranked 7th.
40.77
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 13.62
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Russia
2.73
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.732
Ranked 11th. 34 times more than Russia
0.0218
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Russia
0.0798
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 2.25 million
Ranked 2nd.
5.35 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0348
Ranked 27th.
0.069
Ranked 14th. 98% more than Italy

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 98.82%
Ranked 21st.
99.69%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Italy

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 13,876
Ranked 9th. 50% more than Russia
9,222
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 4.53 million
Ranked 2nd.
10.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 40,903
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Russia
6,496
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 2.3 million
Ranked 2nd.
5.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 10,545
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Russia
9,907
Ranked 8th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 12.75%
Ranked 37th.
60.1%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 26.33 million
Ranked 2nd.
67.25 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Italy

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 37.3%
Ranked 58th.
57%
Ranked 27th. 53% more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 4.04 million
Ranked 2nd.
8.92 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.5%
Ranked 66th. 10% more than Russia
4.1%
Ranked 77th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 30.97
Ranked 2nd.
31.3
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 20.48
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Russia
19.49
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 74.31
Ranked 8th.
81.23
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Italy

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 26.24
Ranked 2nd.
29.26
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Italy
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 29.51
Ranked 23th.
40.84
Ranked 9th. 38% more than Italy

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.189
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Russia
0.0622
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.39
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Russia
0.0528
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.0702
Ranked 28th.
0.142
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Italy

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.749
Ranked 21st. 16 times more than Russia
0.0474
Ranked 15th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 34.02
Ranked 4th.
42.43
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Italy

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 27.66
Ranked 5th. 61% more than Russia
17.16
Ranked 1st.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 53.3%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Russia
15.5%
Ranked 78th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 14.4%
Ranked 43th.
46%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Italy

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 14.3%
Ranked 64th.
41.6%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Italy

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 7.9%
Ranked 71st.
27.4%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Italy

Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 34 weeks per year
Ranked 33th.
43 weeks per year
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Italy
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.12% gross
Ranked 86th.
122.65% gross
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Italy

Primary education > Teachers > % female 95.37% female
Ranked 13th.
98.5% female
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Italy

Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 13 4
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.49% female
Ranked 81st.
48.79% female
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than Italy

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 98.42%
Ranked 17th.
99.44%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Italy

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 238,400
Ranked 68th. 59% more than Russia
150,000
Ranked 77th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 101.35%
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Russia
93.77%
Ranked 72nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.18%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Russia
92.35%
Ranked 27th.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 8.96%
Ranked 69th.
12.94%
Ranked 53th. 44% more than Italy

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 103.36%
Ranked 70th. 7% more than Russia
96.93%
Ranked 100th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 15th. 21% more than Russia
14 years
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.01%
Ranked 44th.
100.1%
Ranked 17th. The same as Italy

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 98.98%
Ranked 15th.
99.68%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Italy

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 97.27%
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Russia
89.13%
Ranked 39th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 99.38%
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Russia
90.57%
Ranked 36th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.15%
Ranked 86th.
48.34%
Ranked 101st. About the same as Italy

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.118
Ranked 23th.
0.129
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 51.97
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Russia
27.33
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 32.26
Ranked 8th.
34.19
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.0311
Ranked 23th.
0.124
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Italy

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 39.9
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Russia
36.79
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 33.02
Ranked 3rd.
35.7
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Italy

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 35.32
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Russia
30.32
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 30.46
Ranked 24th.
42
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 57.69
Ranked 3rd.
68.31
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.667
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Russia
0.101
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 47.09
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Russia
44.16
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 40.35
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Russia
35.26
Ranked 5th.

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 101.3%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Russia
90.08%
Ranked 28th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.63%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Russia
92.24%
Ranked 30th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 104.26%
Ranked 79th. 8% more than Russia
96.74%
Ranked 112th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.06%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Russia
92.13%
Ranked 30th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 6.98%
Ranked 81st. 11 times more than Russia
0.61%
Ranked 117th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.77%
Ranked 70th. About the same as Russia
98.48%
Ranked 85th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 99.05% gross
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Russia
92.95% gross
Ranked 52nd.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.43%
Ranked 71st. 25% more than Russia
3.54%
Ranked 103th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 16 years
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Russia
13 years
Ranked 47th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.52%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Russia
96.15%
Ranked 34th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 3.82 million
Ranked 2nd.
11.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 18,143
Ranked 11th.
26,722
Ranked 8th. 47% more than Italy

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 68,201
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Russia
32,944
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 2,368
Ranked 17th.
14,057
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Italy

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 98.45% gross
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Russia
92.54% gross
Ranked 59th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.76%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Russia
93.43%
Ranked 48th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.01%
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Russia
92.57%
Ranked 8th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.4%
Ranked 100th.
1.84%
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Italy

Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 53th. The same as Russia
100%
Ranked 38th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 738,929
Ranked 1st.
2.07 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.09
Ranked 12th. 30 times more than Russia
0.0701
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 2.96 million
Ranked 2nd.
3.89 million
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Italy
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.406
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Russia
0.153
Ranked 14th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 10%
Ranked 33th.
14%
Ranked 10th. 40% more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.0167
Ranked 23th.
0.0724
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Italy

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 99.96%
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than Russia
83.83%
Ranked 89th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 1.84 million
Ranked 2nd.
4.87 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Italy

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 2.3 million
Ranked 2nd.
4.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 1.44 million
Ranked 5th.
3.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 28.65
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Russia
22.11
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 39.53
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Russia
37.56
Ranked 6th.

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 52.84%
Ranked 31st.
64.56%
Ranked 11th. 22% more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 2.8 million
Ranked 5th.
6.44 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy

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