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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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STAT Malawi Malaysia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 72.8
Ranked 81st. 		92.1
Ranked 49th. 27% more than Malawi
Average years of schooling of adults 3.2
Ranked 81st. 		6.8
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary 62,649
Ranked 52nd. 		93,743
Ranked 42nd. 50% more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.3
Ranked 63th. 19% more than Malaysia 		3.63
Ranked 74th.
Children out of school, primary, female 39,276
Ranked 40th. 		78,564
Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Malawi
College and university > Gender parity index 0.649
Ranked 74th. 		1.34
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malawi
Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 148th. 33% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 178th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.35%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Malaysia 		5.13%
Ranked 52nd.
High school enrolment rate 76.8
Ranked 78th. 		98.87
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Malawi
Literacy > Total population 62.7%
Ranked 131st. 		88.9%
Ranked 84th. 42% more than Malawi
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 135th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.13
Ranked 61st. 		8.19
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Malawi
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 74.09
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 112th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 41.52
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia 		13.72
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 155th. 		7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Malawi
College and university > Share of total education spending 26.63%
Ranked 14th. 		34.45%
Ranked 7th. 29% more than Malawi
Literacy > Female 49.8%
Ranked 129th. 		85.4%
Ranked 83th. 71% more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.86
Ranked 55th. 		3.16
Ranked 54th. 10% more than Malawi
College and university > Gender ratio 50.59
Ranked 92nd. 		129
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Malawi
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 111th. 50% more than Malaysia 		2
Ranked 179th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.941 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than Malawi
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 114th. 		9 years
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Malawi
Secondary education, pupils 761,366
Ranked 25th. 		2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Malawi
College and university > Private school share 10.28%
Ranked 89th. 		43.14%
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Malawi
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Malaysia 		1
Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 71.8%
Ranked 90th. 		91.9%
Ranked 48th. 28% more than Malawi
Primary education, teachers 49,775
Ranked 25th. 		231,683
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Malawi
Primary education, pupils 3.69 million
Ranked 15th. 25% more than Malaysia 		2.95 million
Ranked 39th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 65.8
Ranked 83th. 		89.8
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Malawi
Tertiary enrollment 0.3%
Ranked 40th. 		28.2%
Ranked 45th. 94 times more than Malawi
High school > Gender ratio 84.82
Ranked 99th. 		106.9
Ranked 25th. 26% more than Malawi
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 120th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.61
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Malaysia 		0.485
Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 195th. 		4
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Malawi
Literacy > Male 76.1%
Ranked 122nd. 		92.4%
Ranked 84th. 21% more than Malawi
Spending > USD 151.2 million
Ranked 121st. 		8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 57 times more than Malawi
High school > Private school share 5.92%
Ranked 44th. 32% more than Malaysia 		4.49%
Ranked 101st.
Spending > Proportion 3.51
Ranked 109th. 		4.04
Ranked 83th. 15% more than Malawi
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 63.63
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Malaysia 		17.51
Ranked 111th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 186th. 		4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Malawi
High school repeaters > Male 11.51
Ranked 20th. 105 times more than Malaysia 		0.11
Ranked 85th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76%
Ranked 2nd. 		97.2%
Ranked 12th. 28% more than Malawi
Preschool enrollment rate 120.15
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Malaysia 		96.61
Ranked 126th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,157.6
Ranked 149th. 		54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Malawi
Primary completion rate 57
Ranked 103th. 		92
Ranked 83th. 61% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 4,565
Ranked 119th. 		632,309
Ranked 33th. 139 times more than Malawi
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 142nd. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 131st.
Children out of school > Primary 113,349
Ranked 27th. 		221,833
Ranked 26th. 96% more than Malawi
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 39th. 		6.74
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Malawi
Secondary education, teachers 18,336
Ranked 21st. 		190,581
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Malawi
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 66th. 33% more than Malaysia 		3
Ranked 167th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 8.6
Ranked 28th. 9 times more than Malaysia 		0.988
Ranked 74th.
Spending per student > High school 21.08
Ranked 40th. 49% more than Malaysia 		14.19
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education, general pupils 761,366
Ranked 30th. 		2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Malawi
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 37.3%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		11.1%
Ranked 78th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.915
Ranked 78th. 		1.07
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Malawi
Scientific and technical journal articles 36
Ranked 100th. 		520
Ranked 50th. 14 times more than Malawi
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 26%
Ranked 58th. 		50%
Ranked 3rd. 92% more than Malawi
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 17.68%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		5.15%
Ranked 68th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 0.383
Ranked 128th. 		25.9
Ranked 62nd. 68 times more than Malawi
Scouting > Genders admitted NA both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 161st. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 151st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 24.6%
Ranked 7th. 		25.2%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary, male 117,887
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Malaysia 		24,602
Ranked 47th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.9%
Ranked 34th. 		6.6%
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Malawi
High school > Students per teacher 41.52
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia 		13.72
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > General pupils 515,462
Ranked 38th. 		2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Malawi
Spending per student > Elementary school 9.98
Ranked 74th. 		11.56
Ranked 54th. 16% more than Malawi
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 126th. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 117th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 113th. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 108th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 		7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.85 million
Ranked 43th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Malawi
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 10.4%
Ranked 142nd. 		66%
Ranked 63th. 6 times more than Malawi
Elementary school graduate rate 35.66
Ranked 93th. 		92.23
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Malawi
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 85.7
Ranked 80th. 		98.4
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Malawi
Schools connected to the Internet 1%
Ranked 35th. 		14.7%
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Malawi
Public spending per student > Primary level 8.2
Ranked 9th. 		11.2
Ranked 50th. 37% more than Malawi
Primary education, pupils per 1000 231.83
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia 		104.24
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 47.87
Ranked 61st. 		92.51
Ranked 44th. 93% more than Malawi
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.54
Ranked 113th. 		1.31
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Malawi
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.43 million
Ranked 37th. 40% more than Malaysia 		1.74 million
Ranked 48th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 119th. 		1.14
Ranked 9th. 41% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 0.378 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 		26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 70 times more than Malawi
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.14
Ranked 190th. 		1.91
Ranked 82nd. 14 times more than Malawi
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 137th. 		7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Malawi
Teacher student ratio > High school 19.98
Ranked 35th. 33% more than Malaysia 		14.97
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.77
Ranked 42nd. 		8.91
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Malawi
High school repeaters > Female 11.88
Ranked 17th. 132 times more than Malaysia 		0.09
Ranked 84th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.66 million
Ranked 37th. 46% more than Malaysia 		1.14 million
Ranked 48th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 62.5
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Malaysia 		15.08
Ranked 108th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 85
Ranked 78th. 		98.5
Ranked 46th. 16% more than Malawi
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 33.6%
Ranked 93th. 		97.7%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Malawi
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.2 million
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Malaysia 		3.1 million
Ranked 40th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 132nd. The same as Malaysia 		6 years
Ranked 122nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $118.75
Ranked 117th. 		$3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 31 times more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 140.88
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Malaysia 		97.69
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 47.87
Ranked 73th. 		86.77
Ranked 36th. 81% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 66.71
Ranked 5th. 		94.01
Ranked 7th. 41% more than Malawi
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 128th. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 120th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.882%
Ranked 75th. 		0.97%
Ranked 133th. 10% more than Malawi
Elementary school > Gender ratio 102.79
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Malaysia 		99.5
Ranked 50th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 75.03
Ranked 73th. 		97.68
Ranked 35th. 30% more than Malawi
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 50.3%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		14.7%
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 66th. The same as Malaysia 		95%
Ranked 67th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 16th. 60% more than Malaysia 		5
Ranked 171st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 1,492
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Malaysia 		86.1
Ranked 17th.
Primary education > Pupils 2.87 million
Ranked 26th. 		3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 7% more than Malawi
Secondary education > Pupils 59,096
Ranked 124th. 		2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 43 times more than Malawi
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 20.4%
Ranked 141st. 		72.8%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Malawi
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 86.5
Ranked 81st. 		98.3
Ranked 47th. 14% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 29.18%
Ranked 116th. 		55.07%
Ranked 46th. 89% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 42.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 		95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Malawi
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 125th. 		162,243
Ranked 45th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 57.06%
Ranked 33th. 		90.32%
Ranked 9th. 58% more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 74.09
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 114th.
Secondary education > Teachers 11,360
Ranked 82nd. 		141,913
Ranked 30th. 12 times more than Malawi
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years
Ranked 13th. 		13 years
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 43.38
Ranked 76th. 		93.72
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 517,690
Ranked 79th. 		2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Malawi
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 3.27
Ranked 122nd. 		20.89
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Malawi
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 172nd. 		6
Ranked 115th. 50% more than Malawi
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.86
Ranked 2nd. 		1
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Malawi
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.37%
Ranked 62nd. 		102.63%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Malawi
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 234,764
Ranked 24th. 87% more than Malaysia 		125,312
Ranked 34th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 25.4
Ranked 6th. 28% more than Malaysia 		19.9
Ranked 35th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 198.91
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		70.05
Ranked 77th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.91%
Ranked 34th. About the same as Malaysia 		48.67%
Ranked 59th.
Progression to secondary school 74.31%
Ranked 50th. 		99.04%
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Malawi
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 70.7%
Ranked 2nd. 		97.3%
Ranked 12th. 38% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 8.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 		9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 943,172
Ranked 3rd. 		2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Malaysia 		95%
Ranked 68th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 55th. 7% more than Malaysia 		15
Ranked 151st.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 141st. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 133th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 20.07
Ranked 6th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 40.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.236 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 87% more than Malaysia 		0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 238.67
Ranked 3rd. 94% more than Malaysia 		123.25
Ranked 76th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 23.9%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		7.7%
Ranked 73th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 70th. 		96%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Malawi
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 82.1%
Ranked 1st. 		97.2%
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Malawi
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 56.3
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		18.2
Ranked 99th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 82nd. 		69%
Ranked 31st. 73% more than Malawi
Primary education > Teachers 22,942
Ranked 76th. 		174,504
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Malawi
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 780
Ranked 143th. 		138,521
Ranked 46th. 178 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 43.6%
Ranked 139th. 		51.25%
Ranked 31st. 18% more than Malawi
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 6.12
Ranked 162nd. 		101.19
Ranked 43th. 17 times more than Malawi
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.38
Ranked 124th. 		7.01
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Malawi
Literacy > Men above 14 years 74.9%
Ranked 2nd. 		92%
Ranked 16th. 23% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 		4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 91% more than Malawi
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 33th. About the same as Malaysia 		48.7%
Ranked 48th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.84 billion
Ranked 87th. 		$105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 58 times more than Malawi
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 160th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 150th.
Scouting > Members 12,810
Ranked 66th. 		44,016
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Malawi
High school > Share of total education spending 30.4%
Ranked 26th. 		33.72%
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 88.7%
Ranked 7th. 42% more than Malaysia 		62.29%
Ranked 35th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 86.32%
Ranked 26th. 		88.98%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Malawi
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 24.9%
Ranked 82nd. 		70.2%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Malawi
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 636,416
Ranked 54th. 		2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Malawi
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 39.88
Ranked 87th. 		95.62
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Malawi
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.952
Ranked 123th. 		5.7
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Malawi
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 102.37
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Malaysia 		99.63
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 82,971
Ranked 23th. 		112,026
Ranked 25th. 35% more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Malaysia 		0.999
Ranked 37th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 42.7%
Ranked 112th. 		51.2%
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Malawi
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 29
Ranked 13th. 		2,195
Ranked 9th. 76 times more than Malawi
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.1
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		3
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 43.41
Ranked 141st. 		94.21
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 18.87
Ranked 4th. 		55.54
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malawi
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.805
Ranked 98th. 		1.51
Ranked 72nd. 87% more than Malawi
Primary completion rate > Women 57
Ranked 94th. 		92
Ranked 81st. 61% more than Malawi
Elementary school repeaters > Female 19.64
Ranked 6th. 		0.0
Ranked 70th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.52
Ranked 8th. 		0.0
Ranked 71st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 35.2%
Ranked 81st. 		98%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 40% more than Malaysia 		4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Elementary school teachers 22,942
Ranked 56th. 		205,772
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Malawi
High school teachers 2,170
Ranked 82nd. 		166,940
Ranked 24th. 77 times more than Malawi
High school enrolment rate > Male 78.56
Ranked 72nd. 		100
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Malawi
Literacy > Women above 14 years 54%
Ranked 2nd. 		85.4%
Ranked 16th. 58% more than Malawi
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.86%
Ranked 2nd. 		1%
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Malawi
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 197.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 135.92
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		45.84
Ranked 70th.
Primary completion rate > Men 58
Ranked 101st. 		92
Ranked 79th. 59% more than Malawi
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 515,462
Ranked 68th. 		2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Malawi
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 81.47
Ranked 75th. 		114.18
Ranked 13th. 40% more than Malawi
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 6.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd. 		103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 17 times more than Malawi
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 221.9
Ranked 4th. 81% more than Malaysia 		122.79
Ranked 75th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils reaching grade 5 49
Ranked 71st. 		98.8
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malawi
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 0.9%
Ranked 70th. 		1.12%
Ranked 114th. 24% more than Malawi
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 69.74%
Ranked 32nd. 		89.19%
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 72.14%
Ranked 32nd. 		98.42%
Ranked 11th. 36% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 67.36
Ranked 3rd. 		100.86
Ranked 6th. 50% more than Malawi
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.86%
Ranked 94th. 		108.79%
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Malawi
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 59.05%
Ranked 64th. 		91.07%
Ranked 78th. 54% more than Malawi
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 62.33%
Ranked 68th. 		90.84%
Ranked 75th. 46% more than Malawi
Progression to secondary school > Female 71.74%
Ranked 51st. 		100%
Ranked 13th. 39% more than Malawi
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 120.86% gross
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Malaysia 		93.65% gross
Ranked 140th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 38.3%
Ranked 54th. 		98.37%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malawi
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 86.12%
Ranked 87th. 		100.06%
Ranked 46th. 16% more than Malawi
Primary education > Pupils > % female 50.24% female
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Malaysia 		48.6% female
Ranked 66th.
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 33.18%
Ranked 6th. 77% more than Malaysia 		18.7%
Ranked 56th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.223 per capita
Ranked 4th. 78% more than Malaysia 		0.125 per capita
Ranked 71st.
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 36.84%
Ranked 49th. 		98.03%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malawi
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 29.85
Ranked 70th. 		364.64
Ranked 52nd. 12 times more than Malawi
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 20.67%
Ranked 82nd. 		43.09%
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Malawi
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 36.05%
Ranked 55th. 		67.89%
Ranked 104th. 88% more than Malawi
Progression to secondary school > % 73.29%
Ranked 54th. 		99.24%
Ranked 18th. 35% more than Malawi
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 19.49%
Ranked 5th. 		0.0
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 36.7
Ranked 82nd. 		92.06
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Malawi
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 152.97%
Ranked 7th. 50% more than Malaysia 		101.73%
Ranked 76th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 138.72%
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Malaysia 		104.61%
Ranked 77th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 0.3% gross
Ranked 124th. 		37.97% gross
Ranked 53th. 127 times more than Malawi
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 50.22%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Malaysia 		48.55%
Ranked 70th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 31.28%
Ranked 79th. 		68.41%
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Malawi
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 4.46%
Ranked 105th. 		43.65%
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than Malawi
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 88.46%
Ranked 75th. 		96.2%
Ranked 43th. 9% more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 144.49
Ranked 7th. 48% more than Malaysia 		97.79
Ranked 102nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 137.34
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Malaysia 		97.58
Ranked 112th.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 28%
Ranked 61st. 		67%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 42.5
Ranked 68th. 		93.83
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 44.31
Ranked 66th. 		93.61
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.22
Ranked 3rd. 		14.32
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.08%
Ranked 109th. 4% more than Malaysia 		1.04%
Ranked 121st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 24.03%
Ranked 74th. 		70.31%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 390,767
Ranked 3rd. 		1.52 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 952,357
Ranked 2nd. 		2.36 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malawi
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 0.987%
Ranked 118th. 		33.21%
Ranked 63th. 34 times more than Malawi
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 96.71% net
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Malaysia 		93.1% net
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.34% net
Ranked 29th. 		93.32% net
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 800,821
Ranked 3rd. 		1.72 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Malawi
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14.74%
Ranked 30th. 		21.3%
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Malawi
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 1.82
Ranked 14th. 		80.4
Ranked 19th. 44 times more than Malawi

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  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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