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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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 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 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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 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 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • 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."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: 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
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Malaysia Sierra Leone HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.1
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		39.8
Ranked 107th.
Average years of schooling of adults 6.8
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.4
Ranked 92nd.
Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd. 		352,310
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th. 		103.37
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 		206,411
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.387
Ranked 122nd.
College and university > Share of total education spending 34.45%
Ranked 7th. 48% more than Sierra Leone 		23.22%
Ranked 6th.
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 103th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 78% more than Sierra Leone 		2.88%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		35.1%
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 108th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 29% more than Sierra Leone 		6.35
Ranked 16th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th. 		32.99
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd. 		26.64
Ranked 13th. 94% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 137th.
Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		24.4%
Ranked 19th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th. 		60.56
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		38.14
Ranked 112th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th. 		3
Ranked 94th. 50% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 17 times more than Sierra Leone 		155,567
Ranked 106th.
College and university > Private school share 43.14%
Ranked 34th. 		0.0
Ranked 75th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th. 23% more than Sierra Leone 		0.81
Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.9%
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		38.1%
Ranked 107th.
Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone 		37,957
Ranked 33th.
Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.25 million
Ranked 36th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 89.8
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		28.9
Ranked 106th.
Tertiary enrollment 28.2%
Ranked 45th. 13 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.2%
Ranked 87th.
High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 61% more than Sierra Leone 		66.29
Ranked 134th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th. 		6.2
Ranked 41st. 13 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th. 97% more than Sierra Leone 		46.9%
Ranked 19th.
Spending > USD 8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 116 times more than Sierra Leone 		74.68 million
Ranked 130th.
High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.86%
Ranked 85th.
Spending > Proportion 4.04
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Sierra Leone 		3.9
Ranked 88th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th. 		66.85
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 167th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th. 		6.16
Ranked 41st. 56 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		47.9%
Ranked 33th.
Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th. 		157.74
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 65 times more than Sierra Leone 		842.5
Ranked 176th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 70 times more than Sierra Leone 		9,041
Ranked 108th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.36
Ranked 109th.
Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 33 times more than Sierra Leone 		5,840
Ranked 81st.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd. 		21.14
Ranked 17th. 19% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. The same as Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 154th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th. 		42.81
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Sierra Leone 		400,800
Ranked 44th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 57% more than Sierra Leone 		0.682
Ranked 137th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 173 times more than Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 151st.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		15%
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th. 		9.36%
Ranked 45th. 82% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd. 12 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.1
Ranked 120th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 138th.
Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th. 		145,899
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 15th. 69% more than Sierra Leone 		3.9%
Ranked 30th.
High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th. 		26.64
Ranked 14th. 94% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Sierra Leone 		191,042
Ranked 63th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. The same as Sierra Leone 		12
Ranked 106th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. The same as Sierra Leone 		12
Ranked 99th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.66
Ranked 8th. 93% more than Sierra Leone 		24.18
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone 		554,308
Ranked 92nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 66%
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone 		9.5%
Ranked 144th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th. 77% more than Sierra Leone 		55.7
Ranked 108th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		36.21
Ranked 136th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd. 		209.47
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Malaysia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.4
Ranked 120th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th. 54% more than Sierra Leone 		0.74
Ranked 126th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 316.08
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		104.95
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 14 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd. 13 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.144
Ranked 188th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th. 		23.9
Ranked 25th. 60% more than Malaysia
High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th. 		7.12
Ranked 31st. 79 times more than Malaysia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th. 		43.73
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.23%
Ranked 12th. 		70.3%
Ranked 3rd. The same as Malaysia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.5
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		45.9
Ranked 108th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.32 million
Ranked 64th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd. The same as Sierra Leone 		6 years
Ranked 106th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 28 times more than Sierra Leone 		$130.66
Ranked 116th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th. 		191.68
Ranked 2nd. 96% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th. 29% more than Sierra Leone 		67.04
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 94.01
Ranked 7th. 62% more than Sierra Leone 		57.99
Ranked 7th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. The same as Sierra Leone 		12
Ranked 108th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th. 		4.9%
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th. 13% more than Sierra Leone 		88.2
Ranked 138th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		43%
Ranked 124th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st. 		6
Ranked 117th. 20% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Sierra Leone 		213,839
Ranked 60th.
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.29 million
Ranked 37th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.8%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		20.4%
Ranked 140th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.3
Ranked 47th. 49% more than Sierra Leone 		66
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th. 91% more than Sierra Leone 		28.78%
Ranked 115th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		34.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone 		21,454
Ranked 71st.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.32%
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Sierra Leone 		75.21%
Ranked 21st.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th. 		32.99
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 21 times more than Sierra Leone 		6,651
Ranked 46th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th. 86% more than Sierra Leone 		7 years
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 15 times more than Sierra Leone 		155,567
Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.27
Ranked 6th. 		41.77
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Malaysia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th. 28 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.744
Ranked 155th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 101st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. 59% more than Sierra Leone 		0.63
Ranked 33th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. 22% more than Sierra Leone 		83.98%
Ranked 128th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Sierra Leone 		41.56%
Ranked 168th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		37.4%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 116,539
Ranked 7th. 		205,608
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone 		285,799
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		37%
Ranked 122nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. The same as Sierra Leone 		15
Ranked 142nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 124th.
Library books 1.11 million
Ranked 7th. 55 times more than Sierra Leone 		20,000
Ranked 43th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd. 		9.94
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		34.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 2% more than Sierra Leone 		0.123 per capita
Ranked 78th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th. 		133.9
Ranked 64th. 9% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th. 92% more than Sierra Leone 		50%
Ranked 119th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 63% more than Sierra Leone 		59.6%
Ranked 33th.
Library books per 1000 53.46
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Sierra Leone 		4.96
Ranked 45th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th. 		43.7
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		25%
Ranked 94th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone 		22,797
Ranked 33th.
Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone 		19,316
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Sierra Leone 		41.6%
Ranked 137th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 660.01
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		269.37
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 6th. 		15.64
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 49,473
Ranked 7th. 		221,650
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		41.77
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 86% more than Sierra Leone 		3.77
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92%
Ranked 16th. 97% more than Sierra Leone 		46.7%
Ranked 33th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. 12% more than Sierra Leone 		43.3%
Ranked 136th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 138 times more than Sierra Leone 		$766.36 million
Ranked 102nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 138th.
Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		11,587
Ranked 68th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 61.97%
Ranked 32nd. 		94.31%
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.29%
Ranked 35th. 		88.78%
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.98%
Ranked 25th. 		91.25%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Malaysia
High school > Share of total education spending 33.72%
Ranked 59th. 40% more than Sierra Leone 		24.07%
Ranked 14th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 70.2%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		26.5%
Ranked 80th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 10 times more than Sierra Leone 		227,661
Ranked 105th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.3
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		37.31
Ranked 88th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th. 23% more than Sierra Leone 		81.29
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Sierra Leone 		0.928
Ranked 92nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Sierra Leone 		45.3%
Ranked 103th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 2,195
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		1,064
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		37.58
Ranked 134th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 65,445
Ranked 8th. 		243,962
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.64
Ranked 6th. 		19.06
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.54
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		13.09
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 9th. 		33.96
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.03
Ranked 6th. 		26.08
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 12th. 		49.94
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.61
Ranked 8th. 		54.19
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone 		119,151
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 45,473
Ranked 7th. 		77,087
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Malaysia
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd. 		1.94
Ranked 65th. 29% more than Malaysia
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th. 		10.18
Ranked 30th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		9.73
Ranked 36th.
High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 17 times more than Sierra Leone 		10,024
Ranked 84th.
Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone 		30,239
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 85.4%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		24.2%
Ranked 32nd.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 17th. 59% more than Sierra Leone 		0.63%
Ranked 16th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 17 times more than Sierra Leone 		155,567
Ranked 103th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th. 53% more than Sierra Leone 		74.45
Ranked 81st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th. 		252.22
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		38.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Library members per 1000 8.49
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.48
Ranked 29th.
Library members 175,876
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Sierra Leone 		10,000
Ranked 34th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.79
Ranked 102nd. 		182.32
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 97.58
Ranked 112th. 		201.18
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 926,066
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone 		99,811
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 2.1
Ranked 6th. 		5.48
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.79
Ranked 10th. 		49.5
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.52 million
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Sierra Leone 		90,309
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 792,088
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Sierra Leone 		38,943
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.1% net
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		36.57% net
Ranked 121st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 925,741
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Sierra Leone 		65,465
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 48,062
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Sierra Leone 		38,588
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 1.61 million
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Sierra Leone 		102,317
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 106,621
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		35,754
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 33,020
Ranked 8th. 		87,176
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 737,490
Ranked 7th. 24 times more than Sierra Leone 		30,656
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 71,066
Ranked 7th. 		128,521
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 7.4 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Sierra Leone 		517,226
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 1.3 million
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Sierra Leone 		64,517
Ranked 6th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 54th. 78% more than Sierra Leone 		2.88%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.61
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.643
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 73.41
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		26.98
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 68.78
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		20.76
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.05
Ranked 6th. 		7.83
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 13.57
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.55
Ranked 8th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.24%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		47.56%
Ranked 101st.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 107.53% gross
Ranked 12th. 26 times more than Sierra Leone 		4.19% gross
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 93.3% gross
Ranked 132nd. 		139.11% gross
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.29% female
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		31.91% female
Ranked 79th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 93.92%
Ranked 126th. 14% more than Sierra Leone 		82.27%
Ranked 129th.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.69%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		35.09%
Ranked 107th.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 96.6%
Ranked 4th. 57% more than Sierra Leone 		61.48%
Ranked 47th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 78% more than Sierra Leone 		2.88%
Ranked 16th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 18.24%
Ranked 15th. 20% more than Sierra Leone 		15.2%
Ranked 41st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.36%
Ranked 123th. 		147.97%
Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.97%
Ranked 129th. 		4.9%
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.48%
Ranked 87th. 		49.83%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.22%
Ranked 109th. 		130.76%
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.5%
Ranked 31st. 39% more than Sierra Leone 		72.36%
Ranked 51st.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 95.06%
Ranked 111th. 		161.76%
Ranked 4th. 70% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.02%
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Sierra Leone 		46.25%
Ranked 68th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 20th. 82% more than Sierra Leone 		54.02%
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 5.74
Ranked 81st. 15% more than Sierra Leone 		4.99
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.54
Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.372
Ranked 99th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.38%
Ranked 11th. 40% more than Sierra Leone 		70.47%
Ranked 77th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 97.1%
Ranked 105th. 38% more than Sierra Leone 		70.57%
Ranked 125th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 93.89%
Ranked 135th. 		98.89%
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 155,809
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		62,739
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 88,550
Ranked 7th. 29% more than Sierra Leone 		68,796
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 1 million
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Sierra Leone 		50,236
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 23.07
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		7.62
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 10th. 		44.98
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 34.96
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		12.86
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.61
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		5.05
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.21
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		9.18
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 39.54
Ranked 9th. 95% more than Sierra Leone 		20.25
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 18.98
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		4.24
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 6.65
Ranked 5th. 		12.73
Ranked 4th. 91% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.67
Ranked 4th. 		5.53
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 47.35
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Sierra Leone 		33.82
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 64.79
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		18.33
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 75.78% gross
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		30.06% gross
Ranked 81st.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.15%
Ranked 85th. 22% more than Sierra Leone 		3.41%
Ranked 111th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years
Ranked 20th. 50% more than Sierra Leone 		8 years
Ranked 7th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.24%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		35.03%
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 730,222
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Sierra Leone 		32,565
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 99,914
Ranked 7th. 		205,867
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 25,428
Ranked 8th. 		93,337
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment, primary > % gross 101.41%
Ranked 92nd. 		131.49%
Ranked 8th. 30% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.97%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		37.7%
Ranked 59th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.47%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		47.22%
Ranked 44th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 49.13
Ranked 7th. 55% more than Sierra Leone 		31.79
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1
Ranked 10th. 		23.4
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Malaysia
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.65%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		37.49%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.98
Ranked 6th. 		41.72
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.11
Ranked 10th. 		21.57
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Malaysia

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