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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."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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).
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 35-39 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 > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 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 45-49 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 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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 > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, 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 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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STAT Russia Ukraine HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 99.5
Ranked 12th. 		99.7
Ranked 6th. About the same as Russia
Children out of school, primary 217,543
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Ukraine 		24,365
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.53
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		0.534
Ranked 62nd.
Children out of school, primary, female 88,353
Ranked 31st. 17 times more than Ukraine 		5,288
Ranked 38th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 44th. 15% more than Ukraine 		1.18
Ranked 46th.
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 51st. 		11
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Russia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 76th. 		6.15%
Ranked 9th. 50% more than Russia
High school enrolment rate 100
Ranked 1st. About the same as Ukraine 		99.58
Ranked 15th.
Homeschooling legal status Legal since 1992, law sometimes ignored and not made legal. Legal and expressly allowed for in Articles 59 and 60 of Ukraine’s Education Law.
Literacy > Total population 99.6%
Ranked 8th. 		99.7%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Russia
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 188th. The same as Ukraine 		4
Ranked 189th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 1.96
Ranked 142nd. 		2.16
Ranked 73th. 10% more than Russia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.06
Ranked 77th. 12% more than Ukraine 		16.09
Ranked 57th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.47
Ranked 100th. 		13.37
Ranked 80th. 58% more than Russia
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 37th. The same as Ukraine 		7
Ranked 40th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 23.11%
Ranked 34th. 		34.41%
Ranked 5th. 49% more than Russia
Literacy > Female 99.5%
Ranked 9th. 		99.6%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Russia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.623
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Ukraine 		0.116
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Gender ratio 135.63
Ranked 32nd. 9% more than Ukraine 		124.76
Ranked 43th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Ukraine 		3
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 24% more than Ukraine 		7.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Ukraine 		9 years
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, pupils 9.61 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		2.9 million
Ranked 10th.
College and university > Private school share 14.78%
Ranked 75th. 31% more than Ukraine 		11.29%
Ranked 37th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 25th. The same as Ukraine 		1
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 99.5%
Ranked 9th. 		99.7%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Russia
Primary education, teachers 277,657
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		98,491
Ranked 15th.
Primary education, pupils 5.02 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		1.58 million
Ranked 34th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 99.4
Ranked 12th. 		99.6
Ranked 8th. About the same as Russia
Tertiary enrollment 64.1%
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Ukraine 		43.3%
Ranked 5th.
Spending per student > College and university 13.18
Ranked 66th. 		25.14
Ranked 30th. 91% more than Russia
High school > Gender ratio 97.02
Ranked 75th. 		98.06
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Russia
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 64th. The same as Ukraine 		6
Ranked 68th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0597
Ranked 100th. 		0.272
Ranked 101st. 5 times more than Russia
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 159th. The same as Ukraine 		2
Ranked 161st.
Literacy > Male 99.7%
Ranked 6th. 		99.8%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Russia
Spending > USD 57.78 billion
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		10.48 billion
Ranked 33th.
High school > Private school share 0.712%
Ranked 118th. 89% more than Ukraine 		0.376%
Ranked 59th.
Spending > Proportion 3.54
Ranked 106th. 		5.86
Ranked 25th. 66% more than Russia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 16.65
Ranked 110th. 		18.7
Ranked 69th. 12% more than Russia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 98th. The same as Ukraine 		3
Ranked 106th.
High school repeaters > Male 1.71
Ranked 42nd. 86 times more than Ukraine 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 		99.8%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Russia
Preschool enrollment rate 96.83
Ranked 106th. 		98.43
Ranked 96th. 2% more than Russia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 50,947.63
Ranked 9th. 36% more than Ukraine 		37,359.74
Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		2.3 million
Ranked 11th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 198th. The same as Ukraine 		4
Ranked 199th.
Children out of school > Primary 369,274
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than Ukraine 		296,005
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education, teachers 1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		389,387
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Ukraine 		7.92
Ranked 21st.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 8.41
Ranked 106th. 		9.35
Ranked 53th. 11% more than Russia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 5
Ranked 8th. The same as Ukraine 		5
Ranked 9th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.91
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		0.418
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education, general pupils 8.06 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		2.64 million
Ranked 13th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 0.4%
Ranked 130th. The same as Ukraine 		0.4%
Ranked 131st.
High school > Gender parity index 0.976
Ranked 98th. About the same as Ukraine 		0.972
Ranked 71st.
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,782
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Ukraine 		2,089
Ranked 35th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.508%
Ranked 127th. 		1.46%
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 56.1
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Ukraine 		47.64
Ranked 15th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 79th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.9%
Ranked 50th. 		18.9%
Ranked 16th. 47% more than Russia
Children out of school, primary, male 129,190
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Ukraine 		19,077
Ranked 29th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.6%
Ranked 78th. 		6.5%
Ranked 13th. 81% more than Russia
High school > Students per teacher 8.47
Ranked 102nd. 		13.37
Ranked 85th. 58% more than Russia
Secondary education > General pupils 11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		3.72 million
Ranked 8th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 148th. 10% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 189th.
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 167th. The same as Ukraine 		10
Ranked 168th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 1% more than Ukraine 		2.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 28.11
Ranked 14th. 		38.84
Ranked 14th. 38% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		1.96 million
Ranked 56th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 93.5%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Ukraine 		91.5%
Ranked 22nd.
Elementary school graduate rate 95.2
Ranked 33th. 		97.28
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Russia
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 20th. 		99.8
Ranked 9th. About the same as Russia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 67.74
Ranked 118th. 7% more than Ukraine 		63.59
Ranked 54th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 35.34
Ranked 173th. 2% more than Ukraine 		34.75
Ranked 88th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Ukraine 		1.2
Ranked 46th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 475,300
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		140,300
Ranked 99th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Ukraine 		0.92
Ranked 105th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 472.29
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Ukraine 		464.43
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Ukraine 		47.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.356
Ranked 157th. 		0.817
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than Russia
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. The same as Ukraine 		7
Ranked 36th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 8.53
Ranked 92nd. 		10.57
Ranked 92nd. 24% more than Russia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.57
Ranked 74th. 		6.28
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Russia
High school repeaters > Female 1.61
Ranked 41st. 81 times more than Ukraine 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 325,100
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		96,800
Ranked 93th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.45
Ranked 75th. 10% more than Ukraine 		15.82
Ranked 94th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 12th. The same as Ukraine 		99.8
Ranked 13th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.97 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		1.57 million
Ranked 54th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 3 years
Ranked 194th. 		4 years
Ranked 179th. 33% more than Russia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,670.01
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		$1,035.05
Ranked 63th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.95
Ranked 81st. 		99.94
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Russia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 56.77
Ranked 111th. 		57.95
Ranked 60th. 2% more than Russia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 57.35
Ranked 14th. 		79.41
Ranked 14th. 38% more than Russia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.637%
Ranked 140th. 21% more than Ukraine 		0.527%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 152nd. 10% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 196th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.19
Ranked 27th. 		100.5
Ranked 19th. About the same as Russia
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.87
Ranked 6th. 		99.58
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Russia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 0.5%
Ranked 130th. 25% more than Ukraine 		0.4%
Ranked 133th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 92%
Ranked 78th. 10% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 109th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 37th. The same as Ukraine 		7
Ranked 39th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 15.8
Ranked 65th. 		28.2
Ranked 52nd. 78% more than Russia
Secondary education > Pupils 13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		4.04 million
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 5.33 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Ukraine 		1.95 million
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.2%
Ranked 15th. About the same as Ukraine 		96.1%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.6
Ranked 24th. 		99.7
Ranked 18th. About the same as Russia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Ukraine 		53.79%
Ranked 55th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 		100.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. About the same as Russia
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.56 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		256,962
Ranked 10th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 18.06
Ranked 75th. 12% more than Ukraine 		16.09
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education > Teachers 1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		349,222
Ranked 4th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 43th. The same as Ukraine 		14 years
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		4.82 million
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.188
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Ukraine 		0.183
Ranked 26th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 109.14
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		43.69
Ranked 54th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 160th. The same as Ukraine 		4
Ranked 161st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 7th. The same as Ukraine 		1
Ranked 16th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 571,183
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		170,248
Ranked 30th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.04%
Ranked 78th. 		98.81%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Russia
Public spending per student > Secondary level 20.5
Ranked 33th. 		21.2
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.73%
Ranked 52nd. The same as Ukraine 		48.73%
Ranked 53th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 3.29
Ranked 127th. 12% more than Ukraine 		2.93
Ranked 128th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. The same as Ukraine 		99.8%
Ranked 4th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 		6.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Russia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 8.17 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		3.87 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 21,770
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		9,128
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 93%
Ranked 70th. 11% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 100th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Ukraine 		15
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 74th.
Library books 73.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Ukraine 		4.12 million
Ranked 13th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.43
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 106th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Ukraine 		79.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 37.28
Ranked 167th. 		40.67
Ranked 165th. 9% more than Russia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th. 		0.041 per capita
Ranked 161st. 11% more than Russia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.3%
Ranked 130th. 50% more than Ukraine 		0.2%
Ranked 137th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 92%
Ranked 73th. 10% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 		99.8%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Russia
Library books per 1000 503.26
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		82.99
Ranked 33th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17.3
Ranked 103th. 		20.5
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Russia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 98%
Ranked 1st. 		99%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Russia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		319,580
Ranked 7th.
Primary education > Teachers 320,168
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		104,028
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 868.8
Ranked 1st. About the same as Ukraine 		866.09
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 17,685
Ranked 5th. 		200,809
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Russia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.0833
Ranked 14th. 		0.0977
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Russia
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.4
Ranked 90th. 33% more than Ukraine 		0.3
Ranked 36th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 3
Ranked 177th. 		4
Ranked 166th. 33% more than Russia
Library employees 5,301
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Ukraine 		452
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 94.26
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Ukraine 		85.83
Ranked 32nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.23
Ranked 137th. 1% more than Ukraine 		2.21
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 99.7%
Ranked 2nd. The same as Ukraine 		99.7%
Ranked 1st.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 		3.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Russia
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 56th. The same as Ukraine 		48.6%
Ranked 9th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $526.77 billion
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Ukraine 		$47.19 billion
Ranked 26th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 79th.
Scouting > Members 7,186
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		2,429
Ranked 117th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		3.22 million
Ranked 20th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.54
Ranked 42nd. 		100.02
Ranked 17th. About the same as Russia
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.19
Ranked 21st. 24% more than Ukraine 		7.41
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 80.13
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Ukraine 		79.04
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 198,350
Ranked 22nd. 30% more than Ukraine 		152,258
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 39th. 		1.01
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Russia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.8%
Ranked 32nd. 9% more than Ukraine 		46.5%
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 99.7
Ranked 52nd. 		100.08
Ranked 49th. About the same as Russia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 34,251
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		12,197
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 11,863
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		4,754
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 4 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		1.89 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.127
Ranked 14th. 		0.191
Ranked 24th. 50% more than Russia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 62.65
Ranked 7th. 		78.07
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Russia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.0696
Ranked 14th. 		0.0898
Ranked 26th. 29% more than Russia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.095
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Ukraine 		0.0916
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.168
Ranked 14th. 		0.342
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Russia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.0484
Ranked 13th. 		2.71
Ranked 9th. 56 times more than Russia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.224
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Ukraine 		0.204
Ranked 26th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 157th. 		0.0533
Ranked 156th. 6% more than Russia
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.57
Ranked 99th. 5 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 104th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.57
Ranked 105th. 5 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		3.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Russia
High school teachers 1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		350,716
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school teachers 284,789
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		99,482
Ranked 34th.
Homeschooling prevalance Unknown 100 families
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Ukraine 		99.58
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 99.2%
Ranked 2nd. The same as Ukraine 		99.2%
Ranked 2nd.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 7th. The same as Ukraine 		1%
Ranked 18th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 3.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st. 12% more than Ukraine 		2.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 2.25
Ranked 126th. 11% more than Ukraine 		2.02
Ranked 128th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		4.04 million
Ranked 20th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 37.05
Ranked 166th. 		41.31
Ranked 104th. 11% more than Russia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Ukraine 		85.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.14
Ranked 86th. 8% more than Ukraine 		91.84
Ranked 64th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 1.5
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		0.6
Ranked 31st.
Library members 100,100
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		25,964
Ranked 23th.
Library members per 1000 0.684
Ranked 36th. 31% more than Ukraine 		0.523
Ranked 37th.
Library employees per million 36.23
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		9.1
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.069
Ranked 14th. 		0.142
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Russia
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 99.69%
Ranked 7th. 		99.74%
Ranked 6th. The same as Russia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.05% net
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than Ukraine 		83.32% net
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 11.57 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		3.38 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 13,985
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		5,287
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 9,222
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		4,112
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 10.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		3.18 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 7,515
Ranked 8th. 		10,342
Ranked 13th. 38% more than Russia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 20,266
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		6,910
Ranked 12th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 60.13%
Ranked 47th. 		60.93%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Russia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 8,858
Ranked 8th. 89% more than Ukraine 		4,677
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 10,001
Ranked 8th. 98% more than Ukraine 		5,039
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 6.04 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Ukraine 		1.72 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 9.73 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Ukraine 		2.04 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 5.45 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		1.83 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 6,752
Ranked 9th. 		47,512
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Russia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 6,890
Ranked 8th. 		131,798
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Russia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 2.44 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ukraine 		1.16 million
Ranked 3rd.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 57%
Ranked 27th. 		58.2%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Russia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 81.23
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Ukraine 		69.35
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 74.35
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Ukraine 		65.3
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.0648
Ranked 14th. 		0.0845
Ranked 23th. 30% more than Russia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 38.25
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Ukraine 		37.69
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 38.68
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Ukraine 		23.73
Ranked 10th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 15.5%
Ranked 78th. 78% more than Ukraine 		8.7%
Ranked 85th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 41.6%
Ranked 11th. 		47.5%
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Russia
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 27.4%
Ranked 10th. 		33.1%
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Russia
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.72%
Ranked 16th. 		99.8%
Ranked 8th. The same as Russia
Grade 1 intake rate 72.4
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Ukraine 		66.6
Ranked 17th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 84.71% gross
Ranked 39th. 		85.74% gross
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Russia
Primary education > Teachers > % female 98.5% female
Ranked 3rd. 		98.93% female
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Russia
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.79% female
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Ukraine 		46.79% female
Ranked 60th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 150,000
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		43,700
Ranked 103th.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 99%
Ranked 11th. 		99.69%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Russia
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 93.77%
Ranked 72nd. 		114.2%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Russia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 92.35%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Ukraine 		89.09%
Ranked 70th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.94%
Ranked 53th. 		20.22%
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Russia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.93%
Ranked 100th. 		98.68%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Russia
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.1%
Ranked 17th. The same as Ukraine 		100.08%
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 99.68%
Ranked 1st. 		99.72%
Ranked 6th. The same as Russia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.48%
Ranked 85th. 		99.21%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Russia
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 89.13%
Ranked 39th. 		100.29%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Russia
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 90.57%
Ranked 36th. 		102.62%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Russia
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.34%
Ranked 101st. About the same as Ukraine 		48.25%
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 10.97
Ranked 61st. 95% more than Ukraine 		5.64
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 6.5
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Ukraine 		6.04
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.129
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Ukraine 		0.113
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 27.33
Ranked 2nd. 		40.77
Ranked 8th. 49% more than Russia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 29.64
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Ukraine 		18.14
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.132
Ranked 14th. 		0.2
Ranked 25th. 51% more than Russia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 42
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Ukraine 		35.98
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 72.44
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Ukraine 		70.78
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 23.15
Ranked 11th. 		33.72
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Russia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 35.26
Ranked 5th. 		35.77
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Russia
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.68%
Ranked 16th. 		99.78%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Russia
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 99.23%
Ranked 8th. The same as Ukraine 		99.17%
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 18,439
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		5,487
Ranked 15th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.54%
Ranked 103th. 		5.86%
Ranked 28th. 65% more than Russia
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 134.28%
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Ukraine 		114.98%
Ranked 27th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.15%
Ranked 34th. 		98.07%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Russia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 5.51 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Ukraine 		1.16 million
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 93.43%
Ranked 48th. 		97.08%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Russia
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 92.57%
Ranked 8th. 		98.55%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Russia
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 122.94% gross
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Ukraine 		106.85% gross
Ranked 42nd.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 89.76%
Ranked 9th. 		97.62%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Russia
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 92.35%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Ukraine 		89.56%
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 0.138
Ranked 14th. 		0.18
Ranked 25th. 31% more than Russia
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 83.83%
Ranked 89th. 		96.69%
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Russia
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.61%
Ranked 43th. 323 times more than Ukraine 		0.00498%
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education, teachers, female 922,895
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		296,876
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 4.87 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		1.61 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 4.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		1.65 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 3.3 million
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Ukraine 		1.64 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 22.11
Ranked 1st. 		28.25
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Russia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 37.56
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Ukraine 		32.98
Ranked 14th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 64.56%
Ranked 11th. 		74.27%
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Russia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 6.44 million
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Ukraine 		3.21 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 6,922
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Ukraine 		5,223
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 4.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Ukraine 		1.98 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 123.71 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Ukraine 		42.16 million
Ranked 4th.

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling_international_status_and_statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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