Education Stats: compare key data on Saudi Arabia & Turkey

Definitions

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

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STAT	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
Adult literacy rate > Total	85.5 Ranked 68th.	88.66 Ranked 16th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school, primary	216,025 Ranked 15th.	243,731 Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school, primary per 1000	7.64 Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Turkey	3.34 Ranked 65th.
Children out of school, primary, female	58,579 Ranked 18th.	139,953 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
College and university > Gender parity index	1.06 Ranked 54th. 30% more than Turkey	0.82 Ranked 93th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	16.94% Ranked 34th.	31.9% Ranked 7th. 88% more than Saudi Arabia
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 67th. 13% more than Turkey	8 Ranked 157th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.14% Ranked 52nd. 79% more than Turkey	2.86% Ranked 93th.
High school enrolment rate	94.15 Ranked 51st.	94.86 Ranked 51st. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Total population	78.8% Ranked 112th.	87.4% Ranked 13th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 80th. 20% more than Turkey	5 Ranked 174th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	11.16 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Turkey	3.98 Ranked 72nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	10.89 Ranked 68th.	27.75 Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	11.32 Ranked 77th.	21.76 Ranked 9th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 118th.	7 Ranked 77th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female	70.8% Ranked 110th.	79.6% Ranked 13th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	2.07 Ranked 35th. 8% more than Turkey	1.92 Ranked 58th.
College and university > Gender ratio	165.47 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Turkey	78 Ranked 73th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 75th. The same as Turkey	3 Ranked 117th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th. 51% more than Turkey	2.78 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.
Duration of compulsory education	6 years Ranked 140th.	9 years Ranked 96th. 50% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, pupils	3.17 million Ranked 8th.	7.97 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
College and university > Private school share	4.86% Ranked 39th.	5.16% Ranked 95th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 35th. 5% more than Turkey	0.95 Ranked 110th.
School life expectancy > Total	9 years Ranked 85th.	9.5 years Ranked 82nd. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Adult literacy	85% Ranked 71st.	88.7% Ranked 61st. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education, pupils	3.44 million Ranked 19th.	6.58 million Ranked 15th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education, teachers	315,626 Ranked 4th. 35% more than Turkey	233,073 Ranked 13th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	80.2 Ranked 70th.	81.26 Ranked 19th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Tertiary enrollment	22.4% Ranked 11th. 49% more than Turkey	15% Ranked 16th.
High school > Gender ratio	85.37 Ranked 97th.	88.57 Ranked 94th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 53th. The same as Turkey	6 Ranked 140th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.422 Ranked 88th. 17% more than Turkey	0.36 Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 91st.	4 Ranked 47th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male	84.7% Ranked 102nd.	95.3% Ranked 6th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Spending > USD	34.41 billion Ranked 16th. 27% more than Turkey	27.01 billion Ranked 21st.
Spending > Proportion	7.19 Ranked 7th. 95% more than Turkey	3.68 Ranked 99th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	15.66 Ranked 124th.	30.38 Ranked 53th. 94% more than Saudi Arabia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 138th. The same as Turkey	3 Ranked 193th.
High school repeaters > Male	5.31 Ranked 47th.	6.55 Ranked 40th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	95.8% Ranked 21st. About the same as Turkey	95.6% Ranked 22nd.
Preschool enrollment rate	98.38 Ranked 97th.	99.3 Ranked 91st. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	50,637 Ranked 11th.	50,908.41 Ranked 10th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary completion rate	85 Ranked 78th.	87 Ranked 77th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	525,344 Ranked 37th.	1.92 million Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 86th. 20% more than Turkey	5 Ranked 184th.
Children out of school > Primary	792,714 Ranked 9th.	899,833 Ranked 10th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	9.86 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Turkey	3.62 Ranked 39th.
Secondary education, teachers	264,141 Ranked 16th. 21% more than Turkey	218,829 Ranked 10th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	10.69 Ranked 46th.	23.09 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 130th. The same as Turkey	3 Ranked 178th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	5.57 Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Turkey	1.42 Ranked 67th.
Spending per student > High school	18.7 Ranked 36th. 71% more than Turkey	10.95 Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, general pupils	3.06 million Ranked 10th.	6.67 million Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	21.3% Ranked 51st. 58% more than Turkey	13.5% Ranked 70th.
High school > Gender parity index	0.885 Ranked 80th.	0.919 Ranked 114th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Scientific and technical journal articles	573 Ranked 47th.	6,224 Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	38% Ranked 43th.	41% Ranked 16th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	4.96% Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Turkey	1.33% Ranked 104th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	24.07 Ranked 65th.	29.51 Ranked 51st. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
Scouting > Genders admitted	boys only	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 108th. The same as Turkey	6 Ranked 167th.
Children out of school, primary, male	157,446 Ranked 12th. 52% more than Turkey	103,778 Ranked 20th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	6.7% Ranked 14th. 76% more than Turkey	3.8% Ranked 81st.
High school > Students per teacher	11.32 Ranked 78th.	21.76 Ranked 9th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education > General pupils	2.65 million Ranked 11th.	4.01 million Ranked 20th. 52% more than Saudi Arabia
Spending per student > Elementary school	18.77 Ranked 26th. 47% more than Turkey	12.77 Ranked 59th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 83th. 9% more than Turkey	11 Ranked 179th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 77th. The same as Turkey	12 Ranked 115th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 80% more than Turkey	3.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	43.43 Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Turkey	41.73 Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	2.34 million Ranked 52nd.	7.9 million Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	50.3% Ranked 86th. 88% more than Turkey	26.7% Ranked 115th.
Elementary school graduate rate	96.42 Ranked 27th. 2% more than Turkey	94.23 Ranked 38th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	97.3 Ranked 55th. 1% more than Turkey	96.36 Ranked 16th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	112.03 Ranked 7th. 3% more than Turkey	109.03 Ranked 19th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	121.47 Ranked 45th. 35% more than Turkey	90.08 Ranked 87th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.47 Ranked 18th. 99% more than Turkey	0.74 Ranked 72nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	2.77 million Ranked 34th.	6.61 million Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	0.96 Ranked 92nd. 17% more than Turkey	0.82 Ranked 116th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	253.3 Ranked 4th.	391.17 Ranked 9th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	24.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.	27.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	1.82 Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Turkey	0.697 Ranked 131st.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 101st. 20% more than Turkey	5 Ranked 174th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	11.02 Ranked 69th.	23.32 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	32.11 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Turkey	13.46 Ranked 30th.
High school repeaters > Female	3.08 Ranked 51st.	4.46 Ranked 43th. 45% more than Saudi Arabia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	1.73 million Ranked 35th.	5.2 million Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	10.75 Ranked 121st.	27.75 Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	96.2 Ranked 63th. 2% more than Turkey	94.29 Ranked 19th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	97.1% Ranked 28th. 3% more than Turkey	94.1% Ranked 38th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	3.21 million Ranked 35th.	6.76 million Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education > Duration > Years	6 years Ranked 78th. The same as Turkey	6 years Ranked 135th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$6,907.10 Ranked 13th. 54% more than Turkey	$4,496.78 Ranked 20th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	100.62 Ranked 66th. 1% more than Turkey	99.38 Ranked 75th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	108.04 Ranked 10th. 18% more than Turkey	91.31 Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	88.74 Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Turkey	85.84 Ranked 2nd.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 84th. 9% more than Turkey	11 Ranked 186th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	10.08% Ranked 44th. 13 times more than Turkey	0.751% Ranked 88th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	96.18 Ranked 95th.	97.38 Ranked 83th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
High school enrolment rate > Female	96.51 Ranked 43th. 4% more than Turkey	93.2 Ranked 52nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	29.3% Ranked 49th. 37% more than Turkey	21.4% Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	78% Ranked 119th.	89% Ranked 95th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 96th. The same as Turkey	6 Ranked 133th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	86.9 Ranked 16th. 21% more than Turkey	72.1 Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > Pupils	2.73 million Ranked 11th.	5.33 million Ranked 15th. 95% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education > Pupils	3.26 million Ranked 22nd.	7.87 million Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	57.9% Ranked 79th. 37% more than Turkey	42.4% Ranked 108th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	98.4 Ranked 43th.	98.58 Ranked 8th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	58.25% Ranked 25th. 38% more than Turkey	42.25% Ranked 100th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	92.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th. 12% more than Turkey	82.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 89th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	103,555 Ranked 58th.	1.84 million Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Saudi Arabia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	10.89 Ranked 68th.	27.75 Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education > Teachers	71,149 Ranked 41st.	159,401 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	97.05 Ranked 17th. 3% more than Turkey	94.23 Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	2 million Ranked 38th.	5.74 million Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	10.32 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Turkey	1.52 Ranked 3rd.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	25.07 Ranked 59th.	94.39 Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 74th. The same as Turkey	6 Ranked 126th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	0.98 Ranked 21st. 3% more than Turkey	0.95 Ranked 27th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	90.89% Ranked 100th.	92.87% Ranked 95th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	503,376 Ranked 14th. 39% more than Turkey	361,419 Ranked 18th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	121.3 Ranked 54th. 21% more than Turkey	100.22 Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	47.93% Ranked 118th. 1% more than Turkey	47.46% Ranked 134th.
Progression to secondary school	95.34% Ranked 25th. 5% more than Turkey	91.09% Ranked 58th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	94.7% Ranked 21st. 2% more than Turkey	93.3% Ranked 23th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	34.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Turkey	12.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	298,442 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Turkey	105,000 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	2.12 million Ranked 2nd.	6.27 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	79% Ranked 111th.	87% Ranked 98th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 119th. 7% more than Turkey	14 Ranked 199th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 98th. The same as Turkey	6 Ranked 146th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	3.31 Ranked 65th. 55% more than Turkey	2.13 Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	114.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Turkey	56.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 115th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	107.32 Ranked 99th.	121.56 Ranked 78th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.108 per capita Ranked 97th.	0.114 per capita Ranked 85th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	15.3% Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Turkey	5.7% Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	77% Ranked 116th.	92% Ranked 76th. 19% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	97% Ranked 18th.	98% Ranked 10th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	11.8 Ranked 127th.	27.7 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education > Teachers	119,881 Ranked 31st.	225,852 Ranked 19th. 88% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	85,620 Ranked 21st.	1.32 million Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	46.34% Ranked 126th. 10% more than Turkey	42.04% Ranked 142nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	624.01 Ranked 4th.	810.58 Ranked 9th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	5.69 Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Turkey	0.274 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	45,211 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Turkey	7,000 Ranked 2nd.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	6.6 Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Turkey	1.8 Ranked 73th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 72nd. The same as Turkey	6 Ranked 125th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	110.66 Ranked 15th. 39% more than Turkey	79.75 Ranked 74th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	7.16 Ranked 27th. 74% more than Turkey	4.11 Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years	87.5% Ranked 24th.	95.3% Ranked 8th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	15.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Turkey	7.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48% Ranked 103th. 2% more than Turkey	47% Ranked 119th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$195.39 billion Ranked 11th.	$332.75 billion Ranked 8th. 70% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 109th. The same as Turkey	6 Ranked 165th.
Scouting > Members	19,260 Ranked 50th.	40,579 Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	51.1% Ranked 64th.	51.3% Ranked 4th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	2.79 million Ranked 23th.	5.53 million Ranked 12th. 98% more than Saudi Arabia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	100.34 Ranked 14th. 7% more than Turkey	94.07 Ranked 129th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	4.25 Ranked 55th. 46% more than Turkey	2.9 Ranked 86th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	107.19 Ranked 19th. 79% more than Turkey	59.99 Ranked 103th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male	425,916 Ranked 7th. 20% more than Turkey	353,712 Ranked 14th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.995 Ranked 37th. 1% more than Turkey	0.988 Ranked 80th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	46.3% Ranked 101st. 23% more than Turkey	37.5% Ranked 121st.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	0.0 Ranked 38th.	0.0 Ranked 43th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	3.7 Ranked 21st.	4.6 Ranked 67th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	91.43 Ranked 70th. 4% more than Turkey	88.31 Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	10.04 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Turkey	2.59 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	46.99 Ranked 5th.	62.72 Ranked 10th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	108,957 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Turkey	98,000 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	7.68 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey	1.49 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	2.72 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey	0.589 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	6.83 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Turkey	1.15 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	1.04 million Ranked 2nd.	3.05 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	3.72 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Turkey	1.11 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	135,562 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Turkey	20,000 Ranked 2nd.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	0.681 Ranked 106th. 24% more than Turkey	0.548 Ranked 116th.
Primary completion rate > Women	86 Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Turkey	83 Ranked 76th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	3.15 Ranked 59th. 44% more than Turkey	2.19 Ranked 69th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	3.47 Ranked 67th. 68% more than Turkey	2.07 Ranked 74th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	100% Ranked 4th. 5% more than Turkey	95.3% Ranked 32nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	18.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Turkey	4.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
High school teachers	261,731 Ranked 13th. 20% more than Turkey	218,829 Ranked 9th.
Elementary school teachers	298,644 Ranked 11th. 28% more than Turkey	233,073 Ranked 14th.
High school enrolment rate > Male	91.94 Ranked 50th.	96.37 Ranked 39th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Women above 14 years	76.3% Ranked 22nd.	79.6% Ranked 19th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	0.98% Ranked 10th. 3% more than Turkey	0.95% Ranked 12th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	125.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd. 34% more than Turkey	93.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	75.65 Ranked 53th.	78.87 Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	2.73 million Ranked 24th.	5.08 million Ranked 15th. 86% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary completion rate > Men	85 Ranked 73th.	91 Ranked 62nd. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	96.13 Ranked 56th. 29% more than Turkey	74.73 Ranked 136th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	118.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 58% more than Turkey	74.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	132.18 Ranked 50th. 12% more than Turkey	117.77 Ranked 80th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	12.8 Ranked 91st.	22.6 Ranked 37th. 77% more than Saudi Arabia
Pupils reaching grade 5	93.7 Ranked 24th.	94.9 Ranked 8th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male	100 Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Turkey	94 Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29	1.26 million Ranked 1st.	3.18 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44	792,454 Ranked 1st.	2.38 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29	183,127 Ranked 3rd. 68% more than Turkey	109,000 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64	27,805 Ranked 3rd.	1.02 million Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54	321,857 Ranked 2nd.	1.86 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	17.57 Ranked 5th.	48.51 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	63 Ranked 5th. 81% more than Turkey	34.79 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	4.57 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Turkey	1.34 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	1.56 million Ranked 1st.	5.53 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	1.93 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey	0.424 Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	79.16% net Ranked 59th.	86.82% net Ranked 89th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24	884,390 Ranked 1st.	2.99 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	76.75% net Ranked 66th.	91.76% net Ranked 70th. 20% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29	2.11 million Ranked 1st.	6.2 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24	62,040 Ranked 3rd.	71,000 Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29	88,602 Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Turkey	81,000 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39	525,393 Ranked 1st.	2.71 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39	162,880 Ranked 2nd. 94% more than Turkey	84,000 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10	6.04 million Ranked 1st.	28.58 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	52.4% Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Turkey	22.5% Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44	1.12 million Ranked 1st.	4.58 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	5.14% Ranked 52nd. 79% more than Turkey	2.86% Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	1.17 Ranked 5th.	13.95 Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	2.6 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Turkey	0.972 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	37.1 Ranked 3rd.	40.94 Ranked 5th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	7.01 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Turkey	1.26 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	5.24 Ranked 5th. 48% more than Turkey	3.55 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	1.97 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey	0.37 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	5.1 Ranked 5th. 25% more than Turkey	4.08 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	4.07 Ranked 6th.	23.02 Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	28.9% Ranked 13th.	59.6% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	17.3% Ranked 38th. 6% more than Turkey	16.3% Ranked 38th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	77.7% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Turkey	24.9% Ranked 34th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	16.6% Ranked 15th. 75% more than Turkey	9.5% Ranked 65th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	90.9% gross Ranked 81st. 1% more than Turkey	90.41% gross Ranked 139th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female	47.54% female Ranked 75th. 10% more than Turkey	43.3% female Ranked 83th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female	48.12% female Ranked 50th. 14% more than Turkey	42.03% female Ranked 124th.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	79.35% Ranked 73th.	87.37% Ranked 58th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	1.09 million Ranked 35th.	1.41 million Ranked 29th. 29% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group	85.21% Ranked 53th.	87.77% Ranked 90th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	23.16% gross Ranked 19th.	33.54% gross Ranked 47th. 45% more than Saudi Arabia
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	29.85% Ranked 50th.	38.37% Ranked 42nd. 29% more than Saudi Arabia
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	37.36% Ranked 46th. 11% more than Turkey	33.56% Ranked 50th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net	84.58% Ranked 88th.	94.69% Ranked 57th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net	70.29% Ranked 58th.	77.49% Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort	100% Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Turkey	94.88% Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	97.99% Ranked 62nd.	98.48% Ranked 60th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	87.16% Ranked 54th.	94.11% Ranked 39th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	101.85% Ranked 12th. 7% more than Turkey	94.99% Ranked 103th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	10.23% Ranked 129th.	28.63% Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	10.72% Ranked 128th.	29.75% Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, pupils > % female	46.61% Ranked 54th.	47.04% Ranked 110th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita	$8,844.14 Ranked 11th. 48% more than Turkey	$5,968.61 Ranked 24th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP	35.18% Ranked 96th.	55.96% Ranked 40th. 59% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000	3.93 Ranked 91st.	25.18 Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000	5.11 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Turkey	1.5 Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	22.82 Ranked 4th.	32.91 Ranked 9th. 44% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	1.9 Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Turkey	0.0958 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	48.55 Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Turkey	44.43 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	13.5 Ranked 5th.	25.49 Ranked 11th. 89% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	33.24 Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Turkey	32.52 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	42.43 Ranked 3rd.	43.07 Ranked 4th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	9.06 Ranked 5th.	43.14 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	7.97 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Turkey	3.93 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	2.74 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Turkey	0.452 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	45.31 Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Turkey	44.09 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	65.32 Ranked 2nd.	75.68 Ranked 4th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24	98.07% Ranked 39th. The same as Turkey	98.02% Ranked 41st.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above	69.29% Ranked 76th.	79.58% Ranked 69th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	7.19% Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Turkey	2.64% Ranked 143th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %	106.15% Ranked 31st. 26% more than Turkey	84.08% Ranked 87th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort	98.69% Ranked 5th. 4% more than Turkey	95.01% Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54	418,883 Ranked 2nd.	3.54 million Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34	246,093 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Turkey	111,000 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19	18,818 Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Turkey	12,000 Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross	102.78% Ranked 47th. 1% more than Turkey	102.12% Ranked 82nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	85.8% gross Ranked 32nd. 27% more than Turkey	67.63% gross Ranked 107th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	90.84% Ranked 30th.	96.84% Ranked 26th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort	89.81% Ranked 51st.	95.43% Ranked 43th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment	1.51% Ranked 56th.	2.18% Ranked 74th. 44% more than Saudi Arabia
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	98% Ranked 79th. 2% more than Turkey	95.64% Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	12.52 Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Turkey	1.44 Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	112.78% Ranked 1st. 33% more than Turkey	84.99% Ranked 82nd.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment	1.83% Ranked 53th.	2.12% Ranked 64th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, teachers, female	137,009 Ranked 16th. 52% more than Turkey	90,388 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49	543,972 Ranked 1st.	2.4 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39	1.03 million Ranked 1st.	2.82 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

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