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Education Stats: compare key data on Singapore & Sri Lanka

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."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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 > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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 > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 65 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 65. 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 > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
STAT Singapore Sri Lanka HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 94.5
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Sri Lanka
90.56
Ranked 55th.

Average years of schooling of adults 7
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
6.9
Ranked 40th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
1
Ranked 192nd.

College and university > Share of total education spending 38.04%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
17.76%
Ranked 29th.

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 157th.
9
Ranked 80th. 50% more than Singapore

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.23%
Ranked 13th. 62% more than Sri Lanka
2%
Ranked 59th.

High school enrolment rate 91.49
Ranked 59th.
97.84
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Singapore

Literacy > Female 89.7%
Ranked 75th.
90%
Ranked 74th. About the same as Singapore

Literacy > Total population 93.2%
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
92.3%
Ranked 73th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 26th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 146th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.39
Ranked 107th.
3.46
Ranked 99th. 2% more than Singapore

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.44
Ranked 81st.
24.07
Ranked 57th. 38% more than Singapore

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.91
Ranked 47th.
17.26
Ranked 36th. 16% more than Singapore

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
6.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 60% more than Singapore

Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 196th.
8
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Singapore

Secondary education, pupils 232,003
Ranked 109th.
2.57 million
Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Singapore

College and university > Private school share 65.31%
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
0.99
Ranked 44th.

Literacy > Adult literacy 94.4%
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
91.5%
Ranked 50th.
Primary education, teachers 16,893
Ranked 91st.
72,114
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Singapore

Primary education, pupils 294,602
Ranked 117th.
1.74 million
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Singapore

Adult literacy rate > Female 91.6
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
89.07
Ranked 56th.

Tertiary enrollment 33.7%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
5.1%
Ranked 9th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 144th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.99
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
0.827
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 141st.
4
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Singapore

Literacy > Male 96.7%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
94.8%
Ranked 66th.

Spending > USD 4.8 billion
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
1.01 billion
Ranked 74th.

High school > Private school share 6.37%
Ranked 87th.
7.12%
Ranked 89th. 12% more than Singapore

Spending > Proportion 2.71
Ranked 131st. 6% more than Sri Lanka
2.55
Ranked 137th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 26.44
Ranked 72nd. 18% more than Sri Lanka
22.5
Ranked 73th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 65th.
4
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Singapore

High school repeaters > Male 1.99
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
0.89
Ranked 80th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.5%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
95.6%
Ranked 17th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 21,121.5
Ranked 43th. 25% more than Sri Lanka
16,932.32
Ranked 47th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 92,140
Ranked 48th. 45% more than Sri Lanka
63,660
Ranked 62nd.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 30th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 155th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.12
Ranked 85th.
7.15
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Singapore

Secondary education, teachers 15,560
Ranked 71st.
149,153
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Singapore

High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 185th.
4
Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Singapore

Secondary education, general pupils 205,171
Ranked 114th.
2.42 million
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Singapore

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 6.9%
Ranked 91st.
7.7%
Ranked 85th. 12% more than Singapore

Scientific and technical journal articles 3,122
Ranked 28th. 22 times more than Sri Lanka
141
Ranked 74th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 38%
Ranked 2nd.
43%
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Singapore
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.92%
Ranked 36th. 22% more than Sri Lanka
7.29%
Ranked 45th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.1
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
3.51
Ranked 86th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 45th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 180th.

High school > Students per teacher 14.91
Ranked 48th.
17.26
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Singapore

Secondary education > General pupils 185,713
Ranked 94th.
2.11 million
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Singapore
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 38th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
10
Ranked 184th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 39th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
10
Ranked 160th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
3.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 17% more than Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 269,668
Ranked 94th.
1.7 million
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Singapore

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 71.3%
Ranked 54th.
72.6%
Ranked 50th. 2% more than Singapore

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
97.98
Ranked 49th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 59.07
Ranked 141st.
83.16
Ranked 93th. 41% more than Singapore

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 46.52
Ranked 139th.
123.33
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Singapore

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.71
Ranked 63th. 29% more than Sri Lanka
0.55
Ranked 72nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 231,400
Ranked 88th.
1.12 million
Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Singapore

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
1
Ranked 84th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 25.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 4.07
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
0.811
Ranked 122nd.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 185th.
8
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Singapore

Teacher student ratio > High school 16.36
Ranked 40th.
19.52
Ranked 40th. 19% more than Singapore

High school repeaters > Female 1.2
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
0.54
Ranked 80th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 175,000
Ranked 85th.
714,900
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Singapore

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 19.3
Ranked 65th.
23.5
Ranked 53th. 22% more than Singapore

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
98.59
Ranked 45th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 299,704
Ranked 95th.
1.63 million
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Singapore

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 26th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5 years
Ranked 144th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $21,703.68
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Sri Lanka
$1,076.10
Ranked 62nd.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 41.14
Ranked 153th.
116.11
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Singapore

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 38th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
10
Ranked 191st.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.59%
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
2.97%
Ranked 106th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 95.2
Ranked 47th.
98.54
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Singapore

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 10.4%
Ranked 81st. 3% more than Sri Lanka
10.1%
Ranked 82nd.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 33th.
97%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Singapore

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 21st.
8
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Singapore
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 34.1
Ranked 12th.
84.2
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Singapore
Primary education > Pupils 260,286
Ranked 124th.
1.61 million
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Singapore

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 78.9%
Ranked 46th. 5% more than Sri Lanka
75.5%
Ranked 55th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
97.33
Ranked 53th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 58.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
120.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 44.28%
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
44%
Ranked 70th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 26,832
Ranked 79th.
150,783
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Singapore

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.44
Ranked 79th.
24.07
Ranked 57th. 38% more than Singapore

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 94.35%
Ranked 30th. 15% more than Sri Lanka
82.39%
Ranked 42nd.

Secondary education > Teachers 12,000
Ranked 80th.
119,491
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 215,952
Ranked 74th.
2.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Singapore

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 758.72
Ranked 10th. 103 times more than Sri Lanka
7.35
Ranked 78th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 25th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 132nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 8th.
1.01
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Singapore

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 56.24
Ranked 82nd.
58.57
Ranked 79th. 4% more than Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.58%
Ranked 81st.
49.05%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Singapore

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.6%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
96.1%
Ranked 16th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 31st.
98%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Singapore

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 169th. The same as Sri Lanka
14
Ranked 168th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 48th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 155th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.31
Ranked 100th.
0.82
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Singapore

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 59.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
121.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Singapore
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.073 per capita
Ranked 100th.
0.088 per capita
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Singapore

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 3.4%
Ranked 101st.
5.2%
Ranked 91st. 53% more than Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 73.47
Ranked 100th.
88.77
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Singapore

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 31st.
99%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Singapore

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.4%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Sri Lanka
95.1%
Ranked 18th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 25.3
Ranked 4th.
27.8
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Singapore
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 81%
Ranked 4th.
85%
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Singapore
Primary education > Teachers 9,843
Ranked 97th.
71,669
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Singapore

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.94%
Ranked 75th.
50.61%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Singapore

Private school enrolment > Primary level 26.6
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Sri Lanka
1.7
Ranked 7th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 133th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.14
Ranked 109th.
3.69
Ranked 98th. 17% more than Singapore

Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sri Lanka
92.3%
Ranked 15th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.6%
Ranked 2nd.
48.5%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Singapore
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $115.30 billion
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
$21.87 billion
Ranked 33th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 45th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 177th.

Scouting > Members 11,451
Ranked 69th.
40,925
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Singapore
High school > Share of total education spending 21.47%
Ranked 16th.
51.45%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Singapore

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 204,146
Ranked 94th.
2.3 million
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Singapore

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.12
Ranked 82nd.
98.78
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Singapore

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 59.24
Ranked 80th.
121.97
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Singapore
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.83
Ranked 66th.
6.15
Ranked 56th. 61% more than Singapore

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 46.8%
Ranked 2nd.
50.8%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Singapore
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,527
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
354
Ranked 15th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 32.8
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka
2.1
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 58.83
Ranked 80th.
121.01
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Singapore

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.16
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Sri Lanka
2.01
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.28
Ranked 98th.
0.66
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Singapore

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.34
Ranked 100th.
0.99
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Singapore

High school teachers 14,128
Ranked 64th.
119,491
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Singapore

Elementary school teachers 15,525
Ranked 84th.
69,436
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Singapore

High school enrolment rate > Male 88.08
Ranked 59th.
97.16
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Singapore

Literacy > Women above 14 years 83%
Ranked 7th.
89.1%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Singapore
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 5th.
1.01%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Singapore
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 55.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.
58.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 5% more than Singapore

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.53
Ranked 74th. 14% more than Sri Lanka
37.29
Ranked 79th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 241,964
Ranked 96th.
2.33 million
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Singapore

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 92.8
Ranked 85th.
100.19
Ranked 76th. 8% more than Singapore

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 83.02
Ranked 124th. The same as Sri Lanka
82.96
Ranked 116th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.18%
Ranked 93th.
49.08%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Singapore

Elementary school teachers > % female 81.03%
Ranked 51st.
84.96%
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Singapore

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 26,998
Ranked 69th.
0.0
Ranked 6th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 73.23%
Ranked 14th. 27% more than Sri Lanka
57.46%
Ranked 55th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 50.1%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
21.7%
Ranked 74th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 24.6%
Ranked 10th.
57.4%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Singapore

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 28.7%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
13.5%
Ranked 62nd.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 26.1%
Ranked 6th.
40.7%
Ranked 12th. 56% more than Singapore

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 25.8%
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Sri Lanka
20.8%
Ranked 21st.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.81% gross
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
101.11% gross
Ranked 88th.

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 92.55%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
90.68%
Ranked 47th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 56,400
Ranked 99th.
390,400
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Singapore

Government spending on education > % of government spending 11.63%
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Sri Lanka
8.15%
Ranked 7th.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 7.59%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
2.97%
Ranked 104th.

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.26%
Ranked 105th.
48.79%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Singapore

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.88%
Ranked 88th.
50.53%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Singapore

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 19.1%
Ranked 21st.
61.4%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Singapore

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 29.4%
Ranked 19th. 75% more than Sri Lanka
16.8%
Ranked 59th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $35,564.43
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Sri Lanka
$1,679.68
Ranked 67th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 68.78%
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
57.46%
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 5.38
Ranked 82nd.
7.23
Ranked 64th. 34% more than Singapore

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.06
Ranked 71st.
3.54
Ranked 27th. 72% more than Singapore

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.74%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Sri Lanka
97.69%
Ranked 17th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 65 per thousand people 22.79
Ranked 2nd. 74% more than Sri Lanka
13.11
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 67.09% gross
Ranked 68th.
82.5% gross
Ranked 83th. 23% more than Singapore

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.02%
Ranked 130th. 73% more than Sri Lanka
1.74%
Ranked 164th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.68%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
97.33%
Ranked 27th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.34%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
97.33%
Ranked 21st.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.54%
Ranked 16th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Singapore

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