NationMaster Stats Feed: Education Category NationMaster Stats Feed: Education Category (c) 2005, Rapid Intelligence. All rights reserved. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:33:08 +0000 Education > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:20 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:20 +0000 Definition: <br/>Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/>Number of countries: 93 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:20 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:20 +0000 Definition: <br/>Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/>Number of countries: 93 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > Literacy > Total population Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:18 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:18 +0000 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.<br/>Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/>Number of countries: 160 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:18 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:18 +0000 Definition: <br/>Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/>Number of countries: 93 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > Literacy > Definition Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 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.<br/>Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/>Number of countries: 157 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > Literacy > Female Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 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.<br/>Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/>Number of countries: 157 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > Literacy > Male Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:17 +0000 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.<br/>Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/>Number of countries: 156 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:10:00 +0000 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:10:00 +0000 Definition: <br/>Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics<br/>Number of countries: 138 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:09:59 +0000 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:09:59 +0000 Definition: <br/>Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics<br/>Number of countries: 138 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Education > Literacy rates, aged 15-24 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:09:55 +0000 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:09:55 +0000 Definition: <br/>Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics<br/>Number of countries: 138 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com