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Education Stats: compare key data on Argentina & Brazil

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)
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • 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, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • 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.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: 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.
  • 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."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. 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.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. 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.
  • 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 > 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).
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49: Percentage of primary teachers who are ages 40-49. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30: Percentage of primary teachers who are less than 30 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+: Percentage of primary teachers aged 60 years of age or more. Data for 1999.
  • Public spending on private institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which goes to private educational institutions. Includes both direct expenditure and indirect public transfers and payments. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. 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 > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
STAT Argentina Brazil HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 97.7
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Brazil
90.01
Ranked 13th.

Average years of schooling of adults 8.8
Ranked 22nd. 80% more than Brazil
4.9
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary 36,270
Ranked 60th.
3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 90 times more than Argentina
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.938
Ranked 111th.
33.84
Ranked 12th. 36 times more than Argentina
College and university > Gender parity index 1.51
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Brazil
1.29
Ranked 43th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 19.86%
Ranked 55th. 21% more than Brazil
16.4%
Ranked 75th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Brazil
9
Ranked 54th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.78%
Ranked 34th.
5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Argentina

High school enrolment rate 94.35
Ranked 55th. 15% more than Brazil
81.93
Ranked 78th.

Literacy > Total population 97.1%
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Brazil
88.6%
Ranked 11th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 83th. 50% more than Brazil
4
Ranked 184th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.28
Ranked 18th. 53% more than Brazil
4.76
Ranked 16th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.33
Ranked 98th.
28.01
Ranked 24th. 72% more than Argentina
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.9
Ranked 77th.
13.24
Ranked 24th. 21% more than Argentina
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 120th.
7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Argentina

Average IQ 96
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Brazil
87
Ranked 30th.
Literacy > Female 97.1%
Ranked 43th. 9% more than Brazil
88.8%
Ranked 6th.

College and university > Gender ratio 152.25
Ranked 17th. 18% more than Brazil
129.12
Ranked 40th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 76th. The same as Brazil
3
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 52% more than Argentina

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 80th. 13% more than Brazil
8 years
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education, pupils 3.69 million
Ranked 24th.
6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 89% more than Argentina

College and university > Private school share 27.08%
Ranked 49th.
72.11%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Argentina

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 65th. 6% more than Brazil
0.93
Ranked 144th.

School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Brazil
13.4 years
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 97.6%
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Brazil
90.5%
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers 288,776
Ranked 13th.
457,406
Ranked 4th. 58% more than Argentina
Primary education, pupils 4.7 million
Ranked 24th.
35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Argentina

Adult literacy rate > Female 97.7
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Brazil
90.23
Ranked 11th.

Tertiary enrollment 48%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
16.5%
Ranked 57th.
Spending per student > College and university 15.64
Ranked 50th.
30.37
Ranked 23th. 94% more than Argentina

High school > Gender ratio 113.19
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Brazil
110.62
Ranked 10th.

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 94th.
6
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Argentina

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.275
Ranked 92nd. Twice as much as Brazil
0.138
Ranked 28th.
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 92nd. The same as Brazil
3
Ranked 64th.

Literacy > Male 97.1%
Ranked 50th. 10% more than Brazil
88.4%
Ranked 13th.

Spending > USD 14.58 billion
Ranked 26th.
73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Argentina

Spending > Proportion 4.54
Ranked 69th.
4.77
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Argentina

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.34
Ranked 114th.
21.57
Ranked 80th. 24% more than Argentina

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 139th.
4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Argentina

High school repeaters > Male 15.83
Ranked 10th.
18.3
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Argentina
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.9%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Brazil
96.8%
Ranked 15th.

Preschool enrollment rate 115.65
Ranked 22nd.
127.47
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Argentina

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 9,528.76
Ranked 81st.
28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Argentina

Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 43th.
105
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Argentina

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.03 million
Ranked 17th.
3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 77% more than Argentina

Teachers as percentage of labor force 5.9%
Ranked 4th. 51% more than Brazil
3.9%
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 398
Ranked 55th.
412
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Argentina
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 89th. 50% more than Brazil
4
Ranked 194th.

Children out of school > Primary 21,899
Ranked 55th.
799,691
Ranked 12th. 37 times more than Argentina

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.17
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Brazil
3.21
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, teachers 323,957
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Brazil
308,552
Ranked 3rd.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 19.91
Ranked 42nd. 16% more than Brazil
17.12
Ranked 53th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 132nd.
4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Argentina

Spending per student > High school 21.93
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Brazil
18.46
Ranked 37th.

Secondary education, general pupils 3.41 million
Ranked 21st.
15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Argentina

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 2.9%
Ranked 108th.
11.9%
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Argentina

High school > Gender parity index 1.11
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Brazil
1.1
Ranked 26th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 398
Ranked 55th.
412
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Argentina
Scientific and technical journal articles 3,086
Ranked 29th.
8,684
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 394
Ranked 54th.
407
Ranked 50th. 3% more than Argentina
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 49%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Brazil
45%
Ranked 25th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.388%
Ranked 129th.
0.412%
Ranked 122nd. 6% more than Argentina

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 53.86
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Brazil
19.95
Ranked 73th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 111th.
7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Argentina

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.1%
Ranked 47th. 20% more than Brazil
10.9%
Ranked 61st.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4%
Ranked 73th.
4.5%
Ranked 60th. 13% more than Argentina

Secondary education > General pupils 2.21 million
Ranked 34th.
24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Argentina

Spending per student > Elementary school 14.69
Ranked 40th.
17.72
Ranked 29th. 21% more than Argentina

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 86th. 9% more than Brazil
11
Ranked 145th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 80th. 9% more than Brazil
11
Ranked 127th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 47% more than Brazil
4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 41.94
Ranked 9th.
42.57
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Argentina

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 4.91 million
Ranked 24th.
19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Argentina

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 57%
Ranked 75th. 13% more than Brazil
50.5%
Ranked 85th.

Elementary school graduate rate 94.91
Ranked 43th. 25% more than Brazil
75.63
Ranked 70th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.1
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Brazil
97.8
Ranked 14th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 43th. The same as Brazil
12.5
Ranked 44th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 91.49
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Brazil
41.12
Ranked 38th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 116.36
Ranked 67th.
211.47
Ranked 5th. 82% more than Argentina

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.41
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Brazil
1.32
Ranked 44th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 819,900
Ranked 65th.
15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Argentina

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 31st.
1.1
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 398.39
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Brazil
389.45
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Brazil
20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.234
Ranked 171st. 61% more than Brazil
0.145
Ranked 187th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th.
7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Argentina

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.19
Ranked 81st.
17.2
Ranked 33th. 41% more than Argentina

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.577
Ranked 104th.
4.4
Ranked 63th. 8 times more than Argentina

Inequality adjusted index 0.716
Ranked 39th. 42% more than Brazil
0.503
Ranked 75th.
High school repeaters > Female 11.78
Ranked 16th.
18.3
Ranked 11th. 55% more than Argentina
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 420,500
Ranked 71st.
7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Argentina

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.53
Ranked 104th.
23.02
Ranked 55th. 48% more than Argentina

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Brazil
98.56
Ranked 11th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 729 hours
Ranked 35th.
800 hours
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Argentina
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 95.7%
Ranked 35th. 19% more than Brazil
80.5%
Ranked 60th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.7 million
Ranked 25th.
17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Argentina

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 81st. 50% more than Brazil
4 years
Ranked 173th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,558.17
Ranked 66th.
$3,233.40
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Argentina

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 110.92
Ranked 41st.
124.37
Ranked 18th. 12% more than Argentina

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 84.41
Ranked 40th.
99.1
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Argentina

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 912 hours
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Brazil
800 hours
Ranked 31st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 84.72
Ranked 9th.
85.12
Ranked 8th. About the same as Argentina

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 398
Ranked 53th.
406
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Argentina
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 87th. 9% more than Brazil
11
Ranked 148th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.52
Ranked 78th. 6% more than Brazil
92.75
Ranked 110th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 2.9%
Ranked 112th.
11.9%
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Argentina

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 23th. 3% more than Brazil
96%
Ranked 55th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 99th.
7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Argentina
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 17.7
Ranked 64th.
72.8
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Argentina
Primary education > Pupils 4.67 million
Ranked 26th.
18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Argentina

Secondary education > Pupils 3.5 million
Ranked 26th.
24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Argentina

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 54.9%
Ranked 84th. 13% more than Brazil
48.5%
Ranked 95th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Brazil
97.06
Ranked 16th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 59.31%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Brazil
56.47%
Ranked 36th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 105.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 42% more than Argentina

Secondary education, vocational pupils 285,749
Ranked 34th.
2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Argentina

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.65%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Brazil
73.82%
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education > Teachers 202,320.9
Ranked 21st.
1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Argentina

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Brazil
14 years
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.98 million
Ranked 25th.
26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.02
Ranked 16th.
4.72
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Argentina

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 81.27
Ranked 41st. 70% more than Brazil
47.78
Ranked 50th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 391
Ranked 54th.
408
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Argentina
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 400
Ranked 55th.
414
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Argentina
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 77th. 50% more than Brazil
4
Ranked 154th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 9th.
1.02
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Argentina

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 35,465
Ranked 60th.
681,858
Ranked 11th. 19 times more than Argentina

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.5%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Brazil
102.53%
Ranked 18th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 16.4
Ranked 44th. 30% more than Brazil
12.6
Ranked 52nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.15%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Brazil
47.85%
Ranked 123th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 21.59
Ranked 105th.
84.19
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Argentina

Progression to secondary school 92.76%
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Brazil
84.04%
Ranked 81st.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.1%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Brazil
97.9%
Ranked 11th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.576 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 8 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 46,423
Ranked 8th.
1.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 3.16 million
Ranked 4th.
16.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 402
Ranked 54th.
424
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Argentina
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Brazil
97%
Ranked 44th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 121st. The same as Brazil
15
Ranked 84th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 101st.
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Argentina

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 38 weeks per year
Ranked 23th.
40 weeks per year
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Argentina
Elementary school repeaters > All 6.13
Ranked 50th.
18.67
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Argentina

School life expectancy > Male 13.6 years
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Brazil
13.2 years
Ranked 35th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 58.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Argentina

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 3%
Ranked 103th.
12%
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Argentina

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 130.61
Ranked 64th. 21% more than Brazil
108.03
Ranked 98th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.131 per capita
Ranked 63th. 21% more than Brazil
0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Brazil
96%
Ranked 53th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.7%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Brazil
95.8%
Ranked 21st.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 21.8
Ranked 10th.
26
Ranked 61st. 19% more than Argentina
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 87%
Ranked 2nd.
90%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Argentina
Primary education > Teachers 269,587.5
Ranked 16th.
877,204
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Argentina

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Brazil
452,342
Ranked 22nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.69%
Ranked 37th.
51.56%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 769.25
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Brazil
755.01
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 36,939
Ranked 10th.
670,982
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.66
Ranked 15th.
3.06
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Argentina

Private school enrolment > Primary level 19.9
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Brazil
7.9
Ranked 41st.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 75th. 50% more than Brazil
4
Ranked 161st.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 729 hours
Ranked 33th.
800 hours
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Argentina
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 92.16
Ranked 61st.
135.31
Ranked 9th. 47% more than Argentina

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.1
Ranked 23th. 47% more than Brazil
4.83
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 97.2%
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Brazil
88.4%
Ranked 20th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.1%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Brazil
48.1%
Ranked 98th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $99.74 billion
Ranked 29th.
$642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Argentina

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 112th.
7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Argentina

Scouting > Members 42,779
Ranked 33th.
70,388
Ranked 21st. 65% more than Argentina
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.93%
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Brazil
68.86%
Ranked 72nd.

High school > Share of total education spending 39.65%
Ranked 30th.
44.66%
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Argentina

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 79.1%
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Brazil
71.3%
Ranked 40th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.26 million
Ranked 34th.
22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Argentina

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 58.29
Ranked 114th.
132.82
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Argentina

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.3
Ranked 46th. 5% more than Brazil
94.49
Ranked 131st.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.33
Ranked 71st.
8.09
Ranked 28th. 52% more than Argentina

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.982
Ranked 92nd. 4% more than Brazil
0.941
Ranked 138th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 936 hours
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Brazil
800 hours
Ranked 34th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 729 hours
Ranked 31st.
800 hours
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Argentina
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.9%
Ranked 31st.
51.6%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Argentina
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 105.67
Ranked 40th.
149.33
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.01
Ranked 15th.
6.38
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 24,617
Ranked 7th.
598,172
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.585
Ranked 16th.
2.18
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.938
Ranked 15th.
3.48
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 38,768
Ranked 9th.
477,466
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.83
Ranked 16th.
60.45
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.56 million
Ranked 4th.
8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.396
Ranked 16th.
1.28
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.816
Ranked 14th.
1.91
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Argentina

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.04
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Brazil
0.354
Ranked 131st.
Primary completion rate > Women 102
Ranked 25th.
111
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Argentina

School life expectancy > Female 15.1 years
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Brazil
13.6 years
Ranked 34th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 4.89
Ranked 55th.
20.13
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Argentina

Elementary school repeaters > Male 7.31
Ranked 47th.
20.13
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Argentina

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.4%
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Brazil
75.8%
Ranked 54th.
Elementary school teachers 302,654
Ranked 13th.
773,624
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Argentina

High school teachers 285,764
Ranked 16th.
1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Women above 14 years 97.2%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Brazil
88.8%
Ranked 10th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 9th.
1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Argentina

Teachers' Day date 9/11/2011 10/15/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 11.07
Ranked 109th.
42.99
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Argentina

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 21.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Argentina

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3.52 million
Ranked 26th.
25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Argentina

Primary completion rate > Men 97
Ranked 49th.
110
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Argentina

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.09
Ranked 37th.
110.64
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Argentina

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 123.12
Ranked 74th. 18% more than Brazil
104.09
Ranked 99th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 92.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 47% more than Argentina

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 13.8
Ranked 83th.
19.2
Ranked 50th. 39% more than Argentina
Repitition rate > Secondary level 9.2
Ranked 14th.
10.8
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Argentina
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 31%
Ranked 6th.
36%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Argentina
Progression to secondary level 94.1
Ranked 17th.
101
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Argentina
Pupils reaching grade 5 90.3
Ranked 33th. 28% more than Brazil
70.8
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.66
Ranked 16th.
6.8
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 1.19 million
Ranked 6th.
7.67 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.32
Ranked 14th.
0.623
Ranked 6th. 95% more than Argentina

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 97.19%
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Brazil
88.41%
Ranked 60th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 14,767
Ranked 9th.
250,048
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Argentina

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 60.41%
Ranked 46th.
68.47%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Argentina

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 26,208
Ranked 9th.
542,958
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 29,469
Ranked 6th.
666,055
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 918,471
Ranked 5th.
4.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 1.44 million
Ranked 5th.
6.97 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 982,691
Ranked 5th.
5.55 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 33,738
Ranked 10th.
730,323
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Argentina

Primary education, teachers > % female 87.42%
Ranked 27th.
94.78%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Argentina
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 48.56%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Brazil
45.06%
Ranked 35th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 41.5%
Ranked 9th. The same as Brazil
41.5%
Ranked 21st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.424
Ranked 15th.
0.845
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 42.54
Ranked 8th.
43.29
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Argentina

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.703
Ranked 16th.
2.78
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.899
Ranked 17th.
3.62
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.616
Ranked 14th.
1.6
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.905
Ranked 19th.
3.74
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 24.64
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Brazil
23.9
Ranked 5th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 47.6%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Brazil
40.1%
Ranked 7th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 14.9%
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Brazil
13.6%
Ranked 60th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 12.2%
Ranked 12th.
13.1%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Argentina

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 4.5%
Ranked 13th.
10.3%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Argentina

Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 38 weeks per year
Ranked 21st.
40 weeks per year
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Argentina
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.77% gross
Ranked 26th.
136.9% gross
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Argentina

Primary education > Teachers > % female 86.36% female
Ranked 30th.
89.73% female
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Argentina

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 14.31%
Ranked 63th. 28% more than Brazil
11.18%
Ranked 80th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 109.87%
Ranked 45th.
126.54%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Argentina

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 10.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Argentina

Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49 28%
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Brazil
22%
Ranked 21st.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 97.19%
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Brazil
88.62%
Ranked 55th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 399,400
Ranked 56th.
7.49 million
Ranked 8th. 19 times more than Argentina

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 100.49%
Ranked 36th.
108.23%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Argentina

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.02%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Brazil
93.15%
Ranked 51st.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 13.54%
Ranked 40th.
16.1%
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Argentina

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 114.77%
Ranked 22nd.
122.59%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Argentina

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 24.82%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Brazil
9.01%
Ranked 20th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 117.35%
Ranked 16th.
129.35%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Argentina

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 107.31%
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Brazil
88.65%
Ranked 44th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 114.59%
Ranked 28th.
163.26%
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Argentina

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 53.14%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Brazil
51.7%
Ranked 20th.

Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 95.2%
Ranked 1st.
96.41%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Argentina

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 27.7%
Ranked 9th.
31.7%
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Argentina

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 20.6%
Ranked 35th. 20% more than Brazil
17.2%
Ranked 57th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $6,305.79
Ranked 23th.
$6,596.93
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Argentina

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 55.06%
Ranked 45th.
58.18%
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Argentina

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 7.08
Ranked 74th.
14.81
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Argentina

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Brazil
1.71
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.03%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Brazil
96.72%
Ranked 20th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 111.44%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Brazil
109.19%
Ranked 17th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 98.21%
Ranked 88th.
99.27%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.542
Ranked 15th.
2.2
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 18.42
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Brazil
16.94
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.49
Ranked 16th.
6.19
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 38.6
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Brazil
35.73
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.75
Ranked 15th.
6.67
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 30.08
Ranked 16th.
34.3
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Argentina

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 68.81%
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Brazil
65.05%
Ranked 59th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.51%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Brazil
94.16%
Ranked 49th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 116.49%
Ranked 28th.
132.18%
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Argentina

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.59%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Brazil
95.13%
Ranked 39th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 22.89%
Ranked 31st. 89% more than Brazil
12.08%
Ranked 47th.

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.69%
Ranked 60th.
49.23%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Argentina

Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.71%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Brazil
95.78%
Ranked 55th.

Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 97.19%
Ranked 21st. 9% more than Brazil
88.81%
Ranked 47th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 6.01%
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Brazil
5.49%
Ranked 36th.

Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 30%
Ranked 4th.
35%
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Argentina
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 3rd. The same as Brazil
14 years
Ranked 4th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 95.32%
Ranked 44th. 48% more than Brazil
64.61%
Ranked 30th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 1.78 million
Ranked 5th.
8.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 38,056
Ranked 8th.
921,510
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 18,518
Ranked 9th.
252,020
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Argentina

Repitition rate > Primary level 5.9
Ranked 54th.
23.8
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 44.9
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Brazil
42.06
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.395
Ranked 14th.
1.18
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Argentina

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 94.81%
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Brazil
37.7%
Ranked 28th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 100%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Brazil
94.27%
Ranked 49th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.25
Ranked 16th.
5.24
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.596
Ranked 13th.
2.25
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Argentina

Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+ 1%
Ranked 15th. The same as Brazil
1%
Ranked 13th.
Public spending on private institutions 11.9%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Brazil
2.8%
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 1.72 million
Ranked 3rd.
8.29 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.791
Ranked 15th.
3.41
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Argentina

Secondary education, teachers > % female 68.32%
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Brazil
53.3%
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 3.39 million
Ranked 3rd.
16.5 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 31,745
Ranked 5th.
594,598
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 1.07 million
Ranked 5th.
6.15 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 28.67 million
Ranked 6th.
147.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Argentina

Foreign students in the United States > 2008/09 4,705
Ranked 11th. 69% more than Brazil
2,777
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 32,077
Ranked 6th.
652,340
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 1.67 million
Ranked 3rd.
8.21 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Argentina

High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Brazil
66%
Ranked 17th.

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