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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' 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 > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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 > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > 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 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male 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 literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: 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 > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: 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."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education 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).
  • 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
  • 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 > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total 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 secondary education > % of total 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).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
STAT Argentina South Africa HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 97.7
Ranked 30th. 10% more than South Africa
89
Ranked 58th.

Average years of schooling of adults 8.8
Ranked 22nd. 44% more than South Africa
6.1
Ranked 50th.
Children out of school, primary 36,270
Ranked 60th.
656,487
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Argentina

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.938
Ranked 111th.
12.82
Ranked 23th. 14 times more than Argentina

Children out of school, primary, female 19,867
Ranked 53th.
320,723
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Argentina

College and university > Gender parity index 1.51
Ranked 21st. 65% more than South Africa
0.913
Ranked 48th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 6th. 44% more than South Africa
9
Ranked 56th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.78%
Ranked 34th.
5.96%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Argentina

High school enrolment rate 94.35
Ranked 55th. 1% more than South Africa
93.52
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Total population 97.1%
Ranked 47th. 12% more than South Africa
86.4%
Ranked 92nd.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 83th.
7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Argentina

Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.28
Ranked 18th. 57% more than South Africa
4.64
Ranked 34th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.33
Ranked 98th.
29.5
Ranked 31st. 81% more than Argentina

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.9
Ranked 77th.
25.05
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Argentina

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 120th. 20% more than South Africa
5
Ranked 175th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 19.86%
Ranked 55th. 67% more than South Africa
11.88%
Ranked 91st.

Literacy > Female 97.1%
Ranked 43th. 13% more than South Africa
85.7%
Ranked 82nd.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.523
Ranked 91st.
6.27
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Argentina

College and university > Gender ratio 152.25
Ranked 17th. 67% more than South Africa
91.28
Ranked 50th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than South Africa
1
Ranked 195th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 65% more than South Africa
3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 80th. The same as South Africa
9 years
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, pupils 3.69 million
Ranked 24th.
4.84 million
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Argentina

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 65th. 3% more than South Africa
0.96
Ranked 119th.

School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years
Ranked 25th. 1% more than South Africa
14.1 years
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 97.6%
Ranked 27th. 11% more than South Africa
88%
Ranked 63th.

Primary education, pupils 4.7 million
Ranked 24th.
7 million
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Argentina

Primary education, teachers 288,776
Ranked 13th. 22% more than South Africa
237,429
Ranked 6th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 97.7
Ranked 30th. 11% more than South Africa
88.1
Ranked 59th.

Tertiary enrollment 48%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa
15.2%
Ranked 60th.
High school > Gender ratio 113.19
Ranked 9th. 8% more than South Africa
104.66
Ranked 34th.

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 94th.
7
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Argentina

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.275
Ranked 92nd.
0.508
Ranked 85th. 85% more than Argentina

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 South Africa
3
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Male 97.1%
Ranked 50th. 12% more than South Africa
87%
Ranked 94th.
Spending > USD 14.58 billion
Ranked 26th. 6% more than South Africa
13.74 billion
Ranked 27th.

High school > Private school share 27.76%
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than South Africa
4.11%
Ranked 47th.

Spending > Proportion 4.54
Ranked 69th.
5.14
Ranked 45th. 13% more than Argentina

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.34
Ranked 114th.
35.64
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Argentina

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 139th.
6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Argentina

High school repeaters > Male 15.83
Ranked 10th. 8% more than South Africa
14.64
Ranked 17th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.9%
Ranked 9th. 5% more than South Africa
93.9%
Ranked 5th.

Preschool enrollment rate 115.65
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than South Africa
104.54
Ranked 77th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 9,528.76
Ranked 81st. 52% more than South Africa
6,268.93
Ranked 99th.

Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 43th. The same as South Africa
99
Ranked 42nd.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.03 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than South Africa
675,160
Ranked 31st.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 89th.
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Argentina

Children out of school > Primary 21,899
Ranked 55th.
568,936
Ranked 17th. 26 times more than Argentina

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.17
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than South Africa
3.79
Ranked 79th.

Secondary education, teachers 323,957
Ranked 13th. 73% more than South Africa
187,162
Ranked 21st.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 19.91
Ranked 42nd.
23.51
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Argentina

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 132nd. 50% more than South Africa
2
Ranked 192nd.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.0843
Ranked 101st.
6.56
Ranked 21st. 78 times more than Argentina

Spending per student > High school 21.93
Ranked 28th. 37% more than South Africa
16
Ranked 18th.

Secondary education, general pupils 3.41 million
Ranked 21st.
4.6 million
Ranked 4th. 35% more than Argentina

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 2.9%
Ranked 108th.
13.6%
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Argentina

High school > Gender parity index 1.11
Ranked 11th. 6% more than South Africa
1.05
Ranked 33th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 3,086
Ranked 29th. 31% more than South Africa
2,364
Ranked 34th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 53.86
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Africa
14.83
Ranked 83th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 111th.
7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Argentina

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.1%
Ranked 47th.
17.9%
Ranked 18th. 37% more than Argentina

Children out of school, primary, male 3,200
Ranked 79th.
335,764
Ranked 5th. 105 times more than Argentina

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4%
Ranked 73th.
5.5%
Ranked 17th. 38% more than Argentina

High school > Students per teacher 10.9
Ranked 77th.
25.05
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Argentina

Secondary education > General pupils 2.21 million
Ranked 34th.
4.32 million
Ranked 17th. 95% more than Argentina

Spending per student > Elementary school 14.69
Ranked 40th. 7% more than South Africa
13.69
Ranked 20th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 86th.
14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Argentina

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 80th.
14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Argentina

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 57% more than South Africa
4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 41.94
Ranked 9th.
49.69
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Argentina
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 4.91 million
Ranked 24th.
7.47 million
Ranked 15th. 52% more than Argentina

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 57%
Ranked 75th.
68.9%
Ranked 57th. 21% more than Argentina

Elementary school graduate rate 94.91
Ranked 43th. 23% more than South Africa
76.98
Ranked 66th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.1
Ranked 37th. 2% more than South Africa
96.8
Ranked 56th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 43th.
14
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Argentina
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 91.49
Ranked 45th.
94.63
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Argentina

Primary education, pupils per 1000 116.36
Ranked 67th.
136.83
Ranked 37th. 18% more than Argentina

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.41
Ranked 29th. 16% more than South Africa
1.22
Ranked 41st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 819,900
Ranked 65th.
4.05 million
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Argentina

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 31st. The same as South Africa
1.07
Ranked 28th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 398.39
Ranked 12th. 23% more than South Africa
324.47
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Africa
14.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.234
Ranked 171st. 89% more than South Africa
0.124
Ranked 195th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th. 20% more than South Africa
5
Ranked 155th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.19
Ranked 81st.
29.02
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Argentina

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.577
Ranked 104th.
12.19
Ranked 33th. 21 times more than Argentina

Inequality adjusted index 0.716
Ranked 39th. 28% more than South Africa
0.558
Ranked 67th.
High school repeaters > Female 11.78
Ranked 16th.
13.73
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Argentina

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 420,500
Ranked 71st.
2.17 million
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Argentina

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.53
Ranked 104th.
30.98
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Argentina

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 64.47%
Ranked 17th.
66.9%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Argentina

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 36th. 2% more than South Africa
97.5
Ranked 54th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 95.7%
Ranked 35th. 24% more than South Africa
77%
Ranked 66th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.7 million
Ranked 25th.
7.31 million
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Argentina

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 81st.
7 years
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Argentina

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,558.17
Ranked 66th.
$3,430.12
Ranked 31st. 34% more than Argentina

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 110.92
Ranked 41st. 3% more than South Africa
107.68
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 84.41
Ranked 40th.
89.81
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 84.72
Ranked 9th.
96.79
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Argentina
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 24.82%
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than South Africa
3.71%
Ranked 60th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 87th.
14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Argentina

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.52
Ranked 78th. 2% more than South Africa
96.37
Ranked 110th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 95.65
Ranked 45th. 2% more than South Africa
94.06
Ranked 49th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 2.9%
Ranked 112th.
14.3%
Ranked 75th. 5 times more than Argentina

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than South Africa
92%
Ranked 82nd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 99th. 20% more than South Africa
5
Ranked 149th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 17.7
Ranked 64th.
61.3
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Argentina
Secondary education > Pupils 3.5 million
Ranked 26th.
4.59 million
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Argentina

Primary education > Pupils 4.67 million
Ranked 26th.
7.44 million
Ranked 13th. 59% more than Argentina

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 54.9%
Ranked 84th.
72.2%
Ranked 59th. 32% more than Argentina

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99
Ranked 37th. 3% more than South Africa
96.1
Ranked 59th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 59.31%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than South Africa
53.68%
Ranked 56th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 105.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 11% more than South Africa
95.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 285,749
Ranked 34th. 16% more than South Africa
246,515
Ranked 11th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.65%
Ranked 10th. 24% more than South Africa
72.38%
Ranked 39th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 16.33
Ranked 98th.
29.5
Ranked 29th. 81% more than Argentina

Secondary education > Teachers 202,320.9
Ranked 21st. 35% more than South Africa
149,375
Ranked 28th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than South Africa
13 years
Ranked 4th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.37
Ranked 28th. 17% more than South Africa
82.45
Ranked 46th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.98 million
Ranked 25th.
4.31 million
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.02
Ranked 16th.
9.58
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Argentina
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 81.27
Ranked 41st. 59% more than South Africa
51.26
Ranked 48th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 77th.
7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Argentina
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 9th.
1.01
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Argentina

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.5%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than South Africa
99.56%
Ranked 70th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 35,465
Ranked 60th.
503,390
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Argentina

Public spending per student > Secondary level 16.4
Ranked 44th.
17.9
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Argentina
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.15%
Ranked 22nd. About the same as South Africa
48.92%
Ranked 32nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 21.59
Ranked 105th.
87.92
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Argentina

Progression to secondary school 92.76%
Ranked 63th. 3% more than South Africa
89.72%
Ranked 61st.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.1%
Ranked 9th. 5% more than South Africa
94.3%
Ranked 5th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.576 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
12.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 21 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 46,423
Ranked 8th.
427,729
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 3.16 million
Ranked 4th.
3.87 million
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Argentina
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 20th. 6% more than South Africa
93%
Ranked 77th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 121st.
16
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Argentina

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 101st.
7
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Argentina

Elementary school repeaters > All 6.13
Ranked 50th.
7.96
Ranked 40th. 30% more than Argentina

School life expectancy > Male 13.6 years
Ranked 29th.
14.1 years
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Argentina
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 58.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
93.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 60% more than Argentina

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.131 per capita
Ranked 63th.
0.165 per capita
Ranked 29th. 26% more than Argentina

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 130.61
Ranked 64th.
163.96
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Argentina

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 3%
Ranked 103th.
13%
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Argentina

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than South Africa
91%
Ranked 88th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.7%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than South Africa
93.5%
Ranked 6th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 21.8
Ranked 10th.
33.5
Ranked 44th. 54% more than Argentina
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 87%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than South Africa
77%
Ranked 6th.
Primary education > Teachers 269,587.5
Ranked 16th. 29% more than South Africa
208,877
Ranked 20th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than South Africa
275,589
Ranked 32nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.69%
Ranked 37th.
51.87%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Argentina

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 36,939
Ranked 10th.
706,159
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.66
Ranked 15th.
4.67
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 769.25
Ranked 12th. 24% more than South Africa
622.71
Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 19.9
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than South Africa
1.7
Ranked 75th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 75th.
7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Argentina

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 92.16
Ranked 61st.
98.44
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Argentina

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.1
Ranked 23th. 59% more than South Africa
4.48
Ranked 77th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 97.2%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than South Africa
84.1%
Ranked 4th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.492 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
5.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 11 times more than Argentina

Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.1%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than South Africa
48.6%
Ranked 55th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $99.74 billion
Ranked 29th.
$175.59 billion
Ranked 12th. 76% more than Argentina

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 112th.
7
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Argentina

Scouting > Members 42,779
Ranked 33th.
69,316
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Argentina
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.93%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than South Africa
82.89%
Ranked 42nd.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 67.39%
Ranked 25th.
94.96%
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Argentina

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 69.59%
Ranked 26th.
78.64%
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Argentina

High school > Share of total education spending 39.65%
Ranked 30th. 26% more than South Africa
31.45%
Ranked 63th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 79.1%
Ranked 29th. 38% more than South Africa
57.2%
Ranked 61st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.26 million
Ranked 34th.
4.55 million
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Argentina

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.33
Ranked 71st. 66% more than South Africa
3.2
Ranked 96th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.3
Ranked 46th. 3% more than South Africa
96.47
Ranked 104th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 58.29
Ranked 114th.
92.53
Ranked 37th. 59% more than Argentina

Children out of school > Primary > Male 3,192
Ranked 76th.
320,779
Ranked 16th. 100 times more than Argentina

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.982
Ranked 92nd. 3% more than South Africa
0.958
Ranked 123th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.9%
Ranked 31st.
52.4%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Argentina
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 49th.
3,645
Ranked 6th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 105.67
Ranked 40th. 12% more than South Africa
94.7
Ranked 61st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.396
Ranked 16th.
4.13
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 38,768
Ranked 9th.
266,090
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.585
Ranked 16th.
6.02
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.01
Ranked 15th.
8.73
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.56 million
Ranked 4th.
1.99 million
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Argentina
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.938
Ranked 15th.
7.83
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 24,617
Ranked 7th.
186,944
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.83
Ranked 16th. 39% more than South Africa
40.14
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.816
Ranked 14th.
5.47
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Argentina
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.04
Ranked 88th.
1.35
Ranked 77th. 30% more than Argentina
Primary completion rate > Women 102
Ranked 25th. 3% more than South Africa
99
Ranked 42nd.

School life expectancy > Female 15.1 years
Ranked 18th. 7% more than South Africa
14.1 years
Ranked 29th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 4.89
Ranked 55th.
7.51
Ranked 39th. 54% more than Argentina

Elementary school repeaters > Male 7.31
Ranked 47th.
8.39
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Argentina

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.4%
Ranked 30th. 26% more than South Africa
75%
Ranked 60th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.084 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
6.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 82 times more than Argentina

High school teachers 285,764
Ranked 16th. 74% more than South Africa
164,697
Ranked 25th.

Elementary school teachers 302,654
Ranked 13th. 28% more than South Africa
236,032
Ranked 19th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 93.06
Ranked 49th. The same as South Africa
93.01
Ranked 50th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 97.2%
Ranked 7th. 20% more than South Africa
80.9%
Ranked 4th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 9th.
1.01%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Argentina
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 21.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
88.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Argentina

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 11.07
Ranked 109th.
47.04
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Argentina

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3.52 million
Ranked 26th.
4.59 million
Ranked 18th. 31% more than Argentina

Primary completion rate > Men 97
Ranked 49th.
99
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Argentina

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.09
Ranked 37th.
107.48
Ranked 22nd. About the same as Argentina

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 92.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
99.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Argentina

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 123.12
Ranked 74th.
159.52
Ranked 39th. 30% more than Argentina

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 13.8
Ranked 83th.
29.5
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Argentina
Progression to secondary level 94.1
Ranked 17th. 2% more than South Africa
92.2
Ranked 18th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 90.3
Ranked 33th. 40% more than South Africa
64.5
Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 34,978
Ranked 8th.
313,144
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 653,340
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Africa
284,258
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 857,200
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
413,703
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 32.8
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than South Africa
12.41
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.852
Ranked 15th.
3.77
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 28.49
Ranked 17th. 10% more than South Africa
25.85
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 83.79%
Ranked 42nd. 13% more than South Africa
74.04%
Ranked 59th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.04
Ranked 15th.
6.65
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 2.18 million
Ranked 6th. 3% more than South Africa
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.32
Ranked 14th.
2.47
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Argentina
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 97.19%
Ranked 29th. 16% more than South Africa
84.07%
Ranked 70th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 14,767
Ranked 9th.
165,233
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 1.12 million
Ranked 6th. 4% more than South Africa
1.08 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 21,806
Ranked 9th.
240,785
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Argentina
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 13.66%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
6.36%
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 14.85 million
Ranked 6th. 14% more than South Africa
12.98 million
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education, teachers > % female 87.42%
Ranked 27th. 11% more than South Africa
78.98%
Ranked 22nd.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 48.56%
Ranked 23th. 30% more than South Africa
37.39%
Ranked 6th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 41.5%
Ranked 9th.
77%
Ranked 1st. 86% more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 2.08 million
Ranked 6th. 30% more than South Africa
1.61 million
Ranked 2nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.78%
Ranked 35th.
5.96%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Argentina

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 17.53
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than South Africa
7.11
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 71.37
Ranked 11th.
75.41
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Argentina
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 42.54
Ranked 8th.
46.85
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Argentina
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.703
Ranked 16th.
6.2
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.899
Ranked 17th.
5.38
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.616
Ranked 14th.
3.27
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.905
Ranked 19th.
5.84
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 26.36
Ranked 13th. 74% more than South Africa
15.16
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 20.19
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Africa
8.69
Ranked 4th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 39.9%
Ranked 31st.
75.8%
Ranked 2nd. 90% more than Argentina

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 52%
Ranked 5th.
84%
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Argentina

Education spending > % of GDP 4%
Ranked 83th.
5.3%
Ranked 46th. 33% more than Argentina
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 150.89
Ranked 24th. 26% more than South Africa
119.79
Ranked 55th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 14.31%
Ranked 63th.
17.61%
Ranked 23th. 23% more than Argentina

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 109.87%
Ranked 45th.
116.66%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Argentina

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 10.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
41.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 97.19%
Ranked 24th. 18% more than South Africa
82.4%
Ranked 65th.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.78%
Ranked 34th.
5.96%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Argentina

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 28.17%
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than South Africa
2.84%
Ranked 95th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 51.01% gross
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than South Africa
14.25% gross
Ranked 75th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 67.73%
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than South Africa
15.04%
Ranked 55th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 81.99%
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than South Africa
14.36%
Ranked 48th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.14%
Ranked 18th. 7% more than South Africa
92.8%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 74.8%
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than South Africa
69.68%
Ranked 62nd.

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 83.59%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than South Africa
81.58%
Ranked 42nd.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than South Africa
13 years
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.38%
Ranked 19th.
100.77%
Ranked 15th. About the same as Argentina

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 97.86%
Ranked 26th. 5% more than South Africa
92.98%
Ranked 43th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 103.81%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than South Africa
98.13%
Ranked 33th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 75.63%
Ranked 65th.
76.57%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Argentina

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 74.5%
Ranked 65th.
76.51%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Argentina

Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.9%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than South Africa
51.05%
Ranked 9th.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 16.43%
Ranked 50th.
17.52%
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Argentina

Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 95.2%
Ranked 1st. About the same as South Africa
94.9%
Ranked 1st.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 27.7%
Ranked 9th. 94% more than South Africa
14.3%
Ranked 63th.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 20.6%
Ranked 35th. 25% more than South Africa
16.5%
Ranked 61st.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $6,305.79
Ranked 23th. 35% more than South Africa
$4,656.27
Ranked 33th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 55.06%
Ranked 45th.
62.02%
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Argentina

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.03%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than South Africa
98.41%
Ranked 41st.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 111.44%
Ranked 12th. 8% more than South Africa
103.18%
Ranked 19th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 98.21%
Ranked 88th. 4% more than South Africa
94.78%
Ranked 54th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.542
Ranked 15th.
3.7
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 18.42
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Africa
7.68
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 30.55
Ranked 18th.
30.69
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Argentina
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 23
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Africa
10.34
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 27.2
Ranked 16th. 39% more than South Africa
19.62
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 42.25
Ranked 7th.
43.14
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Argentina
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 38.6
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Africa
16.37
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 46.05
Ranked 10th.
46.12
Ranked 4th. About the same as Argentina
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.752
Ranked 15th.
3.04
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.78
Ranked 10th.
47.1
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Argentina
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 58.57
Ranked 17th. 11% more than South Africa
52.9
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 68.81%
Ranked 57th. 35% more than South Africa
51.13%
Ranked 79th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.51%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than South Africa
87.47%
Ranked 91st.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 116.49%
Ranked 28th. 9% more than South Africa
106.46%
Ranked 70th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.59%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than South Africa
87.38%
Ranked 91st.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 22.89%
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than South Africa
2.47%
Ranked 106th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.09% of GNI
Ranked 83th.
5.29% of GNI
Ranked 44th. 29% more than Argentina

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.54%
Ranked 88th.
5.39%
Ranked 16th. 52% more than Argentina

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 42.8%
Ranked 18th.
50.2%
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Argentina

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 38.5%
Ranked 41st.
41%
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Argentina

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 10.93%
Ranked 72nd.
14.16%
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Argentina

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 83.5% gross
Ranked 75th.
90.06% gross
Ranked 59th. 8% more than Argentina

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 10.35%
Ranked 68th.
49.62%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Argentina

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 97%
Ranked 28th. 23% more than South Africa
79.1%
Ranked 55th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.83% net
Ranked 13th. 14% more than South Africa
87.07% net
Ranked 91st.

Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.71%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than South Africa
93.5%
Ranked 67th.

Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 97.19%
Ranked 21st. 20% more than South Africa
80.93%
Ranked 64th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 20,211
Ranked 7th.
147,911
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Argentina
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 6.01%
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than South Africa
5.43%
Ranked 38th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 46.59%
Ranked 98th. 2% more than South Africa
45.69%
Ranked 21st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than South Africa
13 years
Ranked 4th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 10.52
Ranked 103th.
40.86
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Argentina

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 1.78 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Africa
860,203
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 38,056
Ranked 8th.
383,093
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Argentina
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 18,518
Ranked 9th.
120,018
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Argentina
School enrollment, primary > % gross 118.43%
Ranked 16th. 17% more than South Africa
101.59%
Ranked 49th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 89.42% gross
Ranked 65th.
96.8% gross
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Argentina

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.85%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than South Africa
85.63%
Ranked 37th.

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