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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.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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 > 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 > Literates > Aged 30-34 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 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • 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 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female 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 > Male 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.
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STAT Bangladesh China HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 55
Ranked 99th. 		93.7
Ranked 42nd. 70% more than Bangladesh
Average years of schooling of adults 2.6
Ranked 88th. 		6.4
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary 621,163
Ranked 10th. 		17.45 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.11
Ranked 58th. 		14.19
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary, female 125,134
Ranked 20th. 		8.48 million
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Bangladesh
College and university > Gender parity index 0.702
Ranked 71st. 		1.13
Ranked 50th. 60% more than Bangladesh
Compulsary education duration 5
Ranked 108th. 		9
Ranked 60th. 80% more than Bangladesh
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.23%
Ranked 113th. 17% more than China 		1.91%
Ranked 115th.
High school enrolment rate 97.38
Ranked 44th. 2% more than China 		95.14
Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Total population 43.1%
Ranked 152nd. 		91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 171st. The same as China 		5
Ranked 154th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3
Ranked 113th. 		4.42
Ranked 71st. 47% more than Bangladesh
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 40.21
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than China 		16.79
Ranked 80th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 30.62
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than China 		15.15
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 72nd. 17% more than China 		6
Ranked 104th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 13.5%
Ranked 82nd. 		23.98%
Ranked 20th. 78% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female 31.8%
Ranked 148th. 		87.6%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.828
Ranked 80th. 		6.89
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Bangladesh
College and university > Gender ratio 55.37
Ranked 88th. 		104.07
Ranked 59th. 88% more than Bangladesh
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 106th. The same as China 		3
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 		4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 38% more than Bangladesh
Duration of compulsory education 5 years
Ranked 158th. 		9 years
Ranked 77th. 80% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, pupils 11.54 million
Ranked 7th. 		97.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Bangladesh
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 11th. 3% more than China 		1
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 53.5%
Ranked 103th. 		93.3%
Ranked 44th. 74% more than Bangladesh
Primary education, pupils 18.43 million
Ranked 6th. 		99.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, teachers 458,389
Ranked 7th. 		5.94 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Bangladesh
Adult literacy rate > Female 49.8
Ranked 95th. 		90.5
Ranked 49th. 82% more than Bangladesh
Tertiary enrollment 6.6%
Ranked 73th. 		7.5%
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Bangladesh
Spending per student > College and university 39.77
Ranked 15th. 		90.07
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
High school > Gender ratio 105.13
Ranked 33th. The same as China 		105.08
Ranked 28th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 69th. The same as China 		6
Ranked 37th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.2
Ranked 90th. 18 times more than China 		0.0113
Ranked 99th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 43th. 33% more than China 		3
Ranked 75th.
Literacy > Male 53.9%
Ranked 149th. 		95.7%
Ranked 2nd. 78% more than Bangladesh
Spending > USD 1.7 billion
Ranked 62nd. 		78.48 billion
Ranked 7th. 46 times more than Bangladesh
High school > Private school share 94.79%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China 		10.72%
Ranked 73th.
Spending > Proportion 1.97
Ranked 150th. 9% more than China 		1.8
Ranked 153th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 50.87
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than China 		21.05
Ranked 81st.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 180th. 		4
Ranked 29th. 33% more than Bangladesh
High school repeaters > Male 8.83
Ranked 30th. 23 times more than China 		0.38
Ranked 85th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 63.6%
Ranked 27th. 		98.9%
Ranked 7th. 56% more than Bangladesh
Preschool enrollment rate 91.9
Ranked 118th. 		113.2
Ranked 30th. 23% more than Bangladesh
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 22,521.08
Ranked 41st. 		645,002.55
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Bangladesh
Primary completion rate 76
Ranked 104th. 		103
Ranked 7th. 36% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 877,335
Ranked 27th. 		15.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Bangladesh
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 181st. The same as China 		5
Ranked 163th.
Secondary education, teachers 376,914
Ranked 10th. 		6.43 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.47
Ranked 86th. 		4.78
Ranked 62nd. 94% more than Bangladesh
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.12
Ranked 37th. 		23.15
Ranked 29th. About the same as Bangladesh
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 171st. The same as China 		3
Ranked 108th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.28
Ranked 46th. 		7.29
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Spending per student > High school 14.3
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than China 		11.55
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, general pupils 11.18 million
Ranked 5th. 		77.15 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Bangladesh
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 58.4%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than China 		13%
Ranked 71st.
High school > Gender parity index 1.17
Ranked 7th. 12% more than China 		1.05
Ranked 27th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 204
Ranked 65th. 		29,186
Ranked 6th. 143 times more than Bangladesh
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 17%
Ranked 63th. 		45%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.12%
Ranked 109th. 		2.06%
Ranked 93th. 84% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 6.4
Ranked 100th. 		11.86
Ranked 90th. 85% more than Bangladesh
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 154th. 		7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Bangladesh
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.2%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than China 		13%
Ranked 49th.
Children out of school, primary, male 496,029
Ranked 6th. 		8.97 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Bangladesh
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.4%
Ranked 47th. 26% more than China 		1.9%
Ranked 121st.
High school > Students per teacher 30.62
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than China 		15.15
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education > General pupils 9.92 million
Ranked 1st. 		85.91 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 176th. 		12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Bangladesh
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. 		12
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Bangladesh
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th. 		4.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 75% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 29.37
Ranked 24th. 		35.75
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 17.56 million
Ranked 7th. 		121.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Bangladesh
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 30.8%
Ranked 110th. 		54.8%
Ranked 78th. 78% more than Bangladesh
Elementary school graduate rate 54.81
Ranked 91st. 		99.57
Ranked 5th. 82% more than Bangladesh
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 74.4
Ranked 94th. 		99.3
Ranked 31st. 33% more than Bangladesh
Public spending per student > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 26th. 20% more than China 		6.1
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 120.58
Ranked 64th. 63% more than China 		74.18
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th. 4% more than China 		72.5
Ranked 98th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.53
Ranked 83th. 		0.85
Ranked 92nd. 60% more than Bangladesh
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 53.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 		130.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th. 3% more than China 		1
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 148.59
Ranked 23th. 		380.46
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 6.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		11.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 81% more than Bangladesh
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.147
Ranked 186th. 		0.48
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 63th. 17% more than China 		6
Ranked 89th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 25.24
Ranked 21st. 58% more than China 		15.99
Ranked 43th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.252
Ranked 110th. 		0.481
Ranked 77th. 91% more than Bangladesh
High school repeaters > Female 8.27
Ranked 28th. 31 times more than China 		0.27
Ranked 84th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 30.15 million
Ranked 4th. 		96.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 43.73
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China 		17.55
Ranked 73th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 75.5
Ranked 90th. 		99.2
Ranked 40th. 31% more than Bangladesh
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 65.1%
Ranked 85th. 		86%
Ranked 39th. 32% more than Bangladesh
Elementary school > Enrolled students 16 million
Ranked 6th. 		105.95 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 163th. The same as China 		5 years
Ranked 149th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $303.70
Ranked 86th. 		$1,394.49
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.55
Ranked 73th. 4% more than China 		95.96
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.13
Ranked 60th. 27% more than China 		57.4
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 61.88
Ranked 24th. 		74.44
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Bangladesh
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 183th. 		12
Ranked 63th. 9% more than Bangladesh
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 41.96%
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than China 		5.39%
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 105.71
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than China 		103.84
Ranked 5th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 8th. 4% more than China 		95.81
Ranked 45th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 68%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China 		19.6%
Ranked 60th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 40th. The same as China 		98%
Ranked 23th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 59th. 17% more than China 		6
Ranked 84th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 38.9
Ranked 13th. 		85.8
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education > Pupils 17.94 million
Ranked 6th. 		121 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > Pupils 10.11 million
Ranked 1st. 		98.76 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Bangladesh
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 39.3%
Ranked 113th. 		70.4%
Ranked 61st. 79% more than Bangladesh
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 73.3
Ranked 98th. 		99.4
Ranked 29th. 36% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 82.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 10% more than China 		74.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 32.02%
Ranked 112th. 		43.84%
Ranked 94th. 37% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education, vocational pupils 364,064
Ranked 24th. 		20.3 million
Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Bangladesh
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 51st. 25% more than China 		59.23%
Ranked 46th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 40.21
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than China 		16.79
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > Teachers 422,578
Ranked 1st. 		5.31 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Bangladesh
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 17th. 		11 years
Ranked 72nd. 38% more than Bangladesh
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 54.81
Ranked 80th. 		99.57
Ranked 6th. 82% more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 11.02 million
Ranked 7th. 		95.62 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 35.88
Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than China 		0.646
Ranked 13th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1.47
Ranked 89th. 		22.65
Ranked 62nd. 15 times more than Bangladesh
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 144th. 		6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Bangladesh
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.9
Ranked 23th. 		0.99
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Bangladesh
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 106.13%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than China 		104%
Ranked 7th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 		3.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Bangladesh
Public spending per student > Secondary level 14.1
Ranked 24th. 17% more than China 		12.1
Ranked 55th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 384.08
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than China 		101.43
Ranked 61st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.65%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than China 		47.19%
Ranked 137th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 60.3%
Ranked 26th. 		98.5%
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 4.56 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China 		1.42 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 8.34 million
Ranked 2nd. 		99.58 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than China 		96%
Ranked 37th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 197th. 		15
Ranked 94th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th. 		7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Bangladesh
Elementary school repeaters > All 13.15
Ranked 20th. 45 times more than China 		0.29
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 69.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 5% more than China 		66.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 128.18
Ranked 67th. 35% more than China 		95.02
Ranked 110th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 49.2%
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than China 		6.7%
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.131 per capita
Ranked 64th. 38% more than China 		0.095 per capita
Ranked 108th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 61st. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Bangladesh
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 67.2%
Ranked 27th. 		99.2%
Ranked 6th. 48% more than Bangladesh
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 57.1
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China 		19.8
Ranked 13th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 54%
Ranked 70th. 		58%
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 192,491
Ranked 12th. 		12.85 million
Ranked 1st. 67 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education > Teachers 352,683
Ranked 13th. 		5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.34%
Ranked 28th. 10% more than China 		46.85%
Ranked 125th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 338.75
Ranked 24th. 		790.38
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 16.2
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than China 		0.347
Ranked 13th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 152nd. The same as China 		5
Ranked 137th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.5
Ranked 134th. 		4.43
Ranked 80th. 78% more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 70.63
Ranked 53th. 		76.2
Ranked 86th. 8% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Men above 14 years 53.9%
Ranked 29th. 		95.1%
Ranked 8th. 76% more than Bangladesh
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than China 		48%
Ranked 16th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $46.98 billion
Ranked 27th. 		$1.88 trillion
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Bangladesh
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 153th. 		7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Bangladesh
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.05%
Ranked 72nd. 		72.21%
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Bangladesh
High school > Share of total education spending 40.21%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than China 		37.41%
Ranked 30th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 10.19 million
Ranked 6th. 		82.54 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Bangladesh
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 69.28
Ranked 50th. 5% more than China 		66.29
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.95
Ranked 49th. 		4.1
Ranked 87th. 39% more than Bangladesh
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 103.22
Ranked 6th. 4% more than China 		99.64
Ranked 38th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.844
Ranked 98th. 		1.04
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Bangladesh
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.7%
Ranked 59th. 10% more than China 		45.3%
Ranked 22nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,281
Ranked 9th. 		20,183
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Bangladesh
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 80.47
Ranked 94th. 8% more than China 		74.68
Ranked 106th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 18.84
Ranked 26th. 		91.69
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 17.66
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than China 		0.715
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 2.18 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than China 		464,307
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 3.96 million
Ranked 2nd. 		47.82 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 19.04
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than China 		2.48
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 42.12
Ranked 2nd. 93 times more than China 		0.455
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 25.63
Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than China 		0.281
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 4.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China 		501,232
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 27.76
Ranked 2nd. 119 times more than China 		0.233
Ranked 12th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 12.94
Ranked 20th. 50 times more than China 		0.26
Ranked 101st.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 13.38
Ranked 23th. 43 times more than China 		0.31
Ranked 102nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 63.1%
Ranked 79th. 10% more than China 		57.6%
Ranked 53th.
Elementary school teachers 365,925
Ranked 8th. 		6.04 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Bangladesh
High school teachers 413,746
Ranked 12th. 		6.34 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Bangladesh
High school enrolment rate > Male 94.67
Ranked 50th. About the same as China 		94.54
Ranked 45th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 40.8%
Ranked 28th. 		86.5%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.9%
Ranked 23th. 		0.99%
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Bangladesh
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 216.65
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China 		74.83
Ranked 54th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 391.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than China 		101.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 10.35 million
Ranked 8th. 		100.63 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Bangladesh
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.31
Ranked 19th. 7% more than China 		99.99
Ranked 78th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 127.03
Ranked 69th. 36% more than China 		93.36
Ranked 105th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 71.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 		76.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 7% more than Bangladesh
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 42.6
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than China 		16.2
Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 5.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 		100.4 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 2.95 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than China 		290,042
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.17 million
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than China 		799,159
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 3.81 million
Ranked 3rd. 		96.27 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 824,695
Ranked 2nd. 		4.32 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 1.75 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than China 		211,190
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 1.28 million
Ranked 5th. 		56.68 million
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 2.38 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than China 		956,001
Ranked 1st.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 4.21%
Ranked 6th. 18% more than China 		3.58%
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 20.02 million
Ranked 4th. 		508.94 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Bangladesh
Primary education, teachers > % female 53.73%
Ranked 90th. 		58.36%
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Bangladesh
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 17.06%
Ranked 86th. 		45.13%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14.11%
Ranked 51st. 9% more than China 		12.97%
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 2.54 million
Ranked 5th. 		122.66 million
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Bangladesh
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.23%
Ranked 111th. 17% more than China 		1.91%
Ranked 117th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 39.39
Ranked 27th. 		75.06
Ranked 10th. 91% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 28.26
Ranked 27th. 		71.97
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 8.7
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than China 		0.597
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 4.45
Ranked 26th. 		37.44
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.79
Ranked 25th. 		26.84
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 42.04%
Ranked 119th. 		98.86%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 10.86% gross
Ranked 65th. 		36.01% gross
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Bangladesh
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 53.11
Ranked 48th. 		84.64
Ranked 85th. 59% more than Bangladesh
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 14.69%
Ranked 26th. 27% more than China 		11.55%
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.55% female
Ranked 20th. 6% more than China 		47.47% female
Ranked 98th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 76.6%
Ranked 101st. 		97.7%
Ranked 50th. 28% more than Bangladesh
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.28%
Ranked 81st. 		97.22%
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Government spending on education > % of government spending 13.99%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than China 		12.97%
Ranked 50th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 94.5%
Ranked 109th. 		115.53%
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Bangladesh
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 41.96%
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than China 		5.39%
Ranked 90th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 50.42%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than China 		46.19%
Ranked 141st.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 117.77%
Ranked 17th. 		127.71%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Bangladesh
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 74.56%
Ranked 96th. 		87.34%
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Bangladesh
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 129.56%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than China 		109.56%
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 53.17%
Ranked 6th. 12% more than China 		47.64%
Ranked 111th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 94.03%
Ranked 65th. 8% more than China 		87.02%
Ranked 33th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $391.25
Ranked 92nd. 		$2,716.70
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Bangladesh
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 52.35%
Ranked 53th. 19% more than China 		43.9%
Ranked 75th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 77.07%
Ranked 72nd. 		99.69%
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Bangladesh
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 115.35%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than China 		101.46%
Ranked 45th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 106.3%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than China 		99.65%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 16.49
Ranked 2nd. 95 times more than China 		0.174
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.69
Ranked 25th. 		29.71
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 23.53
Ranked 28th. 		47.69
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 6.48
Ranked 25th. 		56.55
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 32.51
Ranked 23th. 		38.69
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 24.7
Ranked 26th. 		87.17
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 1.69% of GNI
Ranked 152nd. 		1.97% of GNI
Ranked 149th. 17% more than Bangladesh
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 2.47%
Ranked 40th. 29% more than China 		1.91%
Ranked 122nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 44.07% gross
Ranked 70th. 		72.53% gross
Ranked 98th. 65% more than Bangladesh
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 49.68%
Ranked 16th. 		90.07%
Ranked 14th. 81% more than Bangladesh
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 67.3%
Ranked 72nd. 		78.3%
Ranked 38th. 16% more than Bangladesh
School enrollment > Primary > % net 93.43% net
Ranked 53th. 		97.43% net
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 		2.52 million
Ranked 1st. 81% more than Bangladesh
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 50.7%
Ranked 120th. 		99.2%
Ranked 28th. 96% more than Bangladesh
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 23.66%
Ranked 107th. 		86.53%
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 2.22 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than China 		232,510
Ranked 2nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 40.64%
Ranked 31st. 80% more than China 		22.53%
Ranked 83th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 69.03%
Ranked 94th. 		110.9%
Ranked 65th. 61% more than Bangladesh
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 166.88
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than China 		26.62
Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 1.44 million
Ranked 6th. 		75.43 million
Ranked 1st. 52 times more than Bangladesh
School enrollment, primary > % gross 114.2%
Ranked 25th. 		127.95%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Bangladesh
Repitition rate > Primary level 6.5
Ranked 48th. 9 times more than China 		0.7
Ranked 25th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 93.33%
Ranked 50th. 8% more than China 		86.67%
Ranked 30th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 66.2%
Ranked 86th. 		81.1%
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Bangladesh
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 108.86% gross
Ranked 49th. 		117.62% gross
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Bangladesh
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 61.95%
Ranked 85th. 		82.26%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Bangladesh
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.28%
Ranked 76th. 		97.22%
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 14.24%
Ranked 30th. 10% more than China 		12.97%
Ranked 47th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 32.9
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than China 		14.47
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 20.38
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than China 		1.71
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 33.86
Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than China 		1.06
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 1.33 million
Ranked 4th. 		53.22 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 2.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 		59.93 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 6.45
Ranked 26th. 		44.59
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Bangladesh
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 190.16
Ranked 24th. 		409.92
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bangladesh

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