Education Stats: compare key data on Belarus & Estonia

Definitions

Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
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.
Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
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.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
Primary education, 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.
Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Secondary education, teachers: 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.
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.
Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
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.
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).
Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
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.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 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 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
Literacy > 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.
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 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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 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."
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary 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.
High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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 > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
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.
Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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."
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: 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
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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, 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.
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.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: 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.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 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 illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
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 > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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.
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.
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
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.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
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 > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.

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STAT	Belarus	Estonia
Adult literacy rate > Total	99.7 Ranked 5th.	99.8 Ranked 3rd. About the same as Belarus
Children out of school, primary	20,243 Ranked 40th. 10 times more than Estonia	2,112 Ranked 98th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	2.14 Ranked 45th. 36% more than Estonia	1.58 Ranked 86th.
Children out of school, primary, female	9,758 Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Estonia	994 Ranked 92nd.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.42 Ranked 24th.	1.63 Ranked 13th. 15% more than Belarus
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 52nd. The same as Estonia	9 Ranked 120th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.15% Ranked 3rd.	5.68% Ranked 36th. 10% more than Belarus
High school enrolment rate	99.94 Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Estonia	98.14 Ranked 35th.
Homeschooling legal status	Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.	Legal under restrictive conditions, only allowed for exceptional cases.
Literacy > Total population	99.6% Ranked 7th.	99.8% Ranked 3rd. About the same as Belarus
Primary education, duration > Years	4 Ranked 183th.	6 Ranked 103th. 50% more than Belarus
Primary education, teachers per 1000	2.49 Ranked 69th.	4.63 Ranked 66th. 86% more than Belarus
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	14.91 Ranked 62nd. 27% more than Estonia	11.72 Ranked 118th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	12.54 Ranked 56th. 43% more than Estonia	8.76 Ranked 89th.
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Estonia	6 Ranked 133th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	17.87% Ranked 9th.	21.74% Ranked 47th. 22% more than Belarus
Literacy > Female	99.5% Ranked 8th.	99.8% Ranked 2nd. About the same as Belarus
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	1.03 Ranked 45th. 39% more than Estonia	0.742 Ranked 84th.
College and university > Gender ratio	143.22 Ranked 25th.	168.59 Ranked 12th. 18% more than Belarus
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 38th.	4 Ranked 17th. 33% more than Belarus
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	10.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 18% more than Estonia	9.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 70th. The same as Estonia	9 years Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, pupils	693,047 Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Estonia	95,331 Ranked 115th.
College and university > Private school share	12.67% Ranked 35th.	83.85% Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Belarus
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.97 Ranked 79th. The same as Estonia	0.97 Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	99.7% Ranked 3rd.	99.8% Ranked 2nd. About the same as Belarus
Primary education, pupils	351,780 Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Estonia	72,955 Ranked 136th.
Primary education, teachers	23,595 Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Estonia	6,200 Ranked 101st.
Adult literacy rate > Female	99.7 Ranked 4th.	99.8 Ranked 3rd. About the same as Belarus
Tertiary enrollment	56% Ranked 14th.	57.5% Ranked 13th. 3% more than Belarus
Spending per student > College and university	18.13 Ranked 45th.	21.28 Ranked 38th. 17% more than Belarus
High school > Gender ratio	102.19 Ranked 54th.	102.94 Ranked 39th. 1% more than Belarus
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 29th.	7 Ranked 25th. 17% more than Belarus
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	1.23 Ranked 42nd.	6.54 Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Belarus
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 155th.	3 Ranked 107th. 50% more than Belarus
Literacy > Male	99.8% Ranked 2nd. The same as Estonia	99.8% Ranked 5th.
Spending > USD	2.94 billion Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Estonia	993.84 million Ranked 75th.
High school > Private school share	0.421% Ranked 58th.	3.31% Ranked 107th. 8 times more than Belarus
Spending > Proportion	4.93 Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Estonia	4.61 Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	16.04 Ranked 82nd. 14% more than Estonia	14.11 Ranked 136th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 88th. The same as Estonia	3 Ranked 163th.
High school repeaters > Male	0.05 Ranked 93th.	4.2 Ranked 49th. 84 times more than Belarus
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	99.8% Ranked 2nd. The same as Estonia	99.8% Ranked 4th.
Preschool enrollment rate	99.2 Ranked 92nd.	100.16 Ranked 87th. 1% more than Belarus
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	29,273.87 Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Estonia	4,126.64 Ranked 120th.
Primary completion rate	100 Ranked 27th.	104 Ranked 16th. 4% more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	488,650 Ranked 39th. 8 times more than Estonia	63,625 Ranked 90th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	4 Ranked 193th.	6 Ranked 108th. 50% more than Belarus
Children out of school > Primary	37,953 Ranked 39th. 12 times more than Estonia	3,221 Ranked 93th.
Secondary education, teachers	81,700 Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Estonia	10,344 Ranked 68th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	8.01 Ranked 21st. 4% more than Estonia	7.72 Ranked 29th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	6.41 Ranked 56th. 13% more than Estonia	5.67 Ranked 119th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	5 Ranked 7th. 67% more than Estonia	3 Ranked 149th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	1.11 Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Estonia	0.834 Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, general pupils	586,324 Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Estonia	76,645 Ranked 122nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	0.3% Ranked 134th. 50% more than Estonia	0.2% Ranked 138th.
High school > Gender parity index	0.968 Ranked 72nd.	1 Ranked 79th. 3% more than Belarus
Scientific and technical journal articles	532 Ranked 49th. 45% more than Estonia	368 Ranked 55th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	59% Ranked 6th. 23% more than Estonia	48% Ranked 1st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	5.01% Ranked 65th.	5.76% Ranked 63th. 15% more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	49.53 Ranked 13th. 6% more than Estonia	46.83 Ranked 16th.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 69th.	7 Ranked 30th. 17% more than Belarus
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	11.3% Ranked 38th.	14.9% Ranked 39th. 32% more than Belarus
Children out of school, primary, male	10,485 Ranked 35th. 9 times more than Estonia	1,118 Ranked 92nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	6% Ranked 15th. 7% more than Estonia	5.6% Ranked 33th.
High school > Students per teacher	12.54 Ranked 59th. 43% more than Estonia	8.76 Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > General pupils	923,798 Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Estonia	106,986 Ranked 116th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	10 Ranked 187th.	13 Ranked 25th. 30% more than Belarus
High school starting age > Years	10 Ranked 164th.	13 Ranked 25th. 30% more than Belarus
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	2.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.	5.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Belarus
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	31.84 Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Estonia	24.55 Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	437,005 Ranked 101st. 4 times more than Estonia	100,171 Ranked 136th.
Elementary school graduate rate	99.53 Ranked 10th. 1% more than Estonia	98.26 Ranked 18th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	99.8 Ranked 8th. The same as Estonia	99.8 Ranked 14th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	45.8 Ranked 1st. 87% more than Estonia	24.5 Ranked 8th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	37.17 Ranked 87th.	54.44 Ranked 137th. 46% more than Belarus
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	73.23 Ranked 43th. 3% more than Estonia	71.13 Ranked 111th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.37 Ranked 26th.	1.68 Ranked 14th. 23% more than Belarus
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	25,600 Ranked 119th. 10 times more than Estonia	2,500 Ranked 136th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.01 Ranked 58th.	1.02 Ranked 68th. 1% more than Belarus
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	472.23 Ranked 1st. 2% more than Estonia	460.9 Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	49.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 5% more than Estonia	46.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	3.09 Ranked 63th. About the same as Estonia	3.08 Ranked 64th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 28th. 17% more than Estonia	6 Ranked 119th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	8.1 Ranked 110th.	9.41 Ranked 86th. 16% more than Belarus
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	3.93 Ranked 56th. 65% more than Estonia	2.39 Ranked 77th.
Inequality adjusted index	0.819 Ranked 24th.	0.894 Ranked 9th. 9% more than Belarus
High school repeaters > Female	0.02 Ranked 93th.	3.44 Ranked 48th. 172 times more than Belarus
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	17,100 Ranked 120th. 13 times more than Estonia	1,300 Ranked 136th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	15.16 Ranked 98th. 25% more than Estonia	12.15 Ranked 113th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	99.8 Ranked 11th. The same as Estonia	99.8 Ranked 16th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	99.3% Ranked 9th. 1% more than Estonia	98.8% Ranked 15th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	362,377 Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Estonia	74,629 Ranked 119th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	4 years Ranked 172nd.	6 years Ranked 101st. 50% more than Belarus
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$2,137.40 Ranked 46th.	$6,228.96 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Belarus
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	99.22 Ranked 76th.	102.22 Ranked 61st. 3% more than Belarus
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	61.95 Ranked 53th. 8% more than Estonia	57.19 Ranked 107th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	65.62 Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Estonia	50.37 Ranked 15th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	0.0549% Ranked 84th.	4.07% Ranked 106th. 74 times more than Belarus
High school > Lower secondary starting age	10 Ranked 194th.	13 Ranked 25th. 30% more than Belarus
Elementary school > Gender ratio	102.45 Ranked 7th. 4% more than Estonia	98.72 Ranked 61st.
High school enrolment rate > Female	99.87 Ranked 11th. 1% more than Estonia	99 Ranked 21st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	0.4% Ranked 132nd. Twice as much as Estonia	0.2% Ranked 138th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	90% Ranked 91st.	97% Ranked 45th. 8% more than Belarus
Duration of education > Secondary level	7 Ranked 31st. 40% more than Estonia	5 Ranked 166th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	18.7 Ranked 20th.	33 Ranked 44th. 76% more than Belarus
Primary education > Pupils	379,577 Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Estonia	92,098 Ranked 132nd.
Secondary education > Pupils	928,488 Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Estonia	124,382 Ranked 109th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	99.7 Ranked 15th. The same as Estonia	99.7 Ranked 20th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	100.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th. 11% more than Estonia	90.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	57.07% Ranked 30th.	61.54% Ranked 14th. 8% more than Belarus
Secondary education, vocational pupils	106,723 Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Estonia	18,686 Ranked 86th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	14.91 Ranked 61st. 27% more than Estonia	11.72 Ranked 120th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	72.1% Ranked 8th. 9% more than Estonia	66.19% Ranked 57th.
Secondary education > Teachers	103,997 Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Estonia	12,259 Ranked 80th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	15 years Ranked 27th.	16 years Ranked 21st. 7% more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	997,760 Ranked 56th. 8 times more than Estonia	123,074 Ranked 121st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	0.148 Ranked 1st. 26% more than Estonia	0.117 Ranked 13th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	54.3 Ranked 47th.	271.88 Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Belarus
Duration of education > Primary level	4 Ranked 153th.	6 Ranked 97th. 50% more than Belarus
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1 Ranked 2nd. The same as Estonia	1 Ranked 16th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	18,838 Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Estonia	2,592 Ranked 90th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	101.08% Ranked 45th.	101.17% Ranked 36th. The same as Belarus
Public spending per student > Secondary level	8.7 Ranked 14th.	30.8 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Belarus
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	2.61 Ranked 130th. 41% more than Estonia	1.85 Ranked 133th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.29% Ranked 96th. 1% more than Estonia	47.72% Ranked 127th.
Progression to secondary school	99.58% Ranked 5th. 3% more than Estonia	96.3% Ranked 47th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	99.8% Ranked 3rd. The same as Estonia	99.8% Ranked 4th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	3.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th. 63% more than Estonia	2.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	623,845 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Estonia	67,486 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	1,239 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Estonia	177 Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	88% Ranked 93th.	98% Ranked 31st. 11% more than Belarus
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 83th.	16 Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Belarus
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 65th.	7 Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Belarus
Library books	6.88 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Estonia	2.28 million Ranked 24th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.04 Ranked 111th.	0.89 Ranked 84th. 22 times more than Belarus
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	94.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 19% more than Estonia	79.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	0.2% Ranked 135th. The same as Estonia	0.2% Ranked 138th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.044 per capita Ranked 155th.	0.074 per capita Ranked 135th. 68% more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	44.3 Ranked 159th.	73.73 Ranked 137th. 66% more than Belarus
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	91% Ranked 79th.	97% Ranked 41st. 7% more than Belarus
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	99.8% Ranked 2nd. About the same as Estonia	99.7% Ranked 4th.
Library books per 1000	674.42 Ranked 2nd.	1,660.87 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Belarus
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	17.1 Ranked 106th. 21% more than Estonia	14.1 Ranked 120th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	99% Ranked 1st. 6% more than Estonia	93% Ranked 3rd.
Primary education > Teachers	23,671 Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Estonia	7,702 Ranked 112th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	4,690 Ranked 56th.	17,396 Ranked 85th. 4 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	49.56% Ranked 68th.	49.72% Ranked 63th. About the same as Belarus
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	874.81 Ranked 1st. 3% more than Estonia	847.22 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	719 Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.0741 Ranked 1st.	0.0791 Ranked 12th. 7% more than Belarus
Private school enrolment > Primary level	0.1 Ranked 95th.	1.8 Ranked 72nd. 18 times more than Belarus
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	4 Ranked 160th.	6 Ranked 95th. 50% more than Belarus
Library employees	445 Ranked 2nd.	522 Ranked 7th. 17% more than Belarus
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	96.09 Ranked 26th. 4% more than Estonia	92.18 Ranked 57th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	2.45 Ranked 80th.	5.67 Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Belarus
Literacy > Men above 14 years	99.8% Ranked 1st. The same as Estonia	99.8% Ranked 2nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	2.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Estonia	0.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.5% Ranked 71st. 2% more than Estonia	47.7% Ranked 108th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$20.23 billion Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Estonia	$8.35 billion Ranked 73th.
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 69th.	7 Ranked 30th. 17% more than Belarus
Scouting > Members	1,201 Ranked 140th.	1,423 Ranked 134th. 18% more than Belarus
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	77.39% Ranked 40th. 9% more than Estonia	71.31% Ranked 55th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	75.9% Ranked 31st.	82.8% Ranked 25th. 9% more than Belarus
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	817,820 Ranked 54th. 9 times more than Estonia	87,298 Ranked 103th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	96.57 Ranked 51st.	97.06 Ranked 95th. 1% more than Belarus
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	95.6 Ranked 28th. 21% more than Estonia	79.29 Ranked 59th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	10.76 Ranked 5th. 19% more than Estonia	9.02 Ranked 20th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male	16,594 Ranked 37th. 9 times more than Estonia	1,886 Ranked 86th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	1 Ranked 25th. 1% more than Estonia	0.988 Ranked 81st.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	50% Ranked 49th. 1% more than Estonia	49.5% Ranked 64th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	0.2 Ranked 87th.	0.7 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	101.14 Ranked 48th. 12% more than Estonia	90.59 Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.0563 Ranked 1st. 6% more than Estonia	0.053 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	1,376 Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Estonia	62 Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.16 Ranked 1st. 41% more than Estonia	0.113 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	0.0658 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Estonia	0.0224 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	302,708 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Estonia	32,901 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	0.112 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Estonia	0.0224 Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	67.37 Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Estonia	64.66 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.0681 Ranked 1st. 52% more than Estonia	0.0448 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	0.11 Ranked 1st. 57% more than Estonia	0.0702 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	704 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Estonia	106 Ranked 10th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	0.127 Ranked 151st.	1.06 Ranked 87th. 8 times more than Belarus
Primary completion rate > Women	97 Ranked 42nd.	103 Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Belarus
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.05 Ranked 129th.	1.29 Ranked 83th. 26 times more than Belarus
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.05 Ranked 129th.	0.46 Ranked 93th. 9 times more than Belarus
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	100% Ranked 5th. 1% more than Estonia	98.6% Ranked 16th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	1.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th. 21% more than Estonia	1.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 74th.
High school teachers	101,663 Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Estonia	11,272 Ranked 67th.
Elementary school teachers	23,904 Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Estonia	6,141 Ranked 98th.
Homeschooling prevalance	Virtually no homeschooling*	fewer than 100
High school enrolment rate > Male	100 Ranked 4th. 3% more than Estonia	97.35 Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	99.4% Ranked 1st.	99.8% Ranked 1st. About the same as Belarus
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1% Ranked 2nd. The same as Estonia	1% Ranked 15th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	2.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 134th. 40% more than Estonia	1.85 per 1,000 people Ranked 137th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	1.75 Ranked 129th. 82% more than Estonia	0.96 Ranked 134th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	928,488 Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Estonia	124,493 Ranked 106th.
Primary completion rate > Men	102 Ranked 21st.	106 Ranked 12th. 4% more than Belarus
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	94.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 3% more than Estonia	92.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	39.28 Ranked 105th.	68.26 Ranked 140th. 74% more than Belarus
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	100.9 Ranked 40th.	102.19 Ranked 56th. 1% more than Belarus
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Repitition rate > Secondary level	0.8 Ranked 43th.	3.4 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Belarus
Library members per 1000	3.65 Ranked 8th.	43.91 Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Belarus
Library members	37,200 Ranked 5th.	60,400 Ranked 11th. 62% more than Belarus
Library employees per million	43.65 Ranked 2nd.	379.46 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Belarus
Progression to secondary level	99 Ranked 9th. 16% more than Estonia	85 Ranked 12th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total	3.3% Ranked 63th.	9.7% Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Belarus
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force	72% Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Estonia	59.1% Ranked 14th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total	69.9% Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Estonia	53% Ranked 21st.
Primary education > Pupils > % female	47.76% female Ranked 68th.	47.88% female Ranked 114th. About the same as Belarus
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita	0.039 per capita Ranked 106th.	0.068 per capita Ranked 140th. 74% more than Belarus
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	104.42% Ranked 6th.	108.99% Ranked 14th. 4% more than Belarus
High school teachers > % female	80.34% Ranked 6th. 3% more than Estonia	77.67% Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74	401,551 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Estonia	64,658 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	0.0586 Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Estonia	0.0373 Ranked 13th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population	81.67% Ranked 17th. 1% more than Estonia	81.1% Ranked 20th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population	84.03% Ranked 17th. 6% more than Estonia	78.92% Ranked 19th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male	99.44 Ranked 9th. 1% more than Estonia	98.77 Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	0.101 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Estonia	0.0366 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84	144,315 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Estonia	25,278 Ranked 7th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population	79.44% Ranked 21st.	83.17% Ranked 18th. 5% more than Belarus
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female	49.19% Ranked 20th. 2% more than Estonia	48.22% Ranked 91st.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	11.33% Ranked 37th.	15.44% Ranked 29th. 36% more than Belarus
Elementary school teachers > % female	99.24% Ranked 1st. 6% more than Estonia	94.04% Ranked 12th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female	30.72% Ranked 99th.	34.17% Ranked 89th. 11% more than Belarus
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils	5,433 Ranked 98th.	18,795 Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Belarus
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	100% Ranked 33th. The same as Estonia	100% Ranked 55th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	93.71% Ranked 54th.	96.38% Ranked 36th. 3% more than Belarus
Preschool enrollment rate > Female	101.15 Ranked 13th. 6% more than Estonia	95.31 Ranked 24th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male	103.31 Ranked 11th. 9% more than Estonia	95.02 Ranked 25th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female	101.73 Ranked 58th.	102.01 Ranked 56th. About the same as Belarus
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male	96.85 Ranked 92nd.	102.42 Ranked 62nd. 6% more than Belarus
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24	387,105 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Estonia	47,933 Ranked 10th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment	0.0299% Ranked 77th.	0.824% Ranked 101st. 28 times more than Belarus
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	0.0363 Ranked 1st. 28% more than Estonia	0.0284 Ranked 12th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	60.13% Ranked 12th. 26% more than Estonia	47.71% Ranked 30th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	5.37 Ranked 1st.	7.13 Ranked 5th. 33% more than Belarus
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.145 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Estonia	0.0463 Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	640,233 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Estonia	88,041 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	0.0299 Ranked 2nd.	0.0 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	23.75 Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Estonia	20.9 Ranked 11th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort	63.36% Ranked 28th.	97.65% Ranked 22nd. 54% more than Belarus
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	94.04% Ranked 19th.	94.5% Ranked 42nd. About the same as Belarus
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	87.71% net Ranked 41st.	94.06% net Ranked 48th. 7% more than Belarus
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24	367,935 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Estonia	45,467 Ranked 10th.
Repitition rate > Primary level	0.4 Ranked 97th.	2.3 Ranked 76th. 6 times more than Belarus
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	90.82% net Ranked 34th.	94.21% net Ranked 53th. 4% more than Belarus
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84	195,383 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Estonia	34,830 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29	719,144 Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Estonia	90,746 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24	575 Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Estonia	23 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79	5,072 Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Estonia	102 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29	647 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Estonia	60 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59	404 Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Estonia	41 Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24	801 Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Estonia	39 Ranked 14th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP	45.9% Ranked 82nd.	67.74% Ranked 47th. 48% more than Belarus
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74	2,212 Ranked 2nd. 74 times more than Estonia	30 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44	535 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Estonia	53 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84	3,817 Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Estonia	91 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44	641 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Estonia	98 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54	392,567 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Estonia	48,192 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59	594,642 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Estonia	85,296 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49	392,525 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Estonia	43,766 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64	393 Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Estonia	22 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69	626 Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Estonia	30 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69	209,483 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Estonia	34,374 Ranked 9th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	34% Ranked 66th.	58.4% Ranked 23th. 72% more than Belarus
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44	640,500 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Estonia	86,639 Ranked 11th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	5.15% Ranked 3rd.	5.68% Ranked 37th. 10% more than Belarus
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	26.3 Ranked 1st.	33.96 Ranked 5th. 29% more than Belarus
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.0605 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Estonia	0.0172 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	0.401 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Estonia	0.0679 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	68.86 Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Estonia	64.61 Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	0.0581 Ranked 1st. 36% more than Estonia	0.0425 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	0.534 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Estonia	0.0761 Ranked 9th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	95.86% gross Ranked 15th.	99.23% gross Ranked 31st. 4% more than Belarus
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	41.29 Ranked 1st. 26% more than Estonia	32.66 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	34.74 Ranked 1st.	35.23 Ranked 4th. 1% more than Belarus
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19	616 Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Estonia	17 Ranked 14th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force	67.7% Ranked 4th. 44% more than Estonia	46.9% Ranked 24th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment	41.6% Ranked 55th.	56.9% Ranked 23th. 37% more than Belarus
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84	4,259 Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Estonia	110 Ranked 9th.
Education spending > % of GDP	6% Ranked 31st. 5% more than Estonia	5.7% Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34	1,408 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Estonia	157 Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54	732,647 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Estonia	90,128 Ranked 11th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000	0.868 Ranked 133th.	0.887 Ranked 132nd. 2% more than Belarus
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %	139.94% Ranked 17th.	164.79% Ranked 13th. 18% more than Belarus
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	14 years Ranked 34th.	15 years Ranked 30th. 7% more than Belarus
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24	99.79% Ranked 9th. The same as Estonia	99.77% Ranked 13th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	31.97% Ranked 56th.	44.3% Ranked 56th. 39% more than Belarus
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	104.69% gross Ranked 4th.	114.35% gross Ranked 5th. 9% more than Belarus
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	137.17 Ranked 16th.	167.75 Ranked 12th. 22% more than Belarus
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita	25.27% Ranked 12th.	27.66% Ranked 19th. 9% more than Belarus
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29	872 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Estonia	92 Ranked 14th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	95.42% gross Ranked 12th.	98.14% gross Ranked 30th. 3% more than Belarus
Secondary education > Pupils > % female	49.11% female Ranked 42nd.	49.37% female Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Belarus
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group	99.73% Ranked 20th.	101.47% Ranked 28th. 2% more than Belarus
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary	0.05% Ranked 112th.	2.64% Ranked 88th. 53 times more than Belarus
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	52.52% gross Ranked 4th. 8% more than Estonia	48.84% gross Ranked 29th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	72.84% Ranked 13th. 14% more than Estonia	63.71% Ranked 19th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	86.11% Ranked 15th. 7% more than Estonia	80.44% Ranked 16th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net	94.84% Ranked 56th.	96.52% Ranked 43th. 2% more than Belarus
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net	86.99% Ranked 26th.	88.32% Ranked 16th. 2% more than Belarus
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54	497 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Estonia	37 Ranked 14th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	15 years Ranked 32nd.	17 years Ranked 16th. 13% more than Belarus

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