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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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

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

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

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million 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 > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • 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.
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49: Percentage of primary teachers who are ages 40-49. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. 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 90-94: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 90 to 94. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. 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 90-94 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 95 to 99. 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 million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 90 to 94. 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 million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 90 to 94. 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
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 per million: Percentage of primary teachers who are less than 30 years of age. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 95 to 99. 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 million people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Brazil Chile HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th.
98.65
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Brazil

Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th.
7.5
Ranked 33th. 53% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Chile
103,671
Ranked 35th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Chile
5.99
Ranked 45th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 18% more than Chile
1.1
Ranked 52nd.

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th.
21.79%
Ranked 18th. 33% more than Brazil

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th.
12
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Brazil

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 43% more than Chile
4.07%
Ranked 28th.

High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th.
96.74
Ranked 48th. 18% more than Brazil

Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th.
96.2%
Ranked 51st. 9% more than Brazil

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th.
6
Ranked 44th. 50% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Chile
4
Ranked 81st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 27% more than Chile
21.97
Ranked 62nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th.
21.06
Ranked 28th. 59% more than Brazil

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Chile
6
Ranked 95th.

Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th.
96.1%
Ranked 50th. 8% more than Brazil

College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 28% more than Chile
100.76
Ranked 68th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Chile
2
Ranked 141st.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Chile
3.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd.
9 years
Ranked 67th. 13% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Chile
1.49 million
Ranked 41st.

College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th.
83.71%
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th.
0.95
Ranked 127th. 2% more than Brazil

School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th.
13.5 years
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th.
96.5%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Chile
69,191
Ranked 38th.

Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Chile
1.52 million
Ranked 58th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th.
98.7
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Brazil

Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th.
37.5%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Brazil
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Chile
11.48
Ranked 54th.

High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Chile
102.52
Ranked 51st.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. The same as Chile
6
Ranked 25th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th.
1.22
Ranked 65th. 9 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 64th.
4
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Brazil

Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th.
96.4%
Ranked 55th. 9% more than Brazil

Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Chile
5.6 billion
Ranked 42nd.

Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 33% more than Chile
3.6
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th.
27.3
Ranked 56th. 27% more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. The same as Chile
4
Ranked 24th.

High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Chile
3.8
Ranked 54th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th.
99%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Chile
105.65
Ranked 67th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Chile
9,742.63
Ranked 80th.

Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Chile
95
Ranked 64th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Chile
567,114
Ranked 3rd.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.9%
Ranked 21st. 63% more than Chile
2.4%
Ranked 34th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 412
Ranked 50th.
449
Ranked 41st. 9% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th.
6
Ranked 49th. 50% more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Chile
70,903
Ranked 35th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th.
4.1
Ranked 70th. 28% more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 81% more than Chile
9.48
Ranked 103th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Chile
2
Ranked 189th.

Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th. 37% more than Chile
13.45
Ranked 54th.

Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Chile
1.14 million
Ranked 41st.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Chile
3.8%
Ranked 105th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Chile
1.03
Ranked 37th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 412
Ranked 50th.
449
Ranked 41st. 9% more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Chile
1,500
Ranked 39th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 407
Ranked 50th.
444
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Brazil
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Chile
41%
Ranked 33th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd.
0.918%
Ranked 116th. 2 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th.
35.45
Ranked 2nd. 78% more than Brazil

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Chile
6
Ranked 65th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st.
18.5%
Ranked 15th. 70% more than Brazil

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th. 18% more than Chile
3.8%
Ranked 32nd.

Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Chile
1.21 million
Ranked 44th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th. 49% more than Chile
11.93
Ranked 53th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th.
12
Ranked 54th. 9% more than Brazil

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th.
12
Ranked 50th. 9% more than Brazil

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 21% more than Chile
3.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.57
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Chile
39.41
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Chile
1.71 million
Ranked 7th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th.
72.1%
Ranked 51st. 43% more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th.
94.86
Ranked 44th. 25% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th.
99.15
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Brazil

Schools connected to the Internet 50%
Ranked 25th.
62%
Ranked 19th. 24% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th.
13.9
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Chile
87.84
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th.
86.26
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 39% more than Chile
0.95
Ranked 86th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 35 times more than Chile
435,900
Ranked 77th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Chile
1.01
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 389.45
Ranked 5th.
390.87
Ranked 7th. About the same as Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
35.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 78% more than Brazil

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th.
0.563
Ranked 138th. 4 times more than Brazil

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Chile
6
Ranked 80th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th.
23.71
Ranked 26th. 38% more than Brazil

Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th.
0.689
Ranked 46th. 37% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Chile
2.57
Ranked 55th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 34 times more than Chile
230,200
Ranked 80th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th.
25.11
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th.
99.2
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 800 hours
Ranked 25th.
900 hours
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Brazil
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th.
98.4%
Ranked 16th. 22% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Chile
1.68 million
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th.
6 years
Ranked 45th. 50% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th.
$5,538.45
Ranked 15th. 71% more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Chile
102.59
Ranked 74th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 51% more than Chile
65.8
Ranked 79th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 800 hours
Ranked 31st.
990 hours
Ranked 14th. 24% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 85.12
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Chile
80.15
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 406
Ranked 52nd.
452
Ranked 41st. 11% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th.
12
Ranked 55th. 9% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th.
95.05
Ranked 119th. 2% more than Brazil

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Chile
3.9%
Ranked 104th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Chile
94%
Ranked 70th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Chile
6
Ranked 74th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Chile
21.9
Ranked 59th.
Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Chile
1.76 million
Ranked 54th.

Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Chile
1.59 million
Ranked 38th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th.
75.9%
Ranked 54th. 56% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th.
99.11
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 18% more than Chile
47.83%
Ranked 2nd.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 53% more than Chile
97.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Chile
354,097
Ranked 25th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th.
81.35%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Chile
63,311
Ranked 49th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th. The same as Chile
14 years
Ranked 39th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Chile
1.56 million
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Chile
1.46
Ranked 7th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th.
93.78
Ranked 38th. 96% more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 408
Ranked 50th.
444
Ranked 41st. 9% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 414
Ranked 51st.
453
Ranked 41st. 9% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th.
6
Ranked 42nd. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Chile
1
Ranked 3rd.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Chile
86,903
Ranked 40th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Chile
98.63%
Ranked 88th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd.
15.2
Ranked 46th. 21% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th.
48.47%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Brazil

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Chile
27.25
Ranked 103th.

Progression to secondary school 84.04%
Ranked 81st.
96.5%
Ranked 45th. 15% more than Brazil

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th.
99.2%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Brazil

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 16.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Chile
1.27 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Chile
34,162
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 424
Ranked 47th.
452
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Chile
94%
Ranked 65th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. 7% more than Chile
14
Ranked 174th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Chile
6
Ranked 62nd.

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 11th. The same as Chile
40 weeks per year
Ranked 10th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Chile
2.39
Ranked 80th.

School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years
Ranked 35th.
13.7 years
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 77% more than Chile
75.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 21.49
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Chile
2.84
Ranked 1st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Chile
3.7%
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 1% more than Chile
107.13
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Chile
0.107 per capita
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Chile
95%
Ranked 53th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st.
98.8%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Brazil

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 3% more than Chile
25.2
Ranked 63th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Chile
78%
Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Chile
384,355
Ranked 23th.

Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Chile
64,334
Ranked 48th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Chile
49.48%
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 670,982
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Chile
51,742
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Chile
1.19
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 755.01
Ranked 8th.
765.9
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Brazil
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st.
45.5
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 41st. 50% more than Brazil

Library employees 518
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Chile
36
Ranked 41st.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 800 hours
Ranked 22nd.
1,140 hours
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 21% more than Chile
3.98
Ranked 92nd.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Chile
98.65
Ranked 39th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.4%
Ranked 20th.
95.8%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Brazil

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th.
48.5%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Chile
$96.73 billion
Ranked 17th.

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Chile
6
Ranked 65th.

Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Chile
19,672
Ranked 49th.
High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 38% more than Chile
32.47%
Ranked 24th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd.
88.19%
Ranked 29th. 28% more than Brazil

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th.
74.5%
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Chile
1.22 million
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Chile
3.92
Ranked 88th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st.
95.38
Ranked 115th. 1% more than Brazil

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 77% more than Chile
74.88
Ranked 66th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th.
0.968
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 800 hours
Ranked 34th.
1,260 hours
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 800 hours
Ranked 20th.
1,140 hours
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Chile
49.7%
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Chile
97.35
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Chile
0.77
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.38
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Chile
2.5
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Chile
623,415
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 598,172
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Chile
18,800
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Chile
0.971
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.28
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Chile
0.385
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.48
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Chile
0.959
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 60.45
Ranked 9th.
69.29
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 477,466
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Chile
12,851
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.52
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Chile
1.71
Ranked 7th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st.
1.13
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Chile
95
Ranked 63th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.61
Ranked 3rd.
2.57
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Chile
13.4 years
Ranked 37th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Chile
1.8
Ranked 81st.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Chile
2.93
Ranked 78th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th.
98.5%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 56.98
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Chile
9.8
Ranked 2nd.
High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Chile
67,970
Ranked 43th.

Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Chile
66,862
Ranked 46th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 88.8%
Ranked 10th.
95.6%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Brazil

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Chile
1%
Ranked 3rd.

Teachers' Day date 10/15/2011 10/16/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Chile
14.39
Ranked 101st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Chile
27.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.

Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Chile
96
Ranked 55th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Chile
1.63 million
Ranked 36th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Chile
101.4
Ranked 61st.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th.
108.61
Ranked 87th. 4% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Chile
98.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th.
23.4
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Brazil
Repitition rate > Secondary level 10.8
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Chile
3.9
Ranked 25th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 36%
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Chile
24%
Ranked 17th.
Library employees per million 3.01
Ranked 46th. 28% more than Chile
2.36
Ranked 47th.
Progression to secondary level 101
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Chile
95.5
Ranked 14th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8
Ranked 12th.
101.2
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 8.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Chile
590,958
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 1.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Chile
112,734
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 16.43 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Chile
1.18 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 165,027
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Chile
5,038
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 15,976
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Chile
529
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 605,353
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Chile
18,539
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 14.82 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Chile
1.18 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 706,717
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Chile
24,470
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 312,439
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Chile
7,813
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 441,708
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Chile
20,811
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 6.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Chile
613,681
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 425,308
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Chile
15,362
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 193,471
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Chile
8,492
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 11.45%
Ranked 13th.
18.01%
Ranked 8th. 57% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 76.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Chile
6.18 million
Ranked 4th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 94.78%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Chile
78.25%
Ranked 58th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 45.06%
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Chile
41.25%
Ranked 45th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 41.5%
Ranked 21st.
60.7%
Ranked 6th. 46% more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.845
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Chile
0.318
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.74
Ranked 4th. 87% more than Chile
0.932
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 75.93
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Chile
74.41
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.1
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Chile
1.17
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 2.43
Ranked 3rd. 82% more than Chile
1.33
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 588.82
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Chile
310.76
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 28.44
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Chile
28.24
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 243.98
Ranked 6th.
456.59
Ranked 1st. 87% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 18.79
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Chile
18.15
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 164.32
Ranked 5th.
311.96
Ranked 1st. 90% more than Brazil
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 39.2%
Ranked 39th.
59%
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Brazil

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 51.2%
Ranked 12th.
63.4%
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Brazil

Education spending > % of GDP 4.2%
Ranked 79th. The same as Chile
4.2%
Ranked 78th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 96.84%
Ranked 49th.
98.99%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Brazil

Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 10th. The same as Chile
40 weeks per year
Ranked 9th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 132.17
Ranked 47th. 39% more than Chile
95.05
Ranked 80th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 126.54%
Ranked 20th. 28% more than Chile
99.22%
Ranked 96th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Chile
12.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49 22%
Ranked 21st.
37%
Ranked 8th. 68% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.62%
Ranked 55th.
95.72%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Brazil

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 43% more than Chile
4.07%
Ranked 28th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.64%
Ranked 54th.
54.6%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Brazil

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 19.22% gross
Ranked 72nd.
44.06% gross
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 34.44%
Ranked 46th.
52.06%
Ranked 34th. 51% more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 38.88%
Ranked 44th.
52.26%
Ranked 42nd. 34% more than Brazil

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 95.12%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Chile
94.53%
Ranked 64th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 77.8%
Ranked 41st.
83.91%
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 15 years
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Chile
14 years
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.66%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Chile
100.03%
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 90.38%
Ranked 19th.
98.55%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Brazil

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 102.56%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Chile
99.86%
Ranked 55th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 16.01%
Ranked 55th.
109.94%
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Brazil

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 16.1%
Ranked 54th.
113.15%
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Brazil

Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.97%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Chile
49.88%
Ranked 36th.

Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 96.41%
Ranked 1st.
96.8%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Brazil
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 31.7%
Ranked 13th. 65% more than Chile
19.2%
Ranked 38th.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 17.2%
Ranked 57th.
19.7%
Ranked 48th. 15% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $6,596.93
Ranked 20th.
$8,709.87
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 58.18%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Chile
56.72%
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 14.81
Ranked 35th.
20.46
Ranked 28th. 38% more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.71
Ranked 3rd.
2.55
Ranked 60th. 49% more than Brazil

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 96.72%
Ranked 20th.
98.86%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Brazil

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 109.19%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Chile
103.03%
Ranked 38th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.27%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Chile
96.84%
Ranked 103th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 1.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Chile
45,466
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 589,526
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Chile
16,112
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 10.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Chile
872,539
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 1.23 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Chile
133,097
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94 141,383
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Chile
5,233
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 25.82
Ranked 8th.
26.91
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 3.44
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Chile
3.27
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 36.65
Ranked 8th.
36.74
Ranked 4th. About the same as Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 21.67
Ranked 7th.
22.18
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 28.97
Ranked 8th.
33.76
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 3.95
Ranked 4th.
4.92
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people 250.14
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Chile
108.66
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 2.26
Ranked 3rd. 72% more than Chile
1.32
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 54.26
Ranked 8th.
55.16
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 2.85
Ranked 4th. 85% more than Chile
1.54
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 79.67
Ranked 5th.
144.63
Ranked 1st. 82% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 6.67
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Chile
2.87
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Chile
1.51
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.55
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Chile
40.74
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 65.9
Ranked 9th.
75.91
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 9.06
Ranked 4th.
11.54
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 per million people 338.77
Ranked 5th.
461.64
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 3.1
Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Chile
1.69
Ranked 7th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.09% of GNI
Ranked 82nd. 4% more than Chile
3.92% of GNI
Ranked 93th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.15%
Ranked 76th. 12% more than Chile
3.7%
Ranked 45th.

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 26.1%
Ranked 52nd. 41% more than Chile
18.5%
Ranked 48th.

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 20.2%
Ranked 63th.
59%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94 119,041
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Chile
15,860
Ranked 2nd.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 10.8%
Ranked 78th.
12.82%
Ranked 26th. 19% more than Brazil

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 96.96% gross
Ranked 37th. 10% more than Chile
88.54% gross
Ranked 63th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 48.87%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Chile
15.51%
Ranked 35th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 84.5%
Ranked 51st.
98.4%
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Brazil

School enrollment > Primary > % net 92.93% net
Ranked 58th. 4% more than Chile
89.35% net
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 639,793
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Chile
20,934
Ranked 6th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 95.78%
Ranked 55th.
98.8%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 88.81%
Ranked 47th.
95.64%
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Brazil

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 102.03% gross
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Chile
89.15% gross
Ranked 62nd.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 428,775
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Chile
9,085
Ranked 7th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 28.51%
Ranked 65th.
36.07%
Ranked 44th. 26% more than Brazil

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 4th. The same as Chile
14 years
Ranked 33th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 41.2
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Chile
12.86
Ranked 100th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 3.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Chile
287,102
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 66,131
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Chile
7,303
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.27% gross
Ranked 19th. 19% more than Chile
89.78% gross
Ranked 65th.

Repitition rate > Primary level 23.8
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Chile
2
Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 42.06
Ranked 8th.
42.6
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.18
Ranked 3rd.
1.47
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Brazil
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 per million 0.203%
Ranked 20th.
0.59%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Brazil
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 18.84%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Chile
6.06%
Ranked 48th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people 259.75
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Chile
113.53
Ranked 1st.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.55%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Chile
100.08%
Ranked 25th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.86%
Ranked 62nd.
18.47%
Ranked 16th. 70% more than Brazil

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 657,773
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Chile
69,686
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.25
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Chile
3.1
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 3.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Chile
350,182
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.58
Ranked 3rd. 86% more than Chile
0.848
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 5.24
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Chile
2.16
Ranked 8th.

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