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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).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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 > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, 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 60-64: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female 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 80-84: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: 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 enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Public spending on private institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which goes to private educational institutions. Includes both direct expenditure and indirect public transfers and payments. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Male 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 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 public institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which is spent directly on public educational institutions. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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."
STAT Brazil China HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th.
93.7
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Brazil

Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th.
6.4
Ranked 45th. 31% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd.
17.45 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil

Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than China
14.19
Ranked 21st.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 15% more than China
1.13
Ranked 50th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th.
23.98%
Ranked 20th. 46% more than Brazil

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th. The same as China
9
Ranked 60th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than China
1.91%
Ranked 115th.

High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th.
95.14
Ranked 49th. 16% more than Brazil

Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th.
91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Brazil

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th.
5
Ranked 154th. 25% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 8% more than China
4.42
Ranked 71st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 67% more than China
16.79
Ranked 80th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th.
15.15
Ranked 48th. 14% more than Brazil

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than China
6
Ranked 104th.

Average IQ 87
Ranked 30th.
100
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than China
87.6%
Ranked 2nd.

College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 24% more than China
104.07
Ranked 59th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. The same as China
3
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 98% more than China
4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd.
9 years
Ranked 77th. 13% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th.
97.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th.
1
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Brazil

Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th.
93.3%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Brazil

Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd.
99.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th.
5.94 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Brazil

Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th.
90.5
Ranked 49th. About the same as Brazil

Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than China
7.5%
Ranked 22nd.
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th.
90.07
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Brazil
High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 5% more than China
105.08
Ranked 28th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. The same as China
6
Ranked 37th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th. 12 times more than China
0.0113
Ranked 99th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 64th. The same as China
3
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th.
95.7%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Brazil

Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th.
78.48 billion
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Brazil

Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than China
1.8
Ranked 153th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 2% more than China
21.05
Ranked 81st.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. The same as China
4
Ranked 29th.

High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 48 times more than China
0.38
Ranked 85th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th.
98.9%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 13% more than China
113.2
Ranked 30th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th.
645,002.55
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Brazil

Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 2% more than China
103
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th.
15.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 412
Ranked 50th.
533
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th.
5
Ranked 163th. 25% more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd.
6.43 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th.
4.78
Ranked 62nd. 49% more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th.
23.15
Ranked 29th. 35% more than Brazil

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than China
3
Ranked 108th.

Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th. 60% more than China
11.55
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th.
77.15 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th.
13%
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Brazil

High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 5% more than China
1.05
Ranked 27th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 412
Ranked 50th.
533
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th.
29,186
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 407
Ranked 50th.
530
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Brazil
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. The same as China
45%
Ranked 26th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd.
2.06%
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th. 68% more than China
11.86
Ranked 90th.

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. The same as China
7
Ranked 20th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st.
13%
Ranked 49th. 19% more than Brazil
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than China
1.9%
Ranked 121st.
Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd.
85.91 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th.
12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Brazil

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th.
12
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Brazil

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than China
4.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.57
Ranked 8th. 19% more than China
35.75
Ranked 12th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th.
121.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th.
54.8%
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th.
99.57
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th.
99.3
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Brazil

Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than China
6.1
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th.
72.5
Ranked 98th. 76% more than Brazil

Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China
74.18
Ranked 100th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 55% more than China
0.85
Ranked 92nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th.
130.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 10% more than China
1
Ranked 87th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 389.45
Ranked 5th. 2% more than China
380.46
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 69% more than China
11.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th.
0.48
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Brazil

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than China
6
Ranked 89th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 8% more than China
15.99
Ranked 43th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th. 5% more than China
0.481
Ranked 77th.
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 68 times more than China
0.27
Ranked 84th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th.
96.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Brazil

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 31% more than China
17.55
Ranked 73th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th.
99.2
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 800 hours
Ranked 25th. 4% more than China
771 hours
Ranked 28th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th.
86%
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th.
105.95 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th.
5 years
Ranked 149th. 25% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than China
$1,394.49
Ranked 56th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 30% more than China
95.96
Ranked 96th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 73% more than China
57.4
Ranked 102nd.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 800 hours
Ranked 31st.
893 hours
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 85.12
Ranked 8th. 14% more than China
74.44
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 406
Ranked 52nd.
530
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th.
12
Ranked 63th. 9% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th.
103.84
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Brazil

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th.
19.6%
Ranked 60th. 65% more than Brazil

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th.
98%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Brazil

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than China
6
Ranked 84th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st.
85.8
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th.
121 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil

Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd.
98.76 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th.
70.4%
Ranked 61st. 45% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th.
99.4
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 29% more than China
43.84%
Ranked 94th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as China
74.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd.
20.3 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Brazil

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th. 25% more than China
59.23%
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th.
5.31 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th. 27% more than China
11 years
Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd.
95.62 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than China
0.646
Ranked 13th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than China
22.65
Ranked 62nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 408
Ranked 50th.
522
Ranked 6th. 28% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 414
Ranked 51st.
538
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th.
6
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 3% more than China
0.99
Ranked 19th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th.
104%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Brazil

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th.
3.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Brazil

Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than China
12.1
Ranked 55th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st.
101.43
Ranked 61st. 20% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th. 1% more than China
47.19%
Ranked 137th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th.
98.5%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Brazil

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.02 million
Ranked 2nd.
1.42 million
Ranked 1st. 39% more than Brazil

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 16.62 million
Ranked 2nd.
99.58 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 424
Ranked 47th.
540
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than China
96%
Ranked 37th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. The same as China
15
Ranked 94th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. The same as China
7
Ranked 21st.

Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 64 times more than China
0.29
Ranked 103th.

Universities > Top 200 1
Ranked 27th.
6
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as China
66.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 14% more than China
95.02
Ranked 110th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 79% more than China
6.7%
Ranked 79th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 14% more than China
0.095 per capita
Ranked 108th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Brazil

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st.
99.2%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Brazil

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 31% more than China
19.8
Ranked 13th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 55% more than China
58%
Ranked 66th.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th.
5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd.
12.85 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than China
46.85%
Ranked 125th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 755.01
Ranked 8th.
790.38
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than China
0.347
Ranked 13th.

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st.
5
Ranked 137th. 25% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 800 hours
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than China
771 hours
Ranked 26th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than China
4.43
Ranked 80th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 78% more than China
76.2
Ranked 86th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.4%
Ranked 20th.
95.1%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Brazil

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th. About the same as China
48%
Ranked 16th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd.
$1.88 trillion
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.00537
Ranked 28th. 17% more than China
0.0046
Ranked 29th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. The same as China
7
Ranked 19th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd.
72.21%
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Brazil
High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 19% more than China
37.41%
Ranked 30th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd.
82.54 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st.
99.64
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Brazil

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as China
66.29
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 97% more than China
4.1
Ranked 87th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th.
1.04
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 800 hours
Ranked 34th.
1,020 hours
Ranked 14th. 27% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 800 hours
Ranked 20th. 4% more than China
771 hours
Ranked 23th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 14% more than China
45.3%
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as China
74.68
Ranked 106th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.28
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than China
0.281
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 477,466
Ranked 2nd.
501,232
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Brazil

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.48
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than China
0.455
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than China
0.715
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than China
0.233
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 598,172
Ranked 1st. 29% more than China
464,307
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.52
Ranked 3rd.
3.53
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd.
47.82 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.38
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than China
2.48
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 60.45
Ranked 9th.
91.69
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Brazil

Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 77 times more than China
0.26
Ranked 101st.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 65 times more than China
0.31
Ranked 102nd.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th. 32% more than China
57.6%
Ranked 53th.
Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th.
6.04 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil

High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th.
6.34 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Women above 14 years 88.8%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than China
86.5%
Ranked 14th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than China
0.99%
Ranked 18th.

Teachers' Day date 10/15/2011 9/10/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
101.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 20% more than Brazil

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th.
74.83
Ranked 54th. 74% more than Brazil

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd.
100.63 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.002 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 27th.
0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 23th. Twice as much as Brazil
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 11% more than China
93.36
Ranked 105th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 78% more than China
76.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 11% more than China
99.99
Ranked 78th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th. 19% more than China
16.2
Ranked 72nd.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 10.8
Ranked 12th. 36 times more than China
0.3
Ranked 48th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 36%
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than China
27%
Ranked 12th.
Progression to secondary level 101
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than China
88
Ranked 20th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8
Ranked 12th.
93.8
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 1.05 million
Ranked 2nd.
7.71 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 1.33 million
Ranked 2nd.
6.08 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 5.11
Ranked 3rd.
5.14
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 451,996
Ranked 3rd.
4.51 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Brazil
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 54.98%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than China
45.13%
Ranked 39th.

Total enrollment, primary > % net 69.76%
Ranked 10th.
86.85%
Ranked 41st. 24% more than Brazil

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 19.12%
Ranked 16th. 74 times more than China
0.258%
Ranked 106th.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 28.44%
Ranked 48th.
90%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.28
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than China
1.89
Ranked 7th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 43.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
74.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 74% more than Brazil

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 105.12%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than China
97.93%
Ranked 93th.

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 111.37%
Ranked 5th. 15% more than China
97.07%
Ranked 7th.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 109.95%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than China
99.33%
Ranked 6th.

Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 19.95%
Ranked 15th. 67 times more than China
0.3%
Ranked 116th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 144.89% gross
Ranked 1st. 23% more than China
117.82% gross
Ranked 24th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 67.5% gross
Ranked 53th. 96% more than China
34.51% gross
Ranked 90th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 72.75%
Ranked 62nd.
86%
Ranked 42nd. 18% more than Brazil
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102.21%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than China
99.3%
Ranked 63th.

Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 21.06%
Ranked 15th. 81 times more than China
0.26%
Ranked 113th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 141.68%
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than China
109.1%
Ranked 42nd.

Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.72% female
Ranked 123th. 1% more than China
47.19% female
Ranked 131st.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 117.21%
Ranked 31st. 25% more than China
93.96%
Ranked 121st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 4.07
Ranked 3rd.
5.77
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.104 per capita
Ranked 100th. 12% more than China
0.093 per capita
Ranked 104th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 703.72
Ranked 32nd.
863.21
Ranked 39th. 23% more than Brazil

High school teachers > % female 68.23%
Ranked 19th. 51% more than China
45.08%
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 2.7 million
Ranked 3rd.
25.26 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.02
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
1.3
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.34
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than China
0.414
Ranked 13th.

Elementary school graduate rate > Male 75.85
Ranked 51st.
99.82
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 3.37
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than China
2.51
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 10.72%
Ranked 59th.
23.13%
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.18%
Ranked 116th. 2% more than China
46.47%
Ranked 127th.

Elementary school teachers > % female 91.08%
Ranked 18th. 62% more than China
56.11%
Ranked 88th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 365.56
Ranked 9th.
409.92
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 31.48
Ranked 7th.
44.59
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Brazil

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 678,823
Ranked 1st. 11% more than China
609,029
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 8.32 million
Ranked 2nd.
63.8 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 45.57
Ranked 5th.
56.39
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 36.88
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than China
29.91
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 31.6
Ranked 9th.
44.8
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 30.11%
Ranked 46th. 35% more than China
22.26%
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 41.15
Ranked 6th. 9% more than China
37.83
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 7.67 million
Ranked 2nd.
47.06 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 88.41%
Ranked 60th.
95.14%
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Brazil

Public spending on private institutions 2.8%
Ranked 26th. 33% more than China
2.1%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 605,353
Ranked 2nd.
799,159
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Brazil

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 14.82 million
Ranked 2nd.
96.27 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 542,958
Ranked 2nd.
1.49 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 340,568
Ranked 2nd.
4.1 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 666,055
Ranked 1st. 10% more than China
605,375
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 4.67 million
Ranked 3rd.
35.87 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 6.97 million
Ranked 3rd.
75.65 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 5.55 million
Ranked 2nd.
50.08 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 730,323
Ranked 2nd.
4.54 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 686,392
Ranked 2nd.
4.72 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 1.93 million
Ranked 3rd.
15.65 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.845
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than China
0.217
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 7.53
Ranked 3rd.
8.19
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 43.29
Ranked 5th.
47.18
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 2.78
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
1.12
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.62
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than China
3.23
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.6
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than China
0.158
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.74
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than China
3.39
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.25
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than China
4.74
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 657,773
Ranked 3rd.
3.36 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.55%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than China
100%
Ranked 41st.

Public spending on public institutions 97.2%
Ranked 5th.
97.9%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Brazil
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 18.84%
Ranked 17th. 67 times more than China
0.28%
Ranked 103th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 11.18%
Ranked 80th.
11.55%
Ranked 61st. 3% more than Brazil
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 per million 0.203%
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than China
0.0263%
Ranked 24th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 42.22%
Ranked 17th.
79.84%
Ranked 12th. 89% more than Brazil

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.27% gross
Ranked 19th. 48% more than China
72.53% gross
Ranked 102nd.

School enrollment, primary > % gross 147.51%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than China
127.95%
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 252,020
Ranked 1st. 70% more than China
148,583
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 557,190
Ranked 2nd.
5.51 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.49 million
Ranked 8th.
34.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Brazil

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than China
1.91%
Ranked 115th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.64%
Ranked 54th. 40% more than China
9.06%
Ranked 65th.

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