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Education Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Greece

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • 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 > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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 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 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79: 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Male is the percentage of males 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 male literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Female is the percentage of females 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 female literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Female is the number of females age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the female population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: 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
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary 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).
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: 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
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 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 > Illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 100. 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > 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 > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. 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 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male 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 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94: 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99: 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
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
STAT Brazil Greece HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th.
97
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Brazil

Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th.
8.7
Ranked 23th. 78% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 1167 times more than Greece
2,787
Ranked 94th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 137 times more than Greece
0.246
Ranked 115th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Greece
1.1
Ranked 74th.

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th.
10
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Brazil

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 42% more than Greece
4.09%
Ranked 66th.

High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th.
97.25
Ranked 47th. 19% more than Brazil

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th.
97.5%
Ranked 45th. 10% more than Brazil

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th.
6
Ranked 89th. 50% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th.
5.55
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Brazil

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Greece
10.29
Ranked 140th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 68% more than Greece
7.88
Ranked 114th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Greece
6
Ranked 124th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th.
36.1%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Brazil

Average IQ 87
Ranked 30th.
93
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th.
96.5%
Ranked 48th. 9% more than Brazil

College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 17% more than Greece
110.32
Ranked 62nd.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Greece
2
Ranked 163th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Greece
7.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd.
9 years
Ranked 83th. 13% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Greece
716,601
Ranked 65th.

College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 107th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th.
1
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Brazil

School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th.
14.3 years
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Brazil
Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th.
97.1%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Greece
62,114
Ranked 55th.

Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Greece
642,639
Ranked 82nd.

Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th.
95.9
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Brazil

Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th.
42.3%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th. 23% more than Greece
24.65
Ranked 49th.

High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Greece
94.67
Ranked 104th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Greece
5
Ranked 165th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th.
0.704
Ranked 83th. 5 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. The same as Greece
3
Ranked 96th.

Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th.
98.6%
Ranked 43th. 12% more than Brazil

Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Greece
9.53 billion
Ranked 34th.

Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 73% more than Greece
2.75
Ranked 129th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 92% more than Greece
11.26
Ranked 136th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. The same as Greece
4
Ranked 40th.

High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Greece
3.7
Ranked 55th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th.
98.9%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 26% more than Greece
101.21
Ranked 93th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th.
29,265.68
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Brazil

Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Greece
100
Ranked 28th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Greece
561,468
Ranked 35th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 412
Ranked 50th.
483
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th.
6
Ranked 94th. 50% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary 799,691
Ranked 12th. 315 times more than Greece
2,536
Ranked 95th.

Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Greece
86,513
Ranked 35th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th.
7.73
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 44% more than Greece
11.92
Ranked 98th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Greece
3
Ranked 137th.

Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th.
20.95
Ranked 44th. 13% more than Brazil

Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Greece
604,863
Ranked 65th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 5 times more than Greece
2.5%
Ranked 110th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Greece
0.956
Ranked 107th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 412
Ranked 50th.
483
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Greece
3,770
Ranked 25th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 407
Ranked 50th.
468
Ranked 38th. 15% more than Brazil
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Greece
35%
Ranked 2nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd.
4.55%
Ranked 77th. 11 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th.
51.1
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Greece
6
Ranked 117th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st. 28% more than Greece
8.5%
Ranked 73th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th. 5% more than Greece
4.3%
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Greece
571,242
Ranked 63th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Greece
16.18
Ranked 42nd.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th.
12
Ranked 91st. 9% more than Brazil

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th.
12
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Brazil

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
5.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 9% more than Brazil

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.57
Ranked 8th. 36% more than Greece
31.3
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 30 times more than Greece
652,052
Ranked 90th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th.
57.7%
Ranked 72nd. 14% more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th.
98.24
Ranked 20th. 30% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th.
99.3
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Brazil

Schools connected to the Internet 50%
Ranked 25th.
59%
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th.
16
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th.
63.37
Ranked 124th. 54% more than Brazil

Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Greece
56.83
Ranked 133th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 16% more than Greece
1.14
Ranked 50th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 67 times more than Greece
228,800
Ranked 89th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Greece
0.98
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 389.45
Ranked 5th.
431.62
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
51.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th.
2.59
Ranked 72nd. 18 times more than Brazil

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Greece
6
Ranked 108th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Greece
7.88
Ranked 111th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.4
Ranked 63th. 19 times more than Greece
0.229
Ranked 113th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th.
0.759
Ranked 35th. 51% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Greece
1.74
Ranked 64th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 47 times more than Greece
167,600
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Greece
10.29
Ranked 134th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th.
99.3
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 800 hours
Ranked 25th.
928 hours
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Brazil
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th.
98.9%
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Greece
639,083
Ranked 83th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th.
6 years
Ranked 87th. 50% more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Greece
102.45
Ranked 75th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 85% more than Greece
53.49
Ranked 122nd.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 800 hours
Ranked 31st.
1,064 hours
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 85.12
Ranked 8th. 29% more than Greece
65.77
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 406
Ranked 52nd.
484
Ranked 30th. 19% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th.
12
Ranked 92nd. 9% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th.
100.17
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Brazil

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Greece
3.6%
Ranked 106th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th.
99%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Brazil

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Greece
6
Ranked 104th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Greece
26.7
Ranked 54th.
Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Greece
657,492
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Greece
695,838
Ranked 61st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th.
66.6%
Ranked 66th. 37% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th.
99.4
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Greece
64.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Greece
50.95%
Ranked 75th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Greece
111,738
Ranked 59th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th.
85.92%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Greece
83,848
Ranked 38th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th.
17 years
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Greece
713,850
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Greece
0.95
Ranked 17th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th.
342
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 414
Ranked 51st.
487
Ranked 28th. 18% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 408
Ranked 50th.
472
Ranked 32nd. 16% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th.
6
Ranked 83th. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Greece
1
Ranked 11th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Greece
97.29%
Ranked 100th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 283 times more than Greece
2,409
Ranked 108th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd.
17.9
Ranked 41st. 42% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Greece
20.76
Ranked 106th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th.
48.36%
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Brazil

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th.
99%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 19 times more than Greece
0.229 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 16.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Greece
720,168
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 108 times more than Greece
9,514
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 424
Ranked 47th.
489
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th.
99%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Brazil

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. The same as Greece
15
Ranked 125th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Greece
6
Ranked 106th.

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 11th. The same as Greece
40 weeks per year
Ranked 9th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 28 times more than Greece
0.67
Ranked 107th.

School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years
Ranked 35th.
14.2 years
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece
51.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 21.49
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Greece
8.68
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 83% more than Greece
0.059 per capita
Ranked 144th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 82% more than Greece
59.34
Ranked 148th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 9 times more than Greece
1.4%
Ranked 112th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th.
99%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Brazil

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st.
98.9%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Brazil

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Greece
12.7
Ranked 123th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 38% more than Greece
65%
Ranked 5th.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Greece
58,395
Ranked 53th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Greece
124,596
Ranked 48th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Greece
48.53%
Ranked 97th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 755.01
Ranked 8th.
866.5
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Greece
0.443
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 670,982
Ranked 1st. 670982 times more than Greece
1
Ranked 24th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Greece
6.3
Ranked 48th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 81st. 50% more than Brazil

Library employees 518
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Greece
486
Ranked 2nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 800 hours
Ranked 22nd.
928 hours
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd.
5.28
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Greece
62.91
Ranked 111th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.4%
Ranked 20th.
97.8%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Brazil

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th.
48.4%
Ranked 84th. 1% more than Brazil
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Greece
6
Ranked 118th.

Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Greece
15,218
Ranked 59th.
High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 32% more than Greece
33.94%
Ranked 53th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th.
87.4%
Ranked 20th. 23% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Greece
572,981
Ranked 64th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Greece
7.58
Ranked 32nd.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Greece
51.64
Ranked 122nd.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st.
98.88
Ranked 64th. 5% more than Brazil

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th.
1
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 800 hours
Ranked 34th.
1,064 hours
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 800 hours
Ranked 20th.
928 hours
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Greece
49.1%
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Greece
64.97
Ranked 122nd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 477,466
Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than Greece
10,539
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.28
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece
0.416
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 60.45
Ranked 9th.
70.54
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Greece
0.548
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 598,172
Ranked 1st. 123 times more than Greece
4,856
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Greece
342,721
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.38
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Greece
1.06
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.48
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Greece
0.962
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Greece
0.425
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.52
Ranked 3rd.
4.75
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Brazil
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st.
1.35
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Greece
100
Ranked 30th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.61
Ranked 3rd.
3.43
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years
Ranked 34th.
14.4 years
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Brazil
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 35 times more than Greece
0.57
Ranked 106th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 26 times more than Greece
0.76
Ranked 108th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th.
97.8%
Ranked 20th. 29% more than Brazil

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 56.98
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Greece
54.34
Ranked 2nd.
High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Greece
86,513
Ranked 36th.

Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Greece
62,114
Ranked 50th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 88.8%
Ranked 10th.
94.2%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Brazil

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Greece
1%
Ranked 11th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Greece
20.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Greece
15.2
Ranked 100th.

Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Greece
100
Ranked 28th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Greece
715,537
Ranked 56th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 75% more than Greece
59.44
Ranked 145th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Greece
100.54
Ranked 71st.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Greece
62.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th. 86% more than Greece
10.3
Ranked 108th.
Library employees per million 3.01
Ranked 46th.
45.1
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Brazil
Progression to secondary level 101
Ranked 2nd.
104
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.21 million
Ranked 2nd. 127 times more than Greece
9,529
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 533,493
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Greece
16,287
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 1.77 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Greece
288,173
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 3.31 million
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Greece
266,734
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 2.49
Ranked 105th.
11.26
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 770,394
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Greece
137,017
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 439,802
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 7.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Greece
271,726
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 308,414
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Greece
26,372
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 7.16 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Greece
435,783
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 71.36 million
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Greece
4.76 million
Ranked 10th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 0.0
Ranked 19th.
26.84%
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 9.12%
Ranked 60th. 22% more than Greece
7.48%
Ranked 68th.

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 27.6%
Ranked 38th.
31%
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than Brazil

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 41.1%
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Greece
34.2%
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 358,937
Ranked 2nd. 77 times more than Greece
4,640
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 4,195
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Greece
95
Ranked 3rd.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 9.86%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Greece
3.26%
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 54.98%
Ranked 9th. 56% more than Greece
35.15%
Ranked 96th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 42.91%
Ranked 55th.
113.22%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil

Progression to secondary school > % 85.94%
Ranked 30th.
96.71%
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Brazil

Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 16.3%
Ranked 22nd. 27 times more than Greece
0.608%
Ranked 98th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 90.06%
Ranked 20th.
98.36%
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Brazil

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 90.68%
Ranked 15th.
96.28%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Brazil

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.32%
Ranked 15th.
99.28%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Brazil

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Greece
377,447
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than Greece
11,654
Ranked 13th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 56.86%
Ranked 39th.
76.45%
Ranked 64th. 34% more than Brazil

School enrollment, primary > % net 69.76%
Ranked 10th.
99.55%
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Brazil

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 51.22%
Ranked 68th.
110.8%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Brazil

Progression to secondary school, male > % 78.19%
Ranked 10th.
99.59%
Ranked 18th. 27% more than Brazil

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 11.98%
Ranked 56th.
95.93%
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Brazil

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 28.44%
Ranked 48th. 12% more than Greece
25.36%
Ranked 44th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.28
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Greece
0.667
Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 43.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Greece
15.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 97.9%
Ranked 42nd.
98.99%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Brazil

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 75.67% net
Ranked 55th.
86.55% net
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Brazil

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 111.37%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Greece
101.13%
Ranked 30th.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 109.95%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Greece
103.39%
Ranked 20th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 144.89% gross
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Greece
102.12% gross
Ranked 100th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 67.5% gross
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Greece
66.94% gross
Ranked 55th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 168.45%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Greece
104.99%
Ranked 60th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 72.75%
Ranked 62nd.
99.75%
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Brazil
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102.21%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Greece
100.1%
Ranked 32nd.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 130.29%
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Greece
102.82%
Ranked 93th.

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 30%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Greece
26.3%
Ranked 47th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 25.4% gross
Ranked 69th.
86% gross
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil

Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.72% female
Ranked 123th.
48.24% female
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 2.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
11.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 100.79%
Ranked 23th.
101.78%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 95.79%
Ranked 33th.
104.48%
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 84.5
Ranked 48th.
98.02
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Brazil

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 938,290
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Greece
49,777
Ranked 33th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 288,979
Ranked 12th. 149 times more than Greece
1,940
Ranked 93th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people 724.26
Ranked 3rd.
999
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99 34,730
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Greece
2,353
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 315,253
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Greece
37,606
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 392,879
Ranked 10th. 838 times more than Greece
469
Ranked 106th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 8.21 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Greece
280,990
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 652,340
Ranked 1st. 150 times more than Greece
4,359
Ranked 14th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 57.34%
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Greece
35.2%
Ranked 89th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.13 million
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Greece
109,031
Ranked 53th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.94%
Ranked 42nd.
99.4%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 64.62
Ranked 59th.
69.28
Ranked 56th. 7% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.46
Ranked 58th.
67.92
Ranked 57th. 4% more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 116.15
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Greece
102.61
Ranked 66th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.03
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Greece
102.3
Ranked 79th.

Foreign students in the United States > 2008/09 2,777
Ranked 18th.
3,616
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 8.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Greece
430,223
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 147.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Greece
9.49 million
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 8.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Greece
431,033
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 26.55
Ranked 4th.
54.93
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 45.57
Ranked 5th.
61.71
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 36.88
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Greece
24.82
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 78.47
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Greece
63.01
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 31.6
Ranked 9th.
35.39
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 6.15 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Greece
389,384
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 594,598
Ranked 2nd. 136 times more than Greece
4,361
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 16.5 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Greece
586,394
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 53.3%
Ranked 5th.
57.54%
Ranked 50th. 8% more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 85.41%
Ranked 28th.
90.55%
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Brazil

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 41.15
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Greece
39.29
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 74.81
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Greece
33.92
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 1st. 84% more than Greece
1.49
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.8
Ranked 2nd. 93% more than Greece
3.53
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 6.28
Ranked 4th.
21.43
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 3.41
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Greece
0.421
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.623
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Greece
0.27
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 92,553
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Greece
9,757
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 88.41%
Ranked 60th.
97.81%
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Brazil

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 15,552
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Greece
632
Ranked 3rd.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 15,976
Ranked 1st. 116 times more than Greece
138
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 605,353
Ranked 2nd. 139 times more than Greece
4,345
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 14.82 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Greece
859,532
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 441,708
Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Greece
12,431
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 6.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Greece
386,429
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 425,308
Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than Greece
4,658
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 193,471
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Greece
21,627
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 11.45%
Ranked 13th.
20.03%
Ranked 7th. 75% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 76.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Greece
4.73 million
Ranked 10th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 41.5%
Ranked 21st.
47.9%
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Brazil

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 6.17 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Greece
387,470
Ranked 9th.

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