Education Stats: compare key data on Brazil & India

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.
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.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
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.
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.
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.
Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
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."
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary 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.
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.
Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
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."
Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > 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.
Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
Literacy > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 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 > 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.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > 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 literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > 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."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > 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 organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.

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STAT	Brazil	India
Adult literacy rate > Total	90.01 Ranked 13th. 43% more than India	62.75 Ranked 14th.
Average years of schooling of adults	4.9 Ranked 68th.	5.1 Ranked 65th. 4% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary	3.25 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India	1.39 million Ranked 4th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	33.84 Ranked 12th. 30 times more than India	1.14 Ranked 85th.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.29 Ranked 43th. 78% more than India	0.726 Ranked 100th.
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 54th. The same as India	9 Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.82% Ranked 32nd. 84% more than India	3.17% Ranked 44th.
High school enrolment rate	81.93 Ranked 78th.	85.13 Ranked 70th. 4% more than Brazil
Homeschooling legal status	Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions	Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population	88.6% Ranked 11th. 49% more than India	59.5% Ranked 134th.
Primary education, duration > Years	4 Ranked 184th.	5 Ranked 160th. 25% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers per 1000	4.76 Ranked 16th. 48% more than India	3.21 Ranked 104th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	28.01 Ranked 24th.	35.15 Ranked 29th. 26% more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	13.24 Ranked 24th.	25.92 Ranked 19th. 96% more than Brazil
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 34th. The same as India	7 Ranked 50th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	16.4% Ranked 75th.	35.89% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Brazil
Average IQ	87 Ranked 30th. 7% more than India	81 Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female	88.8% Ranked 6th. 84% more than India	48.3% Ranked 131st.
College and university > Gender ratio	129.12 Ranked 40th. 85% more than India	69.94 Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 39th. The same as India	3 Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	8.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 3 times more than India	2.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 103th.
Duration of compulsory education	8 years Ranked 102nd. The same as India	8 years Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, pupils	6.97 million Ranked 4th.	113.73 million Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Brazil
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.93 Ranked 144th. The same as India	0.93 Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	90.5% Ranked 53th. 37% more than India	66% Ranked 91st.
Primary education, teachers	457,406 Ranked 4th.	3.92 million Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils	35.84 million Ranked 3rd.	137.75 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Adult literacy rate > Female	90.23 Ranked 11th. 78% more than India	50.82 Ranked 14th.
Tertiary enrollment	16.5% Ranked 57th. 57% more than India	10.5% Ranked 20th.
Spending per student > College and university	30.37 Ranked 23th.	54.98 Ranked 18th. 81% more than Brazil
High school > Gender ratio	110.62 Ranked 10th. 29% more than India	85.75 Ranked 116th.
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 31st. The same as India	6 Ranked 46th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.138 Ranked 28th. 6 times more than India	0.0212 Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 64th.	4 Ranked 27th. 33% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male	88.4% Ranked 13th. 26% more than India	70.2% Ranked 131st.
Spending > USD	73.41 billion Ranked 8th. Twice as much as India	36.6 billion Ranked 15th.
Spending > Proportion	4.77 Ranked 58th. 50% more than India	3.17 Ranked 121st.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	21.57 Ranked 80th.	40.2 Ranked 27th. 86% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 27th. 33% more than India	3 Ranked 125th.
High school repeaters > Male	18.3 Ranked 10th. 4 times more than India	5.15 Ranked 44th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	96.8% Ranked 15th. 27% more than India	76.4% Ranked 23th.
Preschool enrollment rate	127.47 Ranked 7th. 13% more than India	113.06 Ranked 30th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	28,550.22 Ranked 28th.	198,512.54 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate	105 Ranked 13th. 17% more than India	90 Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	3.58 million Ranked 6th.	11.3 million Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	4 Ranked 194th.	5 Ranked 169th. 25% more than Brazil
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	3.21 Ranked 8th.	3.59 Ranked 77th. 12% more than Brazil
Secondary education, teachers	308,552 Ranked 3rd.	4.39 million Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	17.12 Ranked 53th.	40.31 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 27th. 33% more than India	3 Ranked 120th.
Spending per student > High school	18.46 Ranked 37th. 14% more than India	16.18 Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, general pupils	15.8 million Ranked 5th.	100.95 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	11.9% Ranked 75th.	40.5% Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Brazil
High school > Gender parity index	1.1 Ranked 26th. 20% more than India	0.918 Ranked 115th.
Scientific and technical journal articles	8,684 Ranked 16th.	12,774 Ranked 14th. 47% more than Brazil
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	45% Ranked 25th. 13% more than India	40% Ranked 2nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	0.412% Ranked 122nd.	0.745% Ranked 119th. 81% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	19.95 Ranked 73th. 90% more than India	10.49 Ranked 92nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 11th. 17% more than India	6 Ranked 96th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	10.9% Ranked 61st. 2% more than India	10.7% Ranked 57th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	4.5% Ranked 60th. 18% more than India	3.8% Ranked 76th.
Secondary education > General pupils	24.14 million Ranked 3rd.	83.13 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Spending per student > Elementary school	17.72 Ranked 29th. Twice as much as India	8.86 Ranked 62nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 145th. The same as India	11 Ranked 156th.
High school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 127th. The same as India	11 Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 72nd. 54% more than India	3.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	42.57 Ranked 8th. 34% more than India	31.74 Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	19.38 million Ranked 6th.	125.57 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	50.5% Ranked 85th. 90% more than India	26.6% Ranked 116th.
Elementary school graduate rate	75.63 Ranked 70th. 15% more than India	65.79 Ranked 84th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	97.8 Ranked 14th. 21% more than India	81.13 Ranked 14th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	12.5 Ranked 44th. 74% more than India	7.2 Ranked 61st.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	41.12 Ranked 38th.	93.13 Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000	211.47 Ranked 5th. 87% more than India	112.8 Ranked 72nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.32 Ranked 44th. 89% more than India	0.7 Ranked 77th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	15.3 million Ranked 9th.	289.64 million Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Brazil
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.1 Ranked 17th. 36% more than India	0.81 Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	389.45 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India	188.02 Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	20.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 73th. 86% more than India	10.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 90th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.145 Ranked 187th.	0.163 Ranked 184th. 12% more than Brazil
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 29th. The same as India	7 Ranked 44th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	17.2 Ranked 33th.	32.7 Ranked 9th. 90% more than Brazil
Inequality adjusted index	0.503 Ranked 75th. 91% more than India	0.264 Ranked 109th.
High school repeaters > Female	18.3 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than India	4.06 Ranked 43th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	7.81 million Ranked 9th.	179.8 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Brazil
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	23.02 Ranked 55th.	40.2 Ranked 23th. 75% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	98.56 Ranked 11th. 33% more than India	74.36 Ranked 14th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	800 hours Ranked 25th.	1,051 hours Ranked 4th. 31% more than Brazil
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	80.5% Ranked 60th. 10% more than India	73% Ranked 66th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	17.81 million Ranked 5th.	140.36 million Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil
Primary education > Duration > Years	4 years Ranked 173th.	5 years Ranked 154th. 25% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$3,233.40 Ranked 33th. 5 times more than India	$616.31 Ranked 74th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	124.37 Ranked 18th.	128.4 Ranked 14th. 3% more than Brazil
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	99.1 Ranked 14th. 15% more than India	85.94 Ranked 45th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	800 hours Ranked 31st.	1,176 hours Ranked 4th. 47% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	85.12 Ranked 8th. 14% more than India	75 Ranked 17th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 148th. The same as India	11 Ranked 161st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	92.75 Ranked 110th.	96.83 Ranked 104th. 4% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	11.9% Ranked 79th.	51.7% Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	96% Ranked 55th. 1% more than India	95% Ranked 62nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level	7 Ranked 32nd. 40% more than India	5 Ranked 155th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	72.8 Ranked 21st. 6% more than India	68.4 Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Pupils	24.59 million Ranked 3rd.	83.86 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils	18.92 million Ranked 6th.	136.19 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	48.5% Ranked 95th.	50.4% Ranked 88th. 4% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	97.06 Ranked 16th. 10% more than India	88.41 Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	149.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 94% more than India	77.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	56.47% Ranked 36th. 47% more than India	38.45% Ranked 105th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	2.02 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India	829,377 Ranked 12th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	73.82% Ranked 49th.	90.56% Ranked 8th. 23% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Teachers	1.47 million Ranked 4th.	2.59 million Ranked 2nd. 76% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	14 years Ranked 4th. 40% more than India	10 years Ranked 24th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	26.79 million Ranked 3rd.	81.05 million Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	4.72 Ranked 4th.	26.86 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	47.78 Ranked 50th. 4 times more than India	11.68 Ranked 70th.
Duration of education > Primary level	4 Ranked 154th.	6 Ranked 62nd. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1.02 Ranked 5th. 27% more than India	0.8 Ranked 25th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	102.53% Ranked 18th. 11% more than India	92.18% Ranked 116th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	681,858 Ranked 11th.	5.56 million Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Secondary level	12.6 Ranked 52nd.	23.1 Ranked 26th. 83% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	84.19 Ranked 71st.	264.81 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	47.85% Ranked 123th. 2% more than India	46.82% Ranked 143th.
Progression to secondary school	84.04% Ranked 81st.	85.08% Ranked 71st. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	97.9% Ranked 11th. 45% more than India	67.7% Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	16.62 million Ranked 2nd.	79.46 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	1.02 million Ranked 2nd.	29.5 million Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	97% Ranked 44th. 7% more than India	91% Ranked 83th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 84th. 7% more than India	14 Ranked 186th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 12th. 17% more than India	6 Ranked 89th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	40 weeks per year Ranked 11th.	42 weeks per year Ranked 4th. 5% more than Brazil
Elementary school repeaters > All	18.67 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than India	3.45 Ranked 66th.
Universities > Top 200	1 Ranked 27th.	3 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	133.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 73% more than India	76.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	108.03 Ranked 98th.	116.62 Ranked 83th. 8% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.108 per capita Ranked 96th.	0.12 per capita Ranked 76th. 11% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	12% Ranked 64th.	29.8% Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	96% Ranked 53th.	98% Ranked 33th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	95.8% Ranked 21st. 14% more than India	84.2% Ranked 21st.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	26 Ranked 61st.	40 Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	90% Ranked 17th. 2 times more than India	44% Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	452,342 Ranked 22nd.	726,889 Ranked 15th. 61% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers	877,204 Ranked 5th.	3.39 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	51.56% Ranked 23th. 21% more than India	42.56% Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	670,982 Ranked 1st.	22.83 million Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	755.01 Ranked 8th. 58% more than India	477.67 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	3.06 Ranked 4th.	9.81 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Private school enrolment > Primary level	7.9 Ranked 41st.	16.5 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	4 Ranked 161st.	5 Ranked 142nd. 25% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	800 hours Ranked 22nd.	1,051 hours Ranked 6th. 31% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	4.83 Ranked 72nd. 58% more than India	3.05 Ranked 118th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	135.31 Ranked 9th. 79% more than India	75.51 Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years	88.4% Ranked 20th. 20% more than India	73.4% Ranked 27th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.1% Ranked 98th. 10% more than India	43.6% Ranked 20th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$642.33 billion Ranked 3rd.	$762.18 billion Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Brazil
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.00537 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than India	0.00266 Ranked 30th.
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 10th. 17% more than India	6 Ranked 97th.
Scouting > Members	70,388 Ranked 21st.	3.37 million Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Brazil
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	68.86% Ranked 72nd.	87.94% Ranked 27th. 28% more than Brazil
High school > Share of total education spending	44.66% Ranked 17th. 19% more than India	37.49% Ranked 12th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	22.52 million Ranked 3rd.	95.31 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	8.09 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than India	2.33 Ranked 104th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	94.49 Ranked 131st. 1% more than India	93.44 Ranked 131st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	132.82 Ranked 7th. 77% more than India	74.85 Ranked 67th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.941 Ranked 138th.	0.999 Ranked 46th. 6% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	800 hours Ranked 34th.	1,176 hours Ranked 7th. 47% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	800 hours Ranked 20th.	1,051 hours Ranked 5th. 31% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	51.6% Ranked 19th. 30% more than India	39.6% Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	149.33 Ranked 4th. 98% more than India	75.28 Ranked 104th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	598,172 Ranked 1st.	10.4 million Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	6.38 Ranked 3rd.	17.18 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	8.31 million Ranked 2nd.	33.62 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 4th.	19.59 Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	3.52 Ranked 3rd.	7.72 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	2.18 Ranked 3rd.	18.03 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	60.45 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India	29.71 Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	3.48 Ranked 6th.	25.95 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	477,466 Ranked 2nd.	24.03 million Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	1.28 Ranked 6th.	17.74 Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Brazil
Scouting > Members per thousand people	0.354 Ranked 131st.	2.73 Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women	111 Ranked 8th. 29% more than India	86 Ranked 71st.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	20.13 Ranked 15th. 6 times more than India	3.48 Ranked 70th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	20.13 Ranked 14th. 6 times more than India	3.42 Ranked 60th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	75.8% Ranked 54th. 4% more than India	73.1% Ranked 59th.
High school teachers	1.38 million Ranked 4th.	2.59 million Ranked 1st. 88% more than Brazil
Elementary school teachers	773,624 Ranked 4th.	3.39 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Women above 14 years	88.8% Ranked 10th. 86% more than India	47.8% Ranked 27th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1.02% Ranked 2nd. 27% more than India	0.8% Ranked 25th.
Teachers' Day date	10/15/2011	9/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	84.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.	272.12 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	42.99 Ranked 73th.	164.38 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	25.13 million Ranked 3rd.	89.46 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Men	110 Ranked 12th. 17% more than India	94 Ranked 48th.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP	0.002 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 27th.	0.004 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Brazil
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	104.09 Ranked 99th.	122.63 Ranked 77th. 18% more than Brazil
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	110.64 Ranked 20th. 39% more than India	79.83 Ranked 131st.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	135.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 75% more than India	77.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 82nd.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	19.2 Ranked 50th. 7% more than India	17.9 Ranked 58th.
Pupils reaching grade 5	70.8 Ranked 12th. 4% more than India	67.9 Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24	8.45 million Ranked 2nd.	27.16 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29	16.43 million Ranked 2nd.	55.93 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24	165,027 Ranked 3rd.	16.29 million Ranked 1st. 99 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79	475,040 Ranked 2nd.	2.59 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29	250,048 Ranked 3rd.	18.8 million Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74	441,708 Ranked 2nd.	3.83 million Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39	6.7 million Ranked 2nd.	15.43 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39	425,308 Ranked 2nd.	19.11 million Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10	76.02 million Ranked 2nd.	199.21 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers > % female	94.78% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India	44% Ranked 112th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female	45.06% Ranked 35th. 13% more than India	40% Ranked 37th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	41.5% Ranked 21st.	44.5% Ranked 16th. 7% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.845 Ranked 7th.	15.37 Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	75.93 Ranked 6th. 76% more than India	43.24 Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	3.1 Ranked 3rd.	6.55 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	2.43 Ranked 3rd.	2.45 Ranked 7th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	28.44 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than India	8.07 Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	18.79 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than India	3.64 Ranked 22nd.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force	39.2% Ranked 39th. 94% more than India	20.2% Ranked 57th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment	51.2% Ranked 12th. 43% more than India	35.9% Ranked 20th.
Education spending > % of GDP	4.2% Ranked 79th. 2% more than India	4.1% Ranked 82nd.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24	96.84% Ranked 49th. 27% more than India	76.43% Ranked 84th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	67.54% gross Ranked 55th. 88% more than India	35.88% gross Ranked 92nd.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	132.17 Ranked 47th. Twice as much as India	66.28 Ranked 94th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita	11.18% Ranked 80th.	19.82% Ranked 50th. 77% more than Brazil
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	126.54% Ranked 20th.	138.66% Ranked 9th. 10% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita	41.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	103.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Brazil
Government spending on education > % of GDP	5.82% Ranked 32nd. 84% more than India	3.17% Ranked 44th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary	12.64% Ranked 54th.	41.89% Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Brazil
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	19.22% gross Ranked 72nd. 37% more than India	14.05% gross Ranked 76th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	34.44% Ranked 46th. 3 times more than India	13.48% Ranked 77th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	38.88% Ranked 44th. 4 times more than India	11.01% Ranked 79th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net	95.12% Ranked 55th.	95.52% Ranked 58th. About the same as Brazil
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	15 years Ranked 4th. 67% more than India	9 years Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	101.66% Ranked 4th. 21% more than India	84.1% Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	90.38% Ranked 19th. 44% more than India	62.75% Ranked 18th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	102.56% Ranked 17th. 4% more than India	98.4% Ranked 76th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	16.1% Ranked 54th.	56.67% Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils > % female	51.97% Ranked 13th. 13% more than India	45.98% Ranked 116th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita	$6,596.93 Ranked 20th. 8 times more than India	$799.51 Ranked 80th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP	58.18% Ranked 31st. 8% more than India	53.69% Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000	14.81 Ranked 35th. 21 times more than India	0.706 Ranked 118th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000	1.71 Ranked 3rd. 16% more than India	1.48 Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24	96.72% Ranked 20th. 9% more than India	88.41% Ranked 16th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %	109.19% Ranked 17th. 16% more than India	94% Ranked 100th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %	99.27% Ranked 43th.	102.3% Ranked 15th. 3% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59	1.3 million Ranked 2nd.	15.06 million Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49	589,526 Ranked 2nd.	13.99 million Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49	10.59 million Ranked 2nd.	25.78 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74	1.23 million Ranked 3rd.	3.7 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	2.2 Ranked 6th.	8.21 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	25.82 Ranked 8th. 59% more than India	16.27 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	3.44 Ranked 3rd.	21.55 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	36.65 Ranked 8th. 39% more than India	26.38 Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	21.67 Ranked 7th. 78% more than India	12.19 Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	28.97 Ranked 8th. 48% more than India	19.59 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	3.95 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than India	1.68 Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	35.73 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India	11.89 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	6.67 Ranked 3rd.	14.21 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	3.06 Ranked 2nd.	5.86 Ranked 3rd. 92% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	42.55 Ranked 8th.	43.26 Ranked 9th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	65.9 Ranked 9th. 70% more than India	38.77 Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	9.06 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than India	2.33 Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	3.1 Ranked 3rd.	5.54 Ranked 2nd. 79% more than Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	65.05% Ranked 59th. 38% more than India	47.08% Ranked 84th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	94.16% Ranked 49th. 5% more than India	89.81% Ranked 79th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	132.18% Ranked 5th. 15% more than India	114.79% Ranked 31st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	95.13% Ranked 39th. 4% more than India	91.45% Ranked 67th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	12.08% Ranked 47th.	17.04% Ranked 34th. 41% more than Brazil
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	16.01% Ranked 55th.	59.76% Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Brazil
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	4.09% of GNI Ranked 82nd. 3% more than India	3.99% of GNI Ranked 87th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP	4.15% Ranked 76th. 13% more than India	3.68% Ranked 83th.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment	26.1% Ranked 52nd.	27% Ranked 36th. 3% more than Brazil
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment	20.2% Ranked 63th.	41.1% Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Brazil
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita	10.8% Ranked 78th.	11.08% Ranked 71st. 3% more than Brazil
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	96.96% gross Ranked 37th. 64% more than India	59.3% gross Ranked 113th.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita	48.87% Ranked 24th.	68.57% Ranked 14th. 40% more than Brazil
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	84.5% Ranked 51st. 16% more than India	72.9% Ranked 57th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net	92.93% net Ranked 58th. 4% more than India	89.68% net Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54	639,793 Ranked 2nd.	11.26 million Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Brazil
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	102.03% gross Ranked 27th. 91% more than India	53.51% gross Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29	428,775 Ranked 1st.	8.69 million Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	28.51% Ranked 65th.	41.38% Ranked 28th. 45% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	14 years Ranked 4th. 27% more than India	11 years Ranked 22nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000	41.2 Ranked 59th.	100.52 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59	3.67 million Ranked 3rd.	3.86 million Ranked 1st. 5% more than Brazil
School enrollment, primary > % gross	147.51% Ranked 1st. 31% more than India	112.6% Ranked 31st.
Repitition rate > Primary level	23.8 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than India	4.2 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	42.06 Ranked 8th.	43.03 Ranked 10th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	1.18 Ranked 3rd.	12.86 Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Brazil
School enrollment > Primary > % gross	140.96% gross Ranked 2nd. 21% more than India	116.2% gross Ranked 23th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort	37.7% Ranked 28th.	59.71% Ranked 82nd. 58% more than Brazil
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	94.27% Ranked 49th. 1% more than India	93.63% Ranked 64th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	10.86% Ranked 62nd. 1% more than India	10.74% Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	6.36 Ranked 3rd.	20.41 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69	3.62 million Ranked 3rd.	7.36 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	2.25 Ranked 3rd.	8.69 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Brazil

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