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Education Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Italy

Definitions

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

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

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

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female 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 rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending on private institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which goes to private educational institutions. Includes both direct expenditure and indirect public transfers and payments. Data for 1999.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+: Percentage of primary teachers aged 60 years of age or more. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: 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
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > 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 and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 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.
  • 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."
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
STAT Brazil Italy HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th.
98.8
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Brazil

Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th.
7.2
Ranked 36th. 47% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 127 times more than Italy
25,573
Ranked 58th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 80 times more than Italy
0.421
Ranked 106th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th.
1.39
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Brazil

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th.
10
Ranked 64th. 11% more than Brazil

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 29% more than Italy
4.5%
Ranked 64th.

High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th.
99.72
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Brazil

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions Legal, homeschooling is allowed by the constitution.
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th.
98.6%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Brazil

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th.
5
Ranked 167th. 25% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Italy
4.6
Ranked 70th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Italy
10.33
Ranked 139th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 31% more than Italy
10.1
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th.
8
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Brazil

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th.
18.76%
Ranked 63th. 14% more than Brazil

Average IQ 87
Ranked 30th.
102
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th.
98.3%
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Brazil

College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th.
140.71
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. The same as Italy
3
Ranked 89th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Italy
7.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd.
9 years
Ranked 86th. 13% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Italy
4.63 million
Ranked 17th.

College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Italy
9.59%
Ranked 90th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th.
1
Ranked 43th. 8% more than Brazil

School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th.
14.7 years
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Brazil
Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th.
98.9%
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Italy
2.83 million
Ranked 37th.

Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Italy
273,113
Ranked 18th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th.
98.5
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Brazil

Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th.
49.9%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th. 36% more than Italy
22.28
Ranked 36th.

High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Italy
99.03
Ranked 81st.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. The same as Italy
6
Ranked 103th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th.
0.17
Ranked 107th. 23% more than Brazil

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 64th.
5
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Brazil

Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th.
99%
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than Brazil

Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th.
101.89 billion
Ranked 6th. 39% more than Brazil

Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 6% more than Italy
4.52
Ranked 70th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Italy
10.62
Ranked 138th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Italy
3
Ranked 158th.

High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Italy
3.86
Ranked 53th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th.
99.8%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Italy
103.82
Ranked 80th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th.
47,272.98
Ranked 12th. 66% more than Brazil

Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Italy
101
Ranked 31st.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 87% more than Italy
1.91 million
Ranked 20th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.9%
Ranked 21st.
4.7%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 412
Ranked 50th.
486
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th.
5
Ranked 177th. 25% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary 799,691
Ranked 12th. 71 times more than Italy
11,194
Ranked 73th.

Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd.
450,757
Ranked 10th. 46% more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th.
7.59
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 47% more than Italy
11.62
Ranked 101st.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Italy
3
Ranked 146th.

Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th.
25.38
Ranked 17th. 37% more than Brazil

Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Italy
2.92 million
Ranked 21st.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Italy
1.4%
Ranked 122nd.

High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Italy
0.986
Ranked 91st.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 412
Ranked 50th.
486
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th.
24,696
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 407
Ranked 50th.
482
Ranked 30th. 18% more than Brazil
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 25% more than Italy
36%
Ranked 21st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd.
2.4%
Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th.
33.48
Ranked 40th. 68% more than Brazil

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Italy
6
Ranked 130th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st. 14% more than Italy
9.6%
Ranked 70th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th.
4.7%
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Brazil

Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Italy
2.81 million
Ranked 26th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th.
22.8
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Brazil

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th. The same as Italy
11
Ranked 168th.

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th. The same as Italy
11
Ranked 147th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Italy
4.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.57
Ranked 8th. 68% more than Italy
25.34
Ranked 27th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Italy
2.78 million
Ranked 45th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th.
68%
Ranked 60th. 35% more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th.
99.56
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th.
99.9
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Brazil

Schools connected to the Internet 50%
Ranked 25th.
88%
Ranked 20th. 76% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th.
21.2
Ranked 14th. 70% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Italy
46.56
Ranked 138th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th.
76.25
Ranked 85th. 85% more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th.
1.34
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Brazil

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Italy
685,500
Ranked 70th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Italy
0.99
Ranked 97th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 389.45
Ranked 5th.
462.13
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
33.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 67% more than Brazil

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th.
0.778
Ranked 126th. 5 times more than Brazil

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th.
8
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Brazil

Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 70% more than Italy
10.1
Ranked 97th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.4
Ranked 63th. 23 times more than Italy
0.192
Ranked 115th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th.
0.74
Ranked 36th. 47% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Italy
2.18
Ranked 59th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Italy
447,300
Ranked 69th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Italy
10.33
Ranked 132nd.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th.
99.9
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 800 hours
Ranked 25th.
1,020 hours
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Brazil
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th.
99.8%
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Italy
2.82 million
Ranked 42nd.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th.
5 years
Ranked 159th. 25% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th.
$19,316.27
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Italy
105.66
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Italy
48.17
Ranked 127th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 800 hours
Ranked 31st.
1,020 hours
Ranked 10th. 27% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 85.12
Ranked 8th. 64% more than Italy
51.94
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 406
Ranked 52nd.
490
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th. The same as Italy
11
Ranked 174th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th.
99.14
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Brazil

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 7 times more than Italy
1.7%
Ranked 121st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Brazil

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd.
8
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Italy
26
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Italy
4.51 million
Ranked 18th.

Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Italy
2.77 million
Ranked 43th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th.
78.1%
Ranked 49th. 61% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th.
99.9
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 89% more than Italy
79.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. About the same as Italy
56.25%
Ranked 38th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Italy
1.71 million
Ranked 6th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th.
78.45%
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Italy
417,023.3
Ranked 11th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th.
16 years
Ranked 20th. 14% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Italy
4.53 million
Ranked 22nd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Italy
0.318
Ranked 21st.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th.
428.72
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 408
Ranked 50th.
476
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 414
Ranked 51st.
489
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th.
5
Ranked 141st. 25% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Italy
1
Ranked 14th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 36 times more than Italy
19,018
Ranked 68th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Italy
99.07%
Ranked 81st.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd.
27.1
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th.
48.41%
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Brazil

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 7 times more than Italy
11.9
Ranked 115th.

Progression to secondary school 84.04%
Ranked 81st.
99.65%
Ranked 12th. 19% more than Brazil

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th.
99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 23 times more than Italy
0.192 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Italy
23,155
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 16.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Italy
2.96 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 424
Ranked 47th.
482
Ranked 30th. 14% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th.
99%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Brazil

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. 7% more than Italy
14
Ranked 192nd.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Italy
6
Ranked 117th.

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 11th. 18% more than Italy
34 weeks per year
Ranked 34th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 78 times more than Italy
0.24
Ranked 123th.

School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years
Ranked 35th.
14.5 years
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Brazil
Universities > Top 200 1
Ranked 27th.
3
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Italy
48.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Italy
48.62
Ranked 155th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 12 times more than Italy
1%
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 2 times more than Italy
0.049 per capita
Ranked 151st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Brazil

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st.
99.8%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Brazil

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Italy
10.7
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th.
95%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Italy
260,769.1
Ranked 15th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd.
1.7 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Italy
48.46%
Ranked 100th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 670,982
Ranked 1st. 379 times more than Italy
1,771
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Italy
0.221
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 755.01
Ranked 8th.
893.72
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Brazil
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st. 13% more than Italy
7
Ranked 44th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st.
5
Ranked 148th. 25% more than Brazil

Library employees 518
Ranked 8th.
595
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 800 hours
Ranked 22nd.
1,020 hours
Ranked 7th. 27% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Italy
4.48
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 75% more than Italy
77.45
Ranked 78th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.4%
Ranked 20th.
98.8%
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th.
48.5%
Ranked 78th. 1% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd.
$1.17 trillion
Ranked 5th. 82% more than Brazil

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.00537
Ranked 28th.
0.0512
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Brazil
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Italy
6
Ranked 130th.

Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st.
102,066
Ranked 16th. 45% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd.
82.58%
Ranked 43th. 20% more than Brazil

High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Italy
42.94%
Ranked 22nd.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th.
90.5%
Ranked 10th. 27% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Italy
2.87 million
Ranked 25th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Italy
48.3
Ranked 126th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Italy
7.17
Ranked 40th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st.
99.51
Ranked 46th. 5% more than Brazil

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th.
0.986
Ranked 86th. 5% more than Brazil

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 800 hours
Ranked 34th.
0.0
Ranked 38th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 800 hours
Ranked 20th.
1,020 hours
Ranked 7th. 27% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Italy
48.1%
Ranked 89th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 88% more than Italy
79.23
Ranked 95th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.52
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Italy
1.36
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 598,172
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Italy
12,610
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Italy
1.44 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Italy
0.185
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.48
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Italy
0.223
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 477,466
Ranked 2nd. 62 times more than Italy
7,648
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.38
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Italy
0.522
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Italy
0.0764
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.28
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Italy
0.106
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 60.45
Ranked 9th.
70.95
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Brazil
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st.
1.68
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Italy
101
Ranked 30th.

School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years
Ranked 34th.
14.8 years
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Brazil
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 112 times more than Italy
0.18
Ranked 121st.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 67 times more than Italy
0.3
Ranked 120th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Brazil

High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy
450,757
Ranked 11th.

Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy
273,113
Ranked 16th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 88.8%
Ranked 10th.
98%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Brazil
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Italy
1%
Ranked 14th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 7 times more than Italy
11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 6 times more than Italy
7.76
Ranked 116th.

Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Italy
101
Ranked 28th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Italy
4.51 million
Ranked 17th.

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.002 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 27th. The same as Italy
0.002 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 26th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Italy
47.59
Ranked 155th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 75% more than Italy
77.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Italy
98.81
Ranked 88th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th. 83% more than Italy
10.5
Ranked 102nd.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 10.8
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Italy
2.6
Ranked 29th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 36%
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Italy
27%
Ranked 11th.
Library employees per million 3.01
Ranked 46th.
10.46
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Progression to secondary level 101
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Italy
100
Ranked 2nd.
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8
Ranked 12th.
98.5
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Brazil
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 75.38%
Ranked 52nd.
84%
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Brazil

Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 5.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Italy
3.4 million
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 10.72%
Ranked 59th.
52.84%
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Italy
1.52 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Italy
29,737
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 2.44 million
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Italy
1.63 million
Ranked 2nd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $1.31 trillion
Ranked 2nd.
$1.33 trillion
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.02 trillion
Ranked 32nd. 9% more than Italy
939.46 billion
Ranked 47th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.51%
Ranked 19th.
99.91%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Brazil

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 28.44%
Ranked 48th. 10% more than Italy
25.79%
Ranked 53th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.28
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Italy
0.278
Ranked 21st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 43.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than Italy
7.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 39.28
Ranked 3rd.
39.53
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 97.9%
Ranked 42nd.
99.82%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Brazil
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 75.67% net
Ranked 55th.
92.42% net
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 5,158.35
Ranked 71st.
15,532.6
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Brazil

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 24.5%
Ranked 50th.
55.4%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Brazil

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 67.57% gross
Ranked 52nd.
103.44% gross
Ranked 13th. 53% more than Brazil

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 73.28% net
Ranked 56th.
91.74% net
Ranked 12th. 25% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 81.81% female
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Italy
66.34% female
Ranked 22nd.

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 30%
Ranked 8th.
41.5%
Ranked 17th. 38% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 2.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
29.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 100.79%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Italy
99.88%
Ranked 27th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 95.79%
Ranked 33th.
100.35%
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Brazil

Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 365.56
Ranked 9th.
431.59
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Brazil
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 84.5
Ranked 48th.
100
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Brazil

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 938,290
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Italy
303,771
Ranked 7th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 288,979
Ranked 12th. 62 times more than Italy
4,643
Ranked 83th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 31.48
Ranked 7th.
35.63
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Brazil
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 392,879
Ranked 10th. 27 times more than Italy
14,375
Ranked 58th.

Public spending on private institutions 2.8%
Ranked 26th.
8.4%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 81.54%
Ranked 39th.
92.42%
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 105.96%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Italy
99.37%
Ranked 26th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.42%
Ranked 26th.
53.6%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Brazil

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.71%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Italy
48.34%
Ranked 96th.

Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+ 1%
Ranked 13th.
4%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 5.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy
2.01 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 1.47 million
Ranked 3rd.
1.49 million
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 678,823
Ranked 1st. 53 times more than Italy
12,725
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 2.74 million
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Italy
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 4.23 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy
1.88 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 45.57
Ranked 5th.
67.04
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 36.88
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Italy
8.77
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 31.6
Ranked 9th.
40.39
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 85.41%
Ranked 28th.
93.2%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Brazil

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 30.11%
Ranked 46th.
56%
Ranked 19th. 86% more than Brazil

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 41.15
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Italy
37.41
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 74.81
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Italy
13.62
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 2.25
Ranked 3rd. 135 times more than Italy
0.0167
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 8.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Italy
1.68 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 3.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Italy
2.96 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 6.36
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Italy
0.42
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 1.11 million
Ranked 3rd.
1.17 million
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 16.43 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Italy
4.23 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 165,027
Ranked 3rd. 45 times more than Italy
3,647
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 475,040
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Italy
78,019
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 250,048
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Italy
6,015
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 441,708
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Italy
40,903
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 6.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy
2.3 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 425,308
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Italy
10,545
Ranked 11th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 11.45%
Ranked 13th.
12.75%
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 76.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy
26.33 million
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education, teachers > % female 94.78%
Ranked 1st.
95.25%
Ranked 11th. About the same as Brazil

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 45.06%
Ranked 35th. 24% more than Italy
36.22%
Ranked 69th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 41.5%
Ranked 21st. 11% more than Italy
37.3%
Ranked 58th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 11.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Italy
4.04 million
Ranked 2nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Italy
4.5%
Ranked 66th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 14.02
Ranked 4th.
30.97
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 5.68
Ranked 4th.
20.48
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 84.14
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Italy
74.31
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.74
Ranked 4th. 95% more than Italy
0.896
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 75.93
Ranked 6th.
79.43
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.1
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Italy
0.244
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 2.43
Ranked 3rd. 78% more than Italy
1.37
Ranked 11th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.86%
Ranked 62nd. 14% more than Italy
9.5%
Ranked 62nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 28.44
Ranked 6th.
32.95
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 18.79
Ranked 4th.
29.53
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Brazil
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.27%
Ranked 49th.
98.91%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Brazil

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 39.2%
Ranked 39th.
49.1%
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than Brazil

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 51.2%
Ranked 12th. 19% more than Italy
43.1%
Ranked 51st.

Education spending > % of GDP 4.2%
Ranked 79th.
4.7%
Ranked 64th. 12% more than Brazil
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 37.7%
Ranked 28th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 140.96% gross
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Italy
101.37% gross
Ranked 92nd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.18
Ranked 3rd. 82 times more than Italy
0.0144
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 42.06
Ranked 8th. 76% more than Italy
23.94
Ranked 24th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 23.8
Ranked 10th. 79 times more than Italy
0.3
Ranked 100th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 147.51%
Ranked 1st. 48% more than Italy
99.98%
Ranked 100th.

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 96.84%
Ranked 49th.
99.81%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Brazil
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Italy
34 weeks per year
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 3.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy
1.68 million
Ranked 2nd.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 132.17
Ranked 47th.
133.69
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Brazil

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 41.2
Ranked 59th. 10 times more than Italy
4.14
Ranked 111th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 4th.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 28.51%
Ranked 65th.
57.22%
Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Brazil

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 428,775
Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Italy
6,710
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.75% female
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Italy
48.49% female
Ranked 81st.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 102.03% gross
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Italy
99.05% gross
Ranked 27th.

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