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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • 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 > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • 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).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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 rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: 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).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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 rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
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STAT Brazil Lebanon HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th. About the same as Lebanon 		89.61
Ranked 14th.
Average IQ 87
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Lebanon 		86
Ranked 31st.
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 181 times more than Lebanon 		17,915
Ranked 41st.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Lebanon 		4.05
Ranked 36th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 12% more than Lebanon 		1.15
Ranked 47th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th. 		26.49%
Ranked 16th. 62% more than Brazil
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th. The same as Lebanon 		9
Ranked 71st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Lebanon 		1.65%
Ranked 60th.
High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th. 		86.47
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Brazil
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Lebanon 		87.4%
Ranked 87th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 50% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 		7.19
Ranked 14th. 51% more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 95% more than Lebanon 		14.34
Ranked 64th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 42% more than Lebanon 		9.31
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Lebanon 		6
Ranked 132nd.
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Lebanon 		82.2%
Ranked 91st.
College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Lebanon 		123.58
Ranked 48th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. The same as Lebanon 		3
Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 		10.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Brazil
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd. 		10 years
Ranked 52nd. 25% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Lebanon 		384,851
Ranked 38th.
College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Lebanon 		59.87%
Ranked 6th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th. 		0.97
Ranked 86th. 4% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Lebanon 		12.8 years
Ranked 40th.
Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Lebanon 		31,816
Ranked 38th.
Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 79 times more than Lebanon 		456,206
Ranked 47th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Lebanon 		85.97
Ranked 15th.
Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th. 		42.3%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Brazil
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		12.48
Ranked 22nd.
High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 		111.25
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Brazil
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. The same as Lebanon 		6
Ranked 63th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th. 		2.12
Ranked 51st. 15 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 64th. The same as Lebanon 		3
Ranked 106th.
Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th. 		93.1%
Ranked 80th. 5% more than Brazil
Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 138 times more than Lebanon 		532.48 million
Ranked 92nd.
Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		1.82
Ranked 152nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 51% more than Lebanon 		14.25
Ranked 86th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Lebanon 		3
Ranked 162nd.
High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 84% more than Lebanon 		9.92
Ranked 27th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Lebanon 		89.5%
Ranked 66th.
Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 26% more than Lebanon 		101.07
Ranked 84th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		13,270.05
Ranked 61st.
Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Lebanon 		90
Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Lebanon 		144,050
Ranked 70th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th. 		6
Ranked 107th. 50% more than Brazil
Children out of school > Primary 799,691
Ranked 12th. 33 times more than Lebanon 		24,087
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Lebanon 		42,387
Ranked 44th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th. 		9.67
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Lebanon 		15.64
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Lebanon 		3
Ranked 148th.
Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 48 times more than Lebanon 		328,684
Ranked 49th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 		12.6%
Ranked 73th. 6% more than Brazil
High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 		1.11
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th. 39 times more than Lebanon 		223
Ranked 63th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Lebanon 		41%
Ranked 34th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd. 		6.12%
Ranked 50th. 15 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th. 		40.97
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Brazil
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Lebanon 		6
Ranked 134th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st. 		11%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Brazil
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th. 67% more than Lebanon 		2.7%
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 77 times more than Lebanon 		313,729
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th. 		12
Ranked 102nd. 9% more than Brazil
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th. 		12
Ranked 102nd. 9% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 64% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 43 times more than Lebanon 		449,311
Ranked 99th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th. 		53%
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Brazil
Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th. 		93.13
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th. 		98.71
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Brazil
Schools connected to the Internet 50%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		20%
Ranked 29th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th. 19% more than Lebanon 		10.5
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		103.1
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th. 		86.97
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Brazil
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 15% more than Lebanon 		1.15
Ranked 49th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 47 times more than Lebanon 		326,400
Ranked 81st.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. The same as Lebanon 		1.1
Ranked 19th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		37.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 86% more than Brazil
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th. 		3.03
Ranked 66th. 21 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Lebanon 		6
Ranked 125th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 89% more than Lebanon 		9.12
Ranked 89th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.4
Ranked 63th. 		6.04
Ranked 51st. 37% more than Brazil
Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th. 		0.531
Ranked 71st. 6% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 98% more than Lebanon 		9.22
Ranked 24th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 33 times more than Lebanon 		239,600
Ranked 79th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 62% more than Lebanon 		14.21
Ranked 101st.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th. 		99.08
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Brazil
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th. 		89.6%
Ranked 46th. 11% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 38 times more than Lebanon 		467,311
Ranked 81st.
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th. 		6 years
Ranked 100th. 50% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th. 		$4,274.98
Ranked 21st. 32% more than Brazil
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 29% more than Lebanon 		96.15
Ranked 95th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Lebanon 		74.28
Ranked 37th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th. 		12
Ranked 104th. 9% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th. 		97.24
Ranked 87th. 5% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 		17.8%
Ranked 66th. 50% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Lebanon 		94%
Ranked 72nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. The same as Lebanon 		7
Ranked 54th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Lebanon 		9.3
Ranked 70th.
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than Lebanon 		362,366
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 42 times more than Lebanon 		452,607
Ranked 55th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th. 		55.4%
Ranked 83th. 14% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th. 		98.4
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 65% more than Lebanon 		90.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Lebanon 		54.03%
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Lebanon 		56,167
Ranked 25th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th. 		99.88%
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Lebanon 		41,272
Ranked 24th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Lebanon 		13 years
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 76 times more than Lebanon 		350,211
Ranked 97th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th. 		60.43
Ranked 43th. 26% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th. 		5
Ranked 143th. 25% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Lebanon 		0.9
Ranked 83th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Lebanon 		49,566
Ranked 47th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 		103.32%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th. 		48.18%
Ranked 105th. 1% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 		88.45
Ranked 67th. 5% more than Brazil
Progression to secondary school 84.04%
Ranked 81st. 		85.64%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Lebanon 		85%
Ranked 72nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		6.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Lebanon 		94%
Ranked 67th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. The same as Lebanon 		15
Ranked 138th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Lebanon 		6
Ranked 127th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		8.77
Ranked 30th.
School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Lebanon 		12.7 years
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 70% more than Lebanon 		78.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 		127.8
Ranked 68th. 18% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 74% more than Lebanon 		6.9%
Ranked 77th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 		0.116 per capita
Ranked 82nd. 7% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Lebanon 		95%
Ranked 56th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Lebanon 		94.2%
Ranked 66th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 53% more than Lebanon 		17
Ranked 108th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Lebanon 		87%
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Lebanon 		48,637
Ranked 27th.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Lebanon 		31,752
Ranked 35th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Lebanon 		51.27%
Ranked 29th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st. 		63.6
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 50% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 49% more than Lebanon 		90.89
Ranked 28th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 		7.96
Ranked 9th. 65% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th. 		48.2%
Ranked 95th. About the same as Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Lebanon 		$18.92 billion
Ranked 38th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Lebanon 		6
Ranked 134th.
Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Lebanon 		14,533
Ranked 63th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd. 		92.91%
Ranked 19th. 35% more than Brazil
High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 49% more than Lebanon 		30%
Ranked 64th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Lebanon 		70.2%
Ranked 13th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than Lebanon 		327,716
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 69% more than Lebanon 		78.69
Ranked 39th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st. 		96.69
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 		10.35
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th. 		0.971
Ranked 74th. 3% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 		51.7%
Ranked 18th. About the same as Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Lebanon 		99.62
Ranked 53th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st. 		3.28
Ranked 43th. 9 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Lebanon 		91
Ranked 65th.
School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Lebanon 		13 years
Ranked 41st.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 97% more than Lebanon 		10.2
Ranked 31st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		7.23
Ranked 31st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th. 		86.1%
Ranked 43th. 14% more than Brazil
High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Lebanon 		42,165
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Lebanon 		32,875
Ranked 62nd.
Teachers' Day date 10/15/2011 3/9/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Lebanon 		83.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 		64.93
Ranked 58th. 51% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 25% more than Lebanon 		88
Ranked 67th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than Lebanon 		362,366
Ranked 83th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Lebanon 		109.65
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 50% more than Lebanon 		90.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 		113.52
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Brazil
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		8.9
Ranked 115th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 10.8
Ranked 12th. 		11.1
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Brazil
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8
Ranked 12th. 		96.9
Ranked 19th. 37% more than Brazil
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102.21%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Lebanon 		92.77%
Ranked 72nd.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 21.06%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		8.37%
Ranked 33th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 30%
Ranked 8th. 		32.2%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.72% female
Ranked 123th. 		48.24% female
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.104 per capita
Ranked 100th. 		0.113 per capita
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 100.79%
Ranked 23th. 24% more than Lebanon 		81.55%
Ranked 73th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 95.79%
Ranked 33th. 24% more than Lebanon 		77.28%
Ranked 74th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 75.85
Ranked 51st. 		91.61
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.18%
Ranked 116th. 		48.4%
Ranked 78th. 3% more than Brazil
Elementary school teachers > % female 91.08%
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Lebanon 		85.74%
Ranked 31st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 81.54%
Ranked 39th. 9% more than Lebanon 		74.59%
Ranked 48th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 105.96%
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Lebanon 		85.97%
Ranked 69th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.42%
Ranked 26th. 		53.86%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.71%
Ranked 9th. 		51.82%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 30.11%
Ranked 46th. 		46.15%
Ranked 31st. 53% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 88.41%
Ranked 60th. The same as Lebanon 		88.35%
Ranked 45th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 11.45%
Ranked 13th. 		15.32%
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers > % female 94.78%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Lebanon 		87.83%
Ranked 13th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 45.06%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Lebanon 		42.27%
Ranked 18th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.12%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		7.08%
Ranked 50th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 40.1%
Ranked 7th. 		50.7%
Ranked 20th. 26% more than Brazil
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 13.6%
Ranked 60th. 		18.6%
Ranked 42nd. 37% more than Brazil
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 13.1%
Ranked 27th. 		45.7%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Brazil
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 10.3%
Ranked 26th. 		23.6%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 96.84%
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Lebanon 		92.09%
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 67.54% gross
Ranked 55th. 		74.13% gross
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Brazil
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 132.17
Ranked 47th. 15% more than Lebanon 		114.64
Ranked 25th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 126.54%
Ranked 20th. 24% more than Lebanon 		102.11%
Ranked 52nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 87% more than Lebanon 		22.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.49 million
Ranked 8th. 86 times more than Lebanon 		86,600
Ranked 89th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 108.23%
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Lebanon 		89.75%
Ranked 48th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.15%
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Lebanon 		88%
Ranked 73th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 16.1%
Ranked 28th. Twice as much as Lebanon 		8.05%
Ranked 43th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 122.59%
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Lebanon 		99.63%
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 9.01%
Ranked 20th. 		73.93%
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.23%
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Lebanon 		48.31%
Ranked 47th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 129.35%
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Lebanon 		101.86%
Ranked 46th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 88.65%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Lebanon 		86.2%
Ranked 42nd.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 163.26%
Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Lebanon 		110.14%
Ranked 25th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.7%
Ranked 20th. 		53.62%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Brazil
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 31.7%
Ranked 13th. 31% more than Lebanon 		24.2%
Ranked 39th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 17.2%
Ranked 57th. 		24.1%
Ranked 34th. 40% more than Brazil
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 102.03% gross
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Lebanon 		89.07% gross
Ranked 19th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.49%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		1.59%
Ranked 167th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.75%
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Lebanon 		107.45%
Ranked 29th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 64.61%
Ranked 30th. 		93.29%
Ranked 24th. 44% more than Brazil
School enrollment, primary > % gross 147.51%
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Lebanon 		106.58%
Ranked 37th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.27% gross
Ranked 19th. 15% more than Lebanon 		93.24% gross
Ranked 18th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 42.22%
Ranked 17th. 		96.28%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Brazil
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 140.96% gross
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Lebanon 		106.35% gross
Ranked 43th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 37.7%
Ranked 28th. 		90.49%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Brazil
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.27%
Ranked 49th. 6% more than Lebanon 		89.01%
Ranked 70th.

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