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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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."
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). 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.
  • 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.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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).
  • 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 literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Brazil Nepal HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th. 55% more than Nepal 		57.9
Ranked 96th.
Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Nepal 		2.4
Ranked 91st.
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Nepal 		81,526
Ranked 23th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Nepal 		2.97
Ranked 41st.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Nepal 		0.6
Ranked 103th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th. 54% more than Nepal 		10.65%
Ranked 95th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th. 		0.0
Ranked 188th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 23% more than Nepal 		4.72%
Ranked 61st.
High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th. 1% more than Nepal 		81.36
Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th. 96% more than Nepal 		45.2%
Ranked 151st.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th. 		5
Ranked 166th. 25% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 		6.32
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Nepal 		27.53
Ranked 34th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 		29.56
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Brazil
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. The same as Nepal 		7
Ranked 63th.
Average IQ 87
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Nepal 		78
Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Nepal 		27.6%
Ranked 152nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Nepal 		40.25
Ranked 110th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Nepal 		2
Ranked 170th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Nepal 		2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd. 60% more than Nepal 		5 years
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Nepal 		3.01 million
Ranked 9th.
College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Nepal 		61.69%
Ranked 19th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th. 		0.95
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th. 60% more than Nepal 		56.5%
Ranked 97th.
Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Nepal 		4.78 million
Ranked 9th.
Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nepal 		173,714
Ranked 9th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th. 99% more than Nepal 		45.4
Ranked 98th.
Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Nepal 		4.6%
Ranked 78th.
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th. 		65.39
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Brazil
High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Nepal 		88.58
Ranked 108th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. 		0.0
Ranked 188th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th. 		1.08
Ranked 33th. 8 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. 		4
Ranked 37th. 33% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th. 41% more than Nepal 		62.7%
Ranked 140th.
Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 170 times more than Nepal 		431.81 million
Ranked 99th.
Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 41% more than Nepal 		3.39
Ranked 113th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 		39.71
Ranked 26th. 84% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Nepal 		3
Ranked 157th.
High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Nepal 		7.29
Ranked 35th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th. 38% more than Nepal 		70.1%
Ranked 26th.
Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Nepal 		114.91
Ranked 27th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 		29,446.09
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 38% more than Nepal 		76
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Nepal 		124,817
Ranked 71st.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th. 		5
Ranked 176th. 25% more than Brazil
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th. 		3.71
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Brazil
Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nepal 		101,968
Ranked 7th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 		23.43
Ranked 15th. 37% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Nepal 		3
Ranked 145th.
Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th. 65% more than Nepal 		11.21
Ranked 25th.
Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Nepal 		3.01 million
Ranked 11th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 		54.9%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Brazil
High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 24% more than Nepal 		0.885
Ranked 116th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th. 223 times more than Nepal 		39
Ranked 96th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd. 		7.64%
Ranked 41st. 19 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Nepal 		5.18
Ranked 101st.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 40% more than Nepal 		5
Ranked 202nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st. 		14.9%
Ranked 32nd. 37% more than Brazil
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th. 32% more than Nepal 		3.4%
Ranked 89th.
Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Nepal 		2.03 million
Ranked 15th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Nepal 		15.09
Ranked 18th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th. 10% more than Nepal 		10
Ranked 194th.
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th. 10% more than Nepal 		10
Ranked 173th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 29% more than Nepal 		3.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.57
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Nepal 		33.65
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Nepal 		3.93 million
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Nepal 		17.9%
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th. 23% more than Nepal 		61.57
Ranked 80th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Nepal 		80.8
Ranked 86th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th. 		14.2
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Nepal 		174.09
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th. 		109.72
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Brazil
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Nepal 		0.4
Ranked 120th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Nepal 		8.05 million
Ranked 14th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Nepal 		0.89
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 389.45
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nepal 		147.01
Ranked 24th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Nepal 		4.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th. 		1.08
Ranked 112th. 7 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. The same as Nepal 		7
Ranked 54th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 		40.95
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Brazil
Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Nepal 		0.202
Ranked 122nd.
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Nepal 		7.71
Ranked 30th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 50% more than Nepal 		5.22 million
Ranked 14th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 		37.82
Ranked 26th. 64% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th. 31% more than Nepal 		75
Ranked 92nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Nepal 		78.5%
Ranked 4th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Nepal 		4.42 million
Ranked 24th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th. 		5 years
Ranked 158th. 25% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th. 18 times more than Nepal 		$180.57
Ranked 97th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Nepal 		115.26
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 		109.72
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 85.12
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Nepal 		75.01
Ranked 16th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th. 10% more than Nepal 		10
Ranked 201st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th. 8% more than Nepal 		86.19
Ranked 143th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 		72.4%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th. 20% more than Nepal 		80%
Ranked 119th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 40% more than Nepal 		5
Ranked 164th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 		98.7
Ranked 7th. 36% more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Nepal 		4.03 million
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Nepal 		2.05 million
Ranked 14th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th. 22% more than Nepal 		39.9%
Ranked 112th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th. 13% more than Nepal 		86.2
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Nepal 		24.13%
Ranked 122nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Nepal 		71.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 134 times more than Nepal 		15,053
Ranked 92nd.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th. 		87.46%
Ranked 11th. 18% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Nepal 		52,528
Ranked 56th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Nepal 		9 years
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Nepal 		1.82 million
Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 4th. 		31.31
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th. 28 times more than Nepal 		1.72
Ranked 140th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th. 		5
Ranked 140th. 25% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Nepal 		0.75
Ranked 26th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 24% more than Nepal 		82.48%
Ranked 131st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 		847,122
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd. 		15.6
Ranked 21st. 24% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 		328.16
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th. 5% more than Nepal 		45.39%
Ranked 149th.
Progression to secondary school 84.04%
Ranked 81st. 10% more than Nepal 		76.72%
Ranked 80th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th. 63% more than Nepal 		60.1%
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 16.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Nepal 		1.77 million
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Nepal 		746,121
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 29% more than Nepal 		75%
Ranked 121st.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. 15% more than Nepal 		13
Ranked 203th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 40% more than Nepal 		5
Ranked 172nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Nepal 		16.75
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 78% more than Nepal 		74.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 		0.154 per capita
Ranked 43th. 43% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 		37.4%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 		163
Ranked 35th. 51% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th. 13% more than Nepal 		85%
Ranked 113th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st. 19% more than Nepal 		80.6%
Ranked 25th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 		37
Ranked 34th. 42% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Nepal 		42%
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd. 21 times more than Nepal 		21,602
Ranked 38th.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Nepal 		101,483
Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 23% more than Nepal 		41.87%
Ranked 143th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 4th. 		10.82
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 670,982
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Nepal 		637,435
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 755.01
Ranked 8th. 99% more than Nepal 		380.02
Ranked 23th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st. 		5
Ranked 147th. 25% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 20% more than Nepal 		4.01
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Nepal 		81.22
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.4%
Ranked 20th. 41% more than Nepal 		62.7%
Ranked 28th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th. 9% more than Nepal 		44.1%
Ranked 134th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 129 times more than Nepal 		$4.96 billion
Ranked 62nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 40% more than Nepal 		5
Ranked 193th.
Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Nepal 		19,010
Ranked 51st.
High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 90% more than Nepal 		23.51%
Ranked 84th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd. 		88.32%
Ranked 28th. 28% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Nepal 		2.29 million
Ranked 29th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 65% more than Nepal 		80.36
Ranked 35th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st. 4% more than Nepal 		91.16
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Nepal 		2.14
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th. 9% more than Nepal 		0.861
Ranked 152nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 26% more than Nepal 		41%
Ranked 114th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 98% more than Nepal 		75.6
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 3rd. 		20.73
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.48
Ranked 6th. 		32.09
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Nepal 		795,926
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.38
Ranked 3rd. 		22.84
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 477,466
Ranked 2nd. 		704,892
Ranked 4th. 48% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 60.45
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Nepal 		17.01
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.28
Ranked 6th. 		22.22
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 4th. 		25.97
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 598,172
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Nepal 		255,864
Ranked 4th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st. 		0.692
Ranked 105th. 95% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 54% more than Nepal 		72
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Nepal 		16.73
Ranked 10th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 20% more than Nepal 		16.77
Ranked 14th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Nepal 		75%
Ranked 4th.
High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Nepal 		56,294
Ranked 36th.
Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Nepal 		116,846
Ranked 31st.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 88.8%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Nepal 		34.9%
Ranked 29th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Nepal 		0.75%
Ranked 26th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 		212.72
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		308.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Nepal 		1.98 million
Ranked 3rd.
Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 38% more than Nepal 		80
Ranked 3rd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 29% more than Nepal 		86.04
Ranked 67th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 		159.34
Ranked 34th. 53% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 79% more than Nepal 		75.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th. 		61.1
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 36.4%
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Nepal 		10%
Ranked 44th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.72% female
Ranked 123th. 3% more than Nepal 		46.28% female
Ranked 84th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.104 per capita
Ranked 100th. 		0.149 per capita
Ranked 41st. 43% more than Brazil
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 703.72
Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Nepal 		58.68
Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.02
Ranked 3rd. 		16.01
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Brazil
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 84.5
Ranked 48th. 33% more than Nepal 		63.61
Ranked 71st.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 938,290
Ranked 3rd. 112 times more than Nepal 		8,358
Ranked 56th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 288,979
Ranked 12th. 		320,983
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Brazil
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 392,879
Ranked 10th. 		526,139
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 57.34%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nepal 		22.19%
Ranked 106th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.13 million
Ranked 9th. 75 times more than Nepal 		15,053
Ranked 76th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.94%
Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Nepal 		80.59%
Ranked 79th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 64.62
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than Nepal 		10.92
Ranked 113th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.46
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Nepal 		12.89
Ranked 113th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 116.15
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Nepal 		109.46
Ranked 41st.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.03
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Nepal 		120.74
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 8.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Nepal 		740,490
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 45.57
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Nepal 		9.12
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 36.88
Ranked 2nd. 		207.07
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 30.11%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Nepal 		7.82%
Ranked 86th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 41.15
Ranked 6th. 67% more than Nepal 		24.6
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 74.81
Ranked 2nd. 		323.95
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 12.87 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Nepal 		548,859
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.623
Ranked 6th. 		17.21
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 88.41%
Ranked 60th. 41% more than Nepal 		62.66%
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 250,048
Ranked 3rd. 		525,588
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 6.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Nepal 		160,616
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 425,308
Ranked 2nd. 		490,257
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 76.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Nepal 		3.48 million
Ranked 14th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 94.78%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Nepal 		42.24%
Ranked 56th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 45.06%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Nepal 		16.45%
Ranked 31st.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.12%
Ranked 26th. 		20.22%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 84.14
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Nepal 		40.32
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 43.29
Ranked 5th. 79% more than Nepal 		24.14
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 2.78
Ranked 3rd. 		18.41
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.62
Ranked 2nd. 		10.84
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.6
Ranked 5th. 		8.71
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.74
Ranked 2nd. 		10.12
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 23.9
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Nepal 		1.72
Ranked 26th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 13.6%
Ranked 60th. 5% more than Nepal 		13%
Ranked 29th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 96.84%
Ranked 49th. 38% more than Nepal 		70.05%
Ranked 93th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 67.54% gross
Ranked 55th. 89% more than Nepal 		35.69% gross
Ranked 48th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 136.9% gross
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Nepal 		107.92% gross
Ranked 35th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 89.73% female
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Nepal 		30.1% female
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.75% female
Ranked 16th. 16% more than Nepal 		44.71% female
Ranked 68th.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.62%
Ranked 55th. 82% more than Nepal 		48.59%
Ranked 104th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 23% more than Nepal 		4.72%
Ranked 61st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.15%
Ranked 51st. 45% more than Nepal 		64.04%
Ranked 96th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 16.1%
Ranked 28th. 		19.01%
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 122.59%
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Nepal 		106.16%
Ranked 55th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 15 years
Ranked 4th. 88% more than Nepal 		8 years
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.66%
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Nepal 		86.81%
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 90.38%
Ranked 19th. 58% more than Nepal 		57.37%
Ranked 74th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 102.56%
Ranked 17th. 		105.96%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Brazil
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 16.01%
Ranked 55th. 		80.65%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Brazil
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 16.1%
Ranked 54th. 		82.62%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.97%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Nepal 		50.35%
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 14.81
Ranked 35th. 26 times more than Nepal 		0.573
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.71
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Nepal 		0.801
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 25.82
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Nepal 		10.06
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 3.44
Ranked 3rd. 		26.95
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 36.65
Ranked 8th. 78% more than Nepal 		20.54
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 21.67
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Nepal 		7.4
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 28.97
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Nepal 		12.56
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 42.61
Ranked 7th. 36% more than Nepal 		31.3
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 35.73
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Nepal 		6.44
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 6.67
Ranked 3rd. 		18.67
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 34.3
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nepal 		6.79
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 65.9
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Nepal 		23.2
Ranked 27th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 95.78%
Ranked 55th. 19% more than Nepal 		80.62%
Ranked 87th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 88.81%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Nepal 		34.89%
Ranked 103th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.49%
Ranked 36th. 31% more than Nepal 		4.2%
Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Nepal 		10 years
Ranked 8th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.75%
Ranked 30th. 75% more than Nepal 		63.69%
Ranked 99th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 64.61%
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Nepal 		61.69%
Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 8.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than Nepal 		215,692
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 921,510
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Nepal 		740,739
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 252,020
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Nepal 		207,187
Ranked 4th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.27% gross
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Nepal 		42.13% gross
Ranked 66th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 42.22%
Ranked 17th. 		63.74%
Ranked 82nd. 51% more than Brazil
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 18.84%
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Nepal 		11.91%
Ranked 19th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.55%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Nepal 		87%
Ranked 96th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 5.24
Ranked 3rd. 		31.54
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Brazil

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