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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. 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 per thousand people: 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. 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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 > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is 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 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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 illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
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Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th. 50% more than Nigeria 		60.1
Ranked 93th.
Average IQ 87
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Nigeria 		67
Ranked 47th.
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 		11.13 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 		69.68
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Brazil
College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 82% more than Nigeria 		0.712
Ranked 97th.
College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 86% more than Nigeria 		69.55
Ranked 90th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th. The same as Nigeria 		9
Ranked 121st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 90% more than Nigeria 		3.06%
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th. 47% more than Nigeria 		60.6%
Ranked 121st.
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Nigeria 		68%
Ranked 126th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th. 		6
Ranked 116th. 50% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 32% more than Nigeria 		3.59
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 		36.03
Ranked 29th. 29% more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 		33.08
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Brazil
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 146th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. The same as Nigeria 		3
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Nigeria 		1.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd. 33% more than Nigeria 		6 years
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 		9.06 million
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Brazil
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th. 8% more than Nigeria 		0.86
Ranked 131st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th. 26% more than Nigeria 		72%
Ranked 89th.
Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 		574,078
Ranked 5th. 26% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Nigeria 		20.68 million
Ranked 6th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th. 85% more than Nigeria 		48.8
Ranked 97th.
Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		4.3%
Ranked 2nd.
High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 43% more than Nigeria 		77.23
Ranked 125th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 115th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th. 		0.207
Ranked 83th. 50% more than Brazil
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 64th. The same as Nigeria 		3
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Nigeria 		75.7%
Ranked 123th.
Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 44 times more than Nigeria 		1.66 billion
Ranked 63th.
Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Nigeria 		0.85
Ranked 167th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 		37.18
Ranked 29th. 72% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Nigeria 		3
Ranked 172nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th. 15% more than Nigeria 		84.2%
Ranked 28th.
Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Nigeria 		93.09
Ranked 139th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 		46,874.68
Ranked 14th. 64% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 31% more than Nigeria 		80
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		947,538
Ranked 26th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th. 		6
Ranked 122nd. 50% more than Brazil
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th. 87% more than Nigeria 		1.71
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Nigeria 		273,781
Ranked 13th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 		28.91
Ranked 12th. 69% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Nigeria 		3
Ranked 160th.
Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		4.45 million
Ranked 13th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 		31.9%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Brazil
High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 25% more than Nigeria 		0.881
Ranked 119th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th. 23 times more than Nigeria 		384
Ranked 53th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		17%
Ranked 5th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd. 		1.83%
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		7.33
Ranked 96th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 144th.
Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Nigeria 		3.84 million
Ranked 16th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th. 		12
Ranked 112th. 9% more than Brazil
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th. 		12
Ranked 103th. 9% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 14% more than Nigeria 		4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.57
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Nigeria 		39.39
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Brazil
Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Nigeria 		74.88
Ranked 69th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th. 37% more than Nigeria 		71.5
Ranked 96th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 63% more than Nigeria 		129.5
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th. 		56.71
Ranked 128th. 38% more than Brazil
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		0.55
Ranked 111th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 		21.82 million
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Brazil
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Nigeria 		0.84
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 389.45
Ranked 5th. 77% more than Nigeria 		220.31
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		7.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th. 		0.285
Ranked 168th. 97% more than Brazil
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 129th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 		28.44
Ranked 14th. 65% more than Brazil
Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		0.25
Ranked 112th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 		13.31 million
Ranked 5th. 70% more than Brazil
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 		46.34
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th. 53% more than Nigeria 		64.6
Ranked 98th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th. 29% more than Nigeria 		62.6%
Ranked 88th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 		21.63 million
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Brazil
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th. 		6 years
Ranked 114th. 50% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th. 9 times more than Nigeria 		$362.99
Ranked 83th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Nigeria 		107.49
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		42.09
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 85.12
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Nigeria 		82.94
Ranked 5th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th. 		12
Ranked 115th. 9% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th. 6% more than Nigeria 		87.53
Ranked 140th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 		39%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th. 37% more than Nigeria 		70%
Ranked 126th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 		22.27 million
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Nigeria 		3.01 million
Ranked 20th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th. 24% more than Nigeria 		78.3
Ranked 93th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		48.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 41% more than Nigeria 		40.08%
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Nigeria 		216,726
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Nigeria 		159,283
Ranked 9th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th. 75% more than Nigeria 		8 years
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria 		6.31 million
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 4th. 		19.59
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th. 16 times more than Nigeria 		2.9
Ranked 84th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th. 		6
Ranked 108th. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Nigeria 		0.77
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 		8.65 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Brazil
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Nigeria 		85.11%
Ranked 127th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th. 9% more than Nigeria 		43.97%
Ranked 159th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 		164.64
Ranked 39th. 96% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Nigeria 		81.3%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 16.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Nigeria 		11.89 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 		2.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 49% more than Nigeria 		65%
Ranked 122nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. The same as Nigeria 		15
Ranked 147th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 127th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Nigeria 		2.89
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		31.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 		190.08
Ranked 13th. 76% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 		0.187 per capita
Ranked 14th. 73% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 		24.5%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th. 30% more than Nigeria 		74%
Ranked 118th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Nigeria 		87%
Ranked 28th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 		37.2
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 88% more than Nigeria 		48%
Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Nigeria 		598,981
Ranked 1st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Nigeria 		121,977
Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 18% more than Nigeria 		43.79%
Ranked 138th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 4th. 		5.7
Ranked 4th. 86% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 670,982
Ranked 1st. 		4.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 755.01
Ranked 8th. 57% more than Nigeria 		480.23
Ranked 4th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st. 		6
Ranked 106th. 50% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		30.71
Ranked 123th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 12% more than Nigeria 		4.29
Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.4%
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Nigeria 		78.2%
Ranked 28th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th. 8% more than Nigeria 		44.5%
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Nigeria 		$61.29 billion
Ranked 22nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 143th.
Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 51% more than Nigeria 		46,701
Ranked 28th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria 		5.81 million
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		32.08
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Nigeria 		1.14
Ranked 66th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st. 10% more than Nigeria 		85.56
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th. 3% more than Nigeria 		0.91
Ranked 136th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Nigeria 		45.6%
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		48.85
Ranked 133th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 598,172
Ranked 1st. 		816,760
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.38
Ranked 3rd. 		12.66
Ranked 5th. 98% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Nigeria 		5.65 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 477,466
Ranked 2nd. 		3.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 4th. 		21.02
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.48
Ranked 6th. 		21.67
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.28
Ranked 6th. 		14.34
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 3rd. 		9.04
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.52
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Nigeria 		2.34
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 60.45
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		29.3
Ranked 4th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st. 28% more than Nigeria 		0.277
Ranked 136th.
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Nigeria 		73
Ranked 86th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Nigeria 		2.99
Ranked 67th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Nigeria 		2.8
Ranked 82nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th. 23% more than Nigeria 		61.4%
Ranked 81st.
High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Nigeria 		213,366
Ranked 19th.
Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 66% more than Nigeria 		466,784
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 88.8%
Ranked 10th. 48% more than Nigeria 		60.1%
Ranked 28th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than Nigeria 		0.77%
Ranked 17th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		162.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 92% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 		100.39
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 26% more than Nigeria 		87
Ranked 69th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria 		6.4 million
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 31% more than Nigeria 		84.27
Ranked 71st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 		159.52
Ranked 33th. 53% more than Brazil
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 85.41%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		22.5%
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 2.32
Ranked 5th. 79% more than Nigeria 		1.29
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.45
Ranked 6th. 		21.1
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 74.81
Ranked 2nd. 		202.4
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 12.87 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		5.22 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 1st. 55% more than Nigeria 		1.76
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.8
Ranked 2nd. 		8.83
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.623
Ranked 6th. 		11.99
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 88.41%
Ranked 60th. 49% more than Nigeria 		59.38%
Ranked 100th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 8.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Nigeria 		5.2 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 1.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria 		288,472
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 16.43 million
Ranked 2nd. 80% more than Nigeria 		9.11 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 165,027
Ranked 3rd. 		1.99 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 475,040
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		172,021
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 250,048
Ranked 3rd. 		2.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 706,717
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Nigeria 		446,163
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 312,439
Ranked 1st. 		1.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 68.47%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		26.33%
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 604,403
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Nigeria 		397,502
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 441,708
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Nigeria 		382,374
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 6.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		2.38 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 425,308
Ranked 2nd. 		1.29 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 76.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		31.57 million
Ranked 1st.
Primary education, teachers > % female 94.78%
Ranked 1st. 97% more than Nigeria 		48.2%
Ranked 107th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 45.06%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		17.14%
Ranked 80th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 11.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		4.2 million
Ranked 1st.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 33th. 90% more than Nigeria 		3.06%
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 14.02
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		2.73
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.845
Ranked 7th. 		13.92
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.74
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Nigeria 		1.73
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 75.93
Ranked 6th. 63% more than Nigeria 		46.47
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.1
Ranked 3rd. 		5.57
Ranked 4th. 79% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 2.43
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		1.2
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 7.53
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Nigeria 		1.17
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 43.29
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Nigeria 		36.3
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 2.78
Ranked 3rd. 		9.4
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.62
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Nigeria 		3.11
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.6
Ranked 5th. 		7.18
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.74
Ranked 2nd. 		4.85
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 23.9
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		6.07
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 9.89
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Nigeria 		1.3
Ranked 5th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 39.2%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Nigeria 		39.1%
Ranked 18th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 96.84%
Ranked 49th. 32% more than Nigeria 		73.58%
Ranked 86th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 132.17
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		54.59
Ranked 104th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 89.73% female
Ranked 21st. 77% more than Nigeria 		50.82% female
Ranked 60th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 126.54%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Nigeria 		123.6%
Ranked 18th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 		62.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 51% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.62%
Ranked 55th. 82% more than Nigeria 		48.66%
Ranked 96th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Nigeria 		0.83%
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.64%
Ranked 54th. 		13.68%
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than Brazil
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 19.22% gross
Ranked 72nd. 47% more than Nigeria 		13.11% gross
Ranked 80th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 34.44%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		10.07%
Ranked 82nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 38.88%
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		8.25%
Ranked 82nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 95.12%
Ranked 55th. 52% more than Nigeria 		62.78%
Ranked 121st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 77.8%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Nigeria 		29.05%
Ranked 98th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 9.01%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Nigeria 		7.85%
Ranked 83th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.23%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Nigeria 		46.59%
Ranked 149th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 129.35%
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Nigeria 		77.59%
Ranked 149th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 88.65%
Ranked 44th. 21% more than Nigeria 		73.26%
Ranked 104th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 163.26%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		80.48%
Ranked 140th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.7%
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Nigeria 		45.64%
Ranked 99th.
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 96.41%
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Nigeria 		69.1%
Ranked 11th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 31.7%
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Nigeria 		23.4%
Ranked 30th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 17.2%
Ranked 57th. 		27.3%
Ranked 7th. 59% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 2.2
Ranked 6th. 		7.34
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 18.55
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		3.92
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 16.94
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		5.76
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 6.19
Ranked 3rd. 		15.75
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 3.95
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		1.18
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 35.73
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		8.76
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 2.85
Ranked 4th. 		3.29
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 5.36
Ranked 3rd. 		5.44
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 42.44
Ranked 8th. 		42.74
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 2nd. 		3.98
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.55
Ranked 8th. 		43.55
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 65.9
Ranked 9th. 81% more than Nigeria 		36.42
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 9.06
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		1.74
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 3.1
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Nigeria 		2.77
Ranked 4th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.09% of GNI
Ranked 82nd. 5 times more than Nigeria 		0.85% of GNI
Ranked 166th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.15%
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		0.89%
Ranked 136th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 96.96% gross
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		37.1% gross
Ranked 78th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 84.5%
Ranked 51st. 32% more than Nigeria 		64.1%
Ranked 76th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 92.93% net
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Nigeria 		90.94% net
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 639,793
Ranked 2nd. 		1.02 million
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 95.78%
Ranked 55th. 19% more than Nigeria 		80.75%
Ranked 85th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 88.81%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		38.38%
Ranked 93th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 102.03% gross
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		34.25% gross
Ranked 75th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 428,775
Ranked 1st. 		1.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.75%
Ranked 30th. 56% more than Nigeria 		71.79%
Ranked 94th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 41.2
Ranked 59th. 		63.48
Ranked 41st. 54% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 8.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria 		2.44 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 921,510
Ranked 1st. 		2.81 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 557,190
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Nigeria 		471,581
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 252,020
Ranked 1st. 		1.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 42.06
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Nigeria 		37.33
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.18
Ranked 3rd. 		15.92
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Brazil
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 140.96% gross
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Nigeria 		102.88% gross
Ranked 57th.

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