Education Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Paraguay

Definitions

Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
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.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
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 > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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
Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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).
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.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
Literacy > 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 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.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Literacy > 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.
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.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female 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.
Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). 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 secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male 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.
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.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: 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
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male 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 > 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 > 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 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 literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: 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
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: 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
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
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, teachers, female: 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.

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STAT	Brazil	Paraguay
Adult literacy rate > Total	90.01 Ranked 13th.	94.56 Ranked 6th. 5% more than Brazil
Average years of schooling of adults	4.9 Ranked 68th.	6.2 Ranked 49th. 27% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary	3.25 million Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Paraguay	136,944 Ranked 30th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	33.84 Ranked 12th. 60% more than Paraguay	21.2 Ranked 23th.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.29 Ranked 43th.	1.4 Ranked 34th. 8% more than Brazil
College and university > Share of total education spending	16.4% Ranked 75th.	18.54% Ranked 64th. 13% more than Brazil
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 54th. The same as Paraguay	9 Ranked 68th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.82% Ranked 32nd. 55% more than Paraguay	3.77% Ranked 84th.
High school enrolment rate	81.93 Ranked 78th.	87.48 Ranked 67th. 7% more than Brazil
Literacy > Total population	88.6% Ranked 11th.	94% Ranked 62nd. 6% more than Brazil
Primary education, duration > Years	4 Ranked 184th.	6 Ranked 88th. 50% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers per 1000	4.76 Ranked 16th.	5.77 Ranked 42nd. 21% more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	28.01 Ranked 24th. 1% more than Paraguay	27.84 Ranked 50th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	13.24 Ranked 24th. 12% more than Paraguay	11.84 Ranked 84th.
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 34th. 17% more than Paraguay	6 Ranked 123th.
Literacy > Female	88.8% Ranked 6th.	93% Ranked 61st. 5% more than Brazil
College and university > Gender ratio	129.12 Ranked 40th.	134.61 Ranked 36th. 4% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 39th. The same as Paraguay	3 Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	8.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 7% more than Paraguay	7.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.
Duration of compulsory education	8 years Ranked 102nd.	9 years Ranked 82nd. 13% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils	6.97 million Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Paraguay	560,866 Ranked 75th.
College and university > Private school share	72.11% Ranked 13th. 3% more than Paraguay	69.77% Ranked 18th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.93 Ranked 144th.	0.97 Ranked 106th. 4% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Total	13.4 years Ranked 37th. 34% more than Paraguay	10 years Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	90.5% Ranked 53th.	93.7% Ranked 40th. 4% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers	457,406 Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Paraguay	33,434 Ranked 58th.
Primary education, pupils	35.84 million Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Paraguay	839,291 Ranked 75th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	90.23 Ranked 11th.	93.45 Ranked 6th. 4% more than Brazil
Tertiary enrollment	16.5% Ranked 57th. 63% more than Paraguay	10.1% Ranked 6th.
Spending per student > College and university	30.37 Ranked 23th. 17% more than Paraguay	25.96 Ranked 29th.
High school > Gender ratio	110.62 Ranked 10th. 7% more than Paraguay	103.79 Ranked 40th.
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 31st. The same as Paraguay	6 Ranked 57th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.138 Ranked 28th.	2.04 Ranked 64th. 15 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 64th. The same as Paraguay	3 Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Male	88.4% Ranked 13th.	94.9% Ranked 65th. 7% more than Brazil
Spending > USD	73.41 billion Ranked 8th. 120 times more than Paraguay	612.84 million Ranked 89th.
Spending > Proportion	4.77 Ranked 58th. 23% more than Paraguay	3.87 Ranked 90th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	21.57 Ranked 80th.	27.84 Ranked 55th. 29% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 27th. 33% more than Paraguay	3 Ranked 144th.
High school repeaters > Male	18.3 Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Paraguay	1.2 Ranked 80th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	96.8% Ranked 15th. 1% more than Paraguay	95.9% Ranked 19th.
Preschool enrollment rate	127.47 Ranked 7th. 21% more than Paraguay	105.41 Ranked 69th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	28,550.22 Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Paraguay	2,904.84 Ranked 136th.
Primary completion rate	105 Ranked 13th. 18% more than Paraguay	89 Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	3.58 million Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Paraguay	146,892 Ranked 69th.
Teachers as percentage of labor force	3.9% Ranked 21st. 11% more than Paraguay	3.5% Ranked 26th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	4 Ranked 194th.	6 Ranked 93th. 50% more than Brazil
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	3.21 Ranked 8th.	7.67 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Brazil
Secondary education, teachers	308,552 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Paraguay	44,440 Ranked 51st.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	17.12 Ranked 53th.	25.99 Ranked 23th. 52% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary school duration	4 Ranked 27th. 33% more than Paraguay	3 Ranked 136th.
Spending per student > High school	18.46 Ranked 37th. 13% more than Paraguay	16.27 Ranked 43th.
Secondary education, general pupils	15.8 million Ranked 5th. 31 times more than Paraguay	504,104 Ranked 70th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	11.9% Ranked 75th. 98% more than Paraguay	6% Ranked 95th.
High school > Gender parity index	1.1 Ranked 26th. 5% more than Paraguay	1.05 Ranked 34th.
Scientific and technical journal articles	8,684 Ranked 16th. 2171 times more than Paraguay	4 Ranked 143th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	0.412% Ranked 122nd.	1.25% Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	19.95 Ranked 73th.	26.37 Ranked 59th. 32% more than Brazil
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Paraguay	6 Ranked 116th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	10.9% Ranked 61st. 1% more than Paraguay	10.8% Ranked 56th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	4.5% Ranked 60th. 5% more than Paraguay	4.3% Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > General pupils	24.14 million Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Paraguay	464,062 Ranked 74th.
Spending per student > Elementary school	17.72 Ranked 29th. 65% more than Paraguay	10.74 Ranked 56th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 145th.	12 Ranked 90th. 9% more than Brazil
High school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 127th.	12 Ranked 83th. 9% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 72nd.	5.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th. 22% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	42.57 Ranked 8th.	49.12 Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	19.38 million Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Paraguay	962,661 Ranked 76th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	50.5% Ranked 85th. 44% more than Paraguay	35% Ranked 105th.
Elementary school graduate rate	75.63 Ranked 70th.	79.09 Ranked 66th. 5% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	97.8 Ranked 14th.	98.79 Ranked 7th. 1% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Primary level	12.5 Ranked 44th. 15% more than Paraguay	10.9 Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	41.12 Ranked 38th.	86.83 Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000	211.47 Ranked 5th. 63% more than Paraguay	129.93 Ranked 53th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.32 Ranked 44th.	1.34 Ranked 41st. 2% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	15.3 million Ranked 9th. 69 times more than Paraguay	221,400 Ranked 91st.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.1 Ranked 17th. 8% more than Paraguay	1.02 Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	389.45 Ranked 5th. 22% more than Paraguay	318.06 Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	20.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 73th.	26.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 32% more than Brazil
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.145 Ranked 187th.	0.442 Ranked 146th. 3 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 29th. 17% more than Paraguay	6 Ranked 107th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	17.2 Ranked 33th. 45% more than Paraguay	11.84 Ranked 91st.
High school repeaters > Female	18.3 Ranked 11th. 32 times more than Paraguay	0.58 Ranked 81st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	7.81 million Ranked 9th. 61 times more than Paraguay	127,100 Ranked 89th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	23.02 Ranked 55th.	27.84 Ranked 50th. 21% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	98.56 Ranked 11th.	98.78 Ranked 9th. About the same as Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	800 hours Ranked 25th. 6% more than Paraguay	753 hours Ranked 31st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	80.5% Ranked 60th. 5% more than Paraguay	76.5% Ranked 68th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	17.81 million Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Paraguay	894,422 Ranked 75th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	4 years Ranked 173th.	6 years Ranked 86th. 50% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$3,233.40 Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Paraguay	$805.52 Ranked 67th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	124.37 Ranked 18th. 24% more than Paraguay	100.47 Ranked 89th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	99.1 Ranked 14th. 27% more than Paraguay	78.04 Ranked 50th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	800 hours Ranked 31st.	1,011 hours Ranked 13th. 26% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	85.12 Ranked 8th.	99.7 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 148th.	12 Ranked 91st. 9% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Gender ratio	92.75 Ranked 110th.	96.76 Ranked 107th. 4% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	11.9% Ranked 79th. 70% more than Paraguay	7% Ranked 94th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	96% Ranked 55th. 9% more than Paraguay	88% Ranked 100th.
Duration of education > Secondary level	7 Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Paraguay	6 Ranked 103th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	72.8 Ranked 21st.	90.6 Ranked 4th. 24% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils	24.59 million Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Paraguay	510,881 Ranked 72nd.
Primary education > Pupils	18.92 million Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Paraguay	935,722 Ranked 73th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	48.5% Ranked 95th. 24% more than Paraguay	39% Ranked 115th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	97.06 Ranked 16th.	98.81 Ranked 7th. 2% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	56.47% Ranked 36th.	57.57% Ranked 29th. 2% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	149.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 61% more than Paraguay	93.24 per 1,000 people Ranked 64th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	2.02 million Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Paraguay	56,762 Ranked 68th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	73.82% Ranked 49th. 5% more than Paraguay	70.09% Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > Teachers	1.47 million Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Paraguay	43,163 Ranked 65th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	14 years Ranked 4th. 17% more than Paraguay	12 years Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	26.79 million Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Paraguay	519,054 Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	4.72 Ranked 4th. 65% more than Paraguay	2.85 Ranked 5th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	47.78 Ranked 50th. 63 times more than Paraguay	0.763 Ranked 153th.
Duration of education > Primary level	4 Ranked 154th.	6 Ranked 82nd. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1.02 Ranked 5th. 2% more than Paraguay	1 Ranked 11th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	102.53% Ranked 18th. 3% more than Paraguay	99.29% Ranked 77th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	681,858 Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Paraguay	79,139 Ranked 42nd.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	12.6 Ranked 52nd.	18.1 Ranked 39th. 44% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	47.85% Ranked 123th.	48.23% Ranked 102nd. 1% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	84.19 Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Paraguay	38.96 Ranked 96th.
Progression to secondary school	84.04% Ranked 81st.	90.78% Ranked 66th. 8% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	97.9% Ranked 11th. 2% more than Paraguay	96.1% Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	1.02 million Ranked 2nd. 58 times more than Paraguay	17,785 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	16.62 million Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Paraguay	555,465 Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	97% Ranked 44th. 10% more than Paraguay	88% Ranked 99th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 84th. The same as Paraguay	15 Ranked 124th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 12th. 17% more than Paraguay	6 Ranked 105th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	40 weeks per year Ranked 11th. 14% more than Paraguay	35 weeks per year Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All	18.67 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Paraguay	4.06 Ranked 61st.
School life expectancy > Male	13.2 years Ranked 35th. 32% more than Paraguay	10 years Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	133.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 63% more than Paraguay	81.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.108 per capita Ranked 96th.	0.173 per capita Ranked 22nd. 60% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	12% Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Paraguay	5.1% Ranked 93th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	108.03 Ranked 98th.	172.79 Ranked 22nd. 60% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	96% Ranked 53th. 9% more than Paraguay	88% Ranked 102nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	95.8% Ranked 21st. About the same as Paraguay	95.7% Ranked 22nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	26 Ranked 61st. 33% more than Paraguay	19.6 Ranked 14th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	90% Ranked 17th. 25% more than Paraguay	72% Ranked 1st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	452,342 Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Paraguay	46,819 Ranked 66th.
Primary education > Teachers	877,204 Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Paraguay	33,607 Ranked 68th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	51.56% Ranked 23th. 4% more than Paraguay	49.78% Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	755.01 Ranked 8th. 17% more than Paraguay	644.48 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	3.06 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Paraguay	1.4 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	670,982 Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Paraguay	27,376 Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	7.9 Ranked 41st.	15 Ranked 27th. 90% more than Brazil
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	4 Ranked 161st.	6 Ranked 80th. 50% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	800 hours Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Paraguay	753 hours Ranked 29th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	135.31 Ranked 9th. 50% more than Paraguay	89.91 Ranked 68th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	4.83 Ranked 72nd.	5.91 Ranked 46th. 23% more than Brazil
Literacy > Men above 14 years	88.4% Ranked 20th.	94.3% Ranked 9th. 7% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.1% Ranked 98th.	48.4% Ranked 83th. 1% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$642.33 billion Ranked 3rd. 119 times more than Paraguay	$5.39 billion Ranked 59th.
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 10th. 17% more than Paraguay	6 Ranked 117th.
Scouting > Members	70,388 Ranked 21st. 58 times more than Paraguay	1,210 Ranked 139th.
High school > Share of total education spending	44.66% Ranked 17th. 24% more than Paraguay	36.13% Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	68.86% Ranked 72nd.	82.48% Ranked 44th. 20% more than Brazil
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	71.3% Ranked 40th. 53% more than Paraguay	46.7% Ranked 68th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	22.52 million Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Paraguay	480,672 Ranked 72nd.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	94.49 Ranked 131st.	96.74 Ranked 109th. 2% more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	132.82 Ranked 7th. 63% more than Paraguay	81.67 Ranked 60th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	8.09 Ranked 28th. 6% more than Paraguay	7.6 Ranked 33th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.941 Ranked 138th.	0.959 Ranked 118th. 2% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	800 hours Ranked 34th.	1,011 hours Ranked 16th. 26% more than Brazil
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	800 hours Ranked 20th. 6% more than Paraguay	753 hours Ranked 25th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	51.6% Ranked 19th. 3% more than Paraguay	50.1% Ranked 47th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	149.33 Ranked 4th. 60% more than Paraguay	93.16 Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	477,466 Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Paraguay	15,709 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	60.45 Ranked 9th. 29% more than Paraguay	46.91 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	3.48 Ranked 6th. 28% more than Paraguay	2.73 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 4th.	2.69 Ranked 5th. 40% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	1.28 Ranked 6th.	1.48 Ranked 5th. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	598,172 Ranked 1st. 77 times more than Paraguay	7,782 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	8.31 million Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Paraguay	273,645 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	6.38 Ranked 3rd. 82% more than Paraguay	3.51 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	2.18 Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Paraguay	1.8 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	3.52 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Paraguay	1.71 Ranked 8th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	0.354 Ranked 131st. 96% more than Paraguay	0.181 Ranked 145th.
Primary completion rate > Women	111 Ranked 8th. 25% more than Paraguay	89 Ranked 86th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people	1.61 Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Paraguay	1.07 Ranked 5th.
School life expectancy > Female	13.6 years Ranked 34th. 36% more than Paraguay	10 years Ranked 66th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	20.13 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Paraguay	4.83 Ranked 59th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	20.13 Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Paraguay	3.24 Ranked 63th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	75.8% Ranked 54th. 2% more than Paraguay	74.4% Ranked 63th.
High school teachers	1.38 million Ranked 4th. 31 times more than Paraguay	44,440 Ranked 61st.
Elementary school teachers	773,624 Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Paraguay	33,434 Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	88.8% Ranked 10th.	92.7% Ranked 6th. 4% more than Brazil
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1.02% Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Paraguay	0.99% Ranked 6th.
Teachers' Day date	10/15/2011	4/30/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	84.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Paraguay	39 per 1,000 people Ranked 98th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	42.99 Ranked 73th. 92% more than Paraguay	22.37 Ranked 95th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	25.13 million Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Paraguay	526,001 Ranked 73th.
Primary completion rate > Men	110 Ranked 12th. 25% more than Paraguay	88 Ranked 86th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	110.64 Ranked 20th. 9% more than Paraguay	101.39 Ranked 77th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	135.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 51% more than Paraguay	89.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	104.09 Ranked 99th.	164.67 Ranked 31st. 58% more than Brazil
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	19.2 Ranked 50th. 94% more than Paraguay	9.9 Ranked 111th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level	10.8 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Paraguay	3 Ranked 21st.
Progression to secondary level	101 Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Paraguay	89.6 Ranked 20th.
Pupils reaching grade 5	70.8 Ranked 12th.	76.4 Ranked 53th. 8% more than Brazil
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group	117.21% Ranked 31st. 9% more than Paraguay	107.39% Ranked 49th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending	31.33% Ranked 52nd.	38.51% Ranked 34th. 23% more than Brazil
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	75.38% Ranked 52nd.	93.71% Ranked 10th. 24% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19	8.31 million Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Paraguay	281,820 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54	1.25 million Ranked 2nd. 64 times more than Paraguay	19,563 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24	97.51% Ranked 19th.	98.61% Ranked 9th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	84.5 Ranked 8th.	109.63 Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Brazil
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	105.12% Ranked 40th. 4% more than Paraguay	101.22% Ranked 81st.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group	111.37% Ranked 5th. 22% more than Paraguay	91.08% Ranked 77th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group	109.95% Ranked 10th. 22% more than Paraguay	90.02% Ranked 80th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment	19.95% Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Paraguay	7.3% Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	144.89% gross Ranked 1st. 35% more than Paraguay	107.59% gross Ranked 67th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross	67.5% gross Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Paraguay	31.56% gross Ranked 100th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort	72.75% Ranked 62nd.	81.45% Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Brazil
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	102.21% Ranked 9th. 3% more than Paraguay	99.29% Ranked 51st.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment	21.06% Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Paraguay	5.97% Ranked 50th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force	21.9% Ranked 50th. 9% more than Paraguay	20.1% Ranked 55th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total	37% Ranked 17th.	52.6% Ranked 4th. 42% more than Brazil
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force	34.3% Ranked 52nd. 17% more than Paraguay	29.3% Ranked 55th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total	36.4% Ranked 52nd. 26% more than Paraguay	28.8% Ranked 58th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	12% Ranked 29th.	21.5% Ranked 19th. 79% more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils > % female	47.72% female Ranked 123th.	48.29% female Ranked 97th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89	315,253 Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Paraguay	5,987 Ranked 5th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita	0.104 per capita Ranked 100th.	0.165 per capita Ranked 27th. 59% more than Brazil
Researchers in R&D > Per million people	703.72 Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Paraguay	74.8 Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74	2.7 million Ranked 3rd. 49 times more than Paraguay	55,009 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14	8.21 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Paraguay	301,556 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	3.02 Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Paraguay	1.94 Ranked 6th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female	84.5 Ranked 48th. 5% more than Paraguay	80.33 Ranked 55th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female	938,290 Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Paraguay	27,621 Ranked 56th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male	288,979 Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Paraguay	40,850 Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49	652,340 Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Paraguay	8,415 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10	147.39 million Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Paraguay	3.59 million Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44	6.15 million Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than Paraguay	126,226 Ranked 10th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female	392,879 Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Paraguay	38,289 Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59	594,598 Ranked 2nd. 85 times more than Paraguay	7,023 Ranked 7th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female	57.34% Ranked 4th. 18% more than Paraguay	48.6% Ranked 29th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils	1.13 million Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Paraguay	51,431 Ranked 63th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	95.94% Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Paraguay	90.54% Ranked 79th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female	64.62 Ranked 59th. 84% more than Paraguay	35.14 Ranked 93th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male	65.46 Ranked 58th. 88% more than Paraguay	34.83 Ranked 91st.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female	116.15 Ranked 27th. 18% more than Paraguay	98.82 Ranked 93th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male	126.03 Ranked 17th. 23% more than Paraguay	102.07 Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14	16.5 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Paraguay	610,778 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29	8.03 million Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Paraguay	169,903 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44	5.65 million Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Paraguay	135,153 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74	1.47 million Ranked 3rd. 53 times more than Paraguay	27,860 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29	678,823 Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Paraguay	15,192 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64	2.74 million Ranked 3rd. 58 times more than Paraguay	46,863 Ranked 9th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female	53.3% Ranked 5th.	62.15% Ranked 31st. 17% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	26.55 Ranked 4th. 54% more than Paraguay	17.19 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	45.57 Ranked 5th. 58% more than Paraguay	28.88 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	36.88 Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Paraguay	25.94 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	6.28 Ranked 4th. 29% more than Paraguay	4.87 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	3.41 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Paraguay	1.61 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	2.32 Ranked 5th. 37% more than Paraguay	1.69 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	2.45 Ranked 6th.	2.82 Ranked 5th. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	12.87 million Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than Paraguay	286,081 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	2.73 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Paraguay	1.07 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	6.8 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Paraguay	3.2 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	39.28 Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Paraguay	27.97 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	12.52 Ranked 5th. 43% more than Paraguay	8.78 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54	605,353 Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Paraguay	8,503 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34	14.82 million Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Paraguay	313,425 Ranked 10th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP	68.47% Ranked 25th. 26% more than Paraguay	54.54% Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74	604,403 Ranked 2nd. 66 times more than Paraguay	9,131 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44	542,958 Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Paraguay	10,604 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84	340,568 Ranked 2nd. 63 times more than Paraguay	5,403 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44	666,055 Ranked 1st. 74 times more than Paraguay	8,961 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54	4.67 million Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Paraguay	76,955 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59	6.97 million Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Paraguay	117,353 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89	114,943 Ranked 1st. 73 times more than Paraguay	1,571 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49	5.55 million Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than Paraguay	99,642 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64	730,323 Ranked 2nd. 69 times more than Paraguay	10,568 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69	686,392 Ranked 2nd. 72 times more than Paraguay	9,531 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69	1.93 million Ranked 3rd. 60 times more than Paraguay	32,223 Ranked 8th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	18.12% Ranked 26th. 71% more than Paraguay	10.61% Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	5.68 Ranked 4th. 54% more than Paraguay	3.7 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	84.14 Ranked 5th. 38% more than Paraguay	61.04 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	1.74 Ranked 4th. 80% more than Paraguay	0.97 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	75.93 Ranked 6th. 35% more than Paraguay	56.26 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	3.1 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Paraguay	1.53 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	2.43 Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Paraguay	1.29 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people	588.82 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Paraguay	281.98 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	28.44 Ranked 6th. 59% more than Paraguay	17.88 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	18.79 Ranked 4th. 84% more than Paraguay	10.19 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14	8.29 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Paraguay	309,222 Ranked 10th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	40.1% Ranked 7th. 1% more than Paraguay	39.9% Ranked 8th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	13.6% Ranked 60th.	14% Ranked 58th. 3% more than Brazil
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	13.1% Ranked 27th.	25.2% Ranked 17th. 92% more than Brazil
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	10.3% Ranked 26th.	16.8% Ranked 20th. 63% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39	6.17 million Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Paraguay	143,578 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49	5.04 million Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Paraguay	106,337 Ranked 10th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24	96.84% Ranked 49th. 1% more than Paraguay	95.56% Ranked 40th.
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary	40 weeks per year Ranked 10th. 8% more than Paraguay	37 weeks per year Ranked 26th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	136.9% gross Ranked 1st. 32% more than Paraguay	104.08% gross Ranked 66th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female	89.73% female Ranked 21st. 24% more than Paraguay	72.45% female Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, teachers, female	164,457 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Paraguay	27,621 Ranked 47th.

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