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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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 > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary 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+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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 > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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 school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 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.
  • 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 illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > 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 > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia 		85.5
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia 		216,025
Ranked 15th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		7.64
Ranked 31st.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia 		1.06
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th. 		16.94%
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Brazil
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		9
Ranked 67th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Saudi Arabia 		5.14%
Ranked 52nd.
High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th. 		94.15
Ranked 51st. 15% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Saudi Arabia 		70.8%
Ranked 110th.
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia 		78.8%
Ranked 112th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th. 		6
Ranked 80th. 50% more than Brazil
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 		11.16
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		10.89
Ranked 68th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		11.32
Ranked 77th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 118th.
College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 		165.47
Ranked 13th. 28% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		3
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 93% more than Saudi Arabia 		4.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd. 33% more than Saudi Arabia 		6 years
Ranked 140th.
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.17 million
Ranked 8th.
College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia 		4.86%
Ranked 39th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th. 		1
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th. 49% more than Saudi Arabia 		9 years
Ranked 85th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia 		85%
Ranked 71st.
Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Saudi Arabia 		315,626
Ranked 4th.
Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.44 million
Ranked 19th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia 		80.2
Ranked 70th.
Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th. 		22.4%
Ranked 11th. 36% more than Brazil
High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia 		85.37
Ranked 97th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. The same as Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 53th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th. 		0.422
Ranked 88th. 3 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 Saudi Arabia 		3
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		84.7%
Ranked 102nd.
Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia 		34.41 billion
Ranked 16th.
Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 		7.19
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 38% more than Saudi Arabia 		15.66
Ranked 124th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia 		3
Ranked 138th.
High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		5.31
Ranked 47th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		95.8%
Ranked 21st.
Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia 		98.38
Ranked 97th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 		50,637
Ranked 11th. 77% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia 		85
Ranked 78th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia 		525,344
Ranked 37th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th. 		6
Ranked 86th. 50% more than Brazil
Children out of school > Primary 799,691
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		792,714
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		264,141
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th. 		9.86
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 60% more than Saudi Arabia 		10.69
Ranked 46th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia 		3
Ranked 130th.
Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th. 		18.7
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Brazil
Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.06 million
Ranked 10th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 		21.3%
Ranked 51st. 79% more than Brazil
High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.885
Ranked 80th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia 		573
Ranked 47th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Saudi Arabia 		38%
Ranked 43th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd. 		4.96%
Ranked 67th. 12 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th. 		24.07
Ranked 65th. 21% more than Brazil
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 108th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st. 		27.6%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th. 		6.7%
Ranked 14th. 49% more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.65 million
Ranked 11th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th. 		18.77
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Brazil
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th. 		12
Ranked 83th. 9% more than Brazil
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th. 		12
Ranked 77th. 9% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 47% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.57
Ranked 8th. 		43.43
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.34 million
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th. About the same as Saudi Arabia 		50.3%
Ranked 86th.
Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th. 		96.42
Ranked 27th. 27% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		97.3
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th. 		112.03
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 74% more than Saudi Arabia 		121.47
Ranked 45th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 		1.47
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.77 million
Ranked 34th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.96
Ranked 92nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 389.45
Ranked 5th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia 		253.3
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		24.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 22% more than Brazil
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th. 		1.82
Ranked 86th. 13 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 101st.
Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 56% more than Saudi Arabia 		11.02
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.4
Ranked 63th. 		32.11
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.08
Ranked 51st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.73 million
Ranked 35th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia 		10.75
Ranked 121st.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia 		96.2
Ranked 63th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th. 		97.1%
Ranked 28th. 21% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.21 million
Ranked 35th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th. 		6 years
Ranked 78th. 50% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th. 		$6,907.10
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Brazil
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia 		100.62
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 		108.04
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 85.12
Ranked 8th. 		88.74
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th. 		12
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th. 		96.18
Ranked 95th. 4% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 		29.3%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia 		78%
Ranked 119th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 96th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 		86.9
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.26 million
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.73 million
Ranked 11th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th. 		57.9%
Ranked 79th. 19% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th. 		98.4
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 		58.25%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia 		92.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Saudi Arabia 		103,555
Ranked 58th.
Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Saudi Arabia 		71,149
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2 million
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.72
Ranked 4th. 		10.32
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th. 91% more than Saudi Arabia 		25.07
Ranked 59th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th. 		6
Ranked 74th. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.98
Ranked 21st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 35% more than Saudi Arabia 		503,376
Ranked 14th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia 		90.89%
Ranked 100th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 		121.3
Ranked 54th. 44% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th. 		47.93%
Ranked 118th. About the same as Brazil
Progression to secondary school 84.04%
Ranked 81st. 		95.34%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia 		94.7%
Ranked 21st.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		34.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 16.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.12 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		298,442
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia 		79%
Ranked 111th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		15
Ranked 119th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 98th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.31
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia 		114.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		107.32
Ranked 99th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 		15.3%
Ranked 56th. 28% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		0.108 per capita
Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th. 25% more than Saudi Arabia 		77%
Ranked 116th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st. 		97%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Brazil
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia 		11.8
Ranked 127th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 80% more than Saudi Arabia 		50%
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		85,620
Ranked 21st.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia 		119,881
Ranked 31st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia 		46.34%
Ranked 126th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 670,982
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia 		45,211
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 755.01
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia 		624.01
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 4th. 		5.69
Ranked 5th. 86% more than Brazil
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Saudi Arabia 		6.6
Ranked 47th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st. 		6
Ranked 72nd. 50% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 		7.16
Ranked 27th. 48% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia 		110.66
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.4%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		87.5%
Ranked 24th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th. About the same as Saudi Arabia 		48%
Ranked 103th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		$195.39 billion
Ranked 11th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 109th.
Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		19,260
Ranked 50th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia 		51.1%
Ranked 64th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.79 million
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 90% more than Saudi Arabia 		4.25
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia 		107.19
Ranked 19th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st. 		100.34
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th. 		0.995
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia 		46.3%
Ranked 101st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia 		91.43
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 477,466
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		108,957
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 3rd. 		6.83
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 4th. 		2.72
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.38
Ranked 3rd. 		10.04
Ranked 5th. 57% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.28
Ranked 6th. 		3.72
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 60.45
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Saudi Arabia 		46.99
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 8.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.04 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 598,172
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		135,562
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.48
Ranked 6th. 		7.68
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Brazil
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st. 		0.681
Ranked 106th. 92% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 29% more than Saudi Arabia 		86
Ranked 72nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.47
Ranked 67th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.15
Ranked 59th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th. 		100%
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Brazil
Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		298,644
Ranked 11th.
High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		261,731
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 88.8%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia 		76.3%
Ranked 22nd.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.98%
Ranked 10th.
Teachers' Day date 10/15/2011 2/28/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 		75.65
Ranked 53th. 76% more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		125.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 49% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Saudi Arabia 		85
Ranked 73th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.73 million
Ranked 24th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 		132.18
Ranked 50th. 27% more than Brazil
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia 		96.13
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia 		118.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th. 50% more than Saudi Arabia 		12.8
Ranked 91st.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 10.8
Ranked 12th. 		11.8
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Brazil
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8
Ranked 12th. 		93.7
Ranked 24th. 32% more than Brazil
Progression to secondary level 101
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Saudi Arabia 		99
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 9.12%
Ranked 60th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia 		7.14%
Ranked 45th.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 27.6%
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		8.2%
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 358,937
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		124,675
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 14.6 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.6 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 1.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		267,604
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 596,468
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia 		65,368
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		239,347
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 2.44 million
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia 		100,781
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.51%
Ranked 19th. 		98.02%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 84.5
Ranked 8th. 		106.41
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Brazil
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 105.12%
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		101.09%
Ranked 32nd.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 111.37%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia 		85.56%
Ranked 48th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 109.95%
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia 		84.87%
Ranked 49th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 19.95%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		5.06%
Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 144.89% gross
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Saudi Arabia 		90.59% gross
Ranked 93th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 67.5% gross
Ranked 53th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia 		9.78% gross
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 231,180
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		30,626
Ranked 3rd.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 72.75%
Ranked 62nd. 		96.98%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Brazil
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102.21%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia 		95.55%
Ranked 73th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 21.06%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		5.21%
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 373,596
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		64,734
Ranked 3rd.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 21.9%
Ranked 50th. 		39.9%
Ranked 8th. 82% more than Brazil
Labor force with primary education > % of total 37%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia 		34.7%
Ranked 17th.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 34.3%
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Saudi Arabia 		30.2%
Ranked 51st.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 36.4%
Ranked 52nd. 28% more than Saudi Arabia 		28.4%
Ranked 53th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 12%
Ranked 29th. 		43.6%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.72% female
Ranked 123th. 		49.11% female
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Brazil
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 41.1%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia 		36.7%
Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.104 per capita
Ranked 100th. 		0.141 per capita
Ranked 46th. 36% more than Brazil
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 9.86%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2%
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 54.98%
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		9.36%
Ranked 126th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 42.91%
Ranked 55th. 		115.61%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Progression to secondary school > % 85.94%
Ranked 30th. 		96.52%
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Brazil
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 16.3%
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.36%
Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.02
Ranked 3rd. 		6.72
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Brazil
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 75.85
Ranked 51st. 		100
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Brazil
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 78.13% net
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Saudi Arabia 		68.35% net
Ranked 68th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 117.21%
Ranked 31st. 35% more than Saudi Arabia 		87.08%
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.18%
Ranked 116th. 		48.66%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Brazil
Elementary school teachers > % female 91.08%
Ranked 18th. 79% more than Saudi Arabia 		50.91%
Ranked 93th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 57.34%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		9.36%
Ranked 127th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.13 million
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia 		96,941
Ranked 47th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.94%
Ranked 42nd. 13% more than Saudi Arabia 		85.16%
Ranked 79th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 64.62
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		10.49
Ranked 102nd.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.46
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		11.21
Ranked 101st.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 116.15
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia 		100.9
Ranked 65th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.03
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Saudi Arabia 		100.35
Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 8.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.01 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 147.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia 		14.88 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 6.15 million
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Saudi Arabia 		327,754
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 45.57
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		17.57
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 36.88
Ranked 2nd. 		63
Ranked 5th. 71% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 594,598
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia 		64,989
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 16.5 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.54 million
Ranked 2nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 30.11%
Ranked 46th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia 		22.58%
Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 41.15
Ranked 6th. 		52.75
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Brazil
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 74.81
Ranked 2nd. 		108.98
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 12.87 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.56 million
Ranked 1st.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 10.72%
Ranked 59th. 		49.48%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 39.28
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Saudi Arabia 		30.27
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 12.52
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		4.23
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 8.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia 		884,390
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 8.29 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.24 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 6.17 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.03 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 16.43 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.11 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 165,027
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		62,040
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 250,048
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		88,602
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 6.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia 		525,393
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 425,308
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		162,880
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 76.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia 		6.04 million
Ranked 1st.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.12%
Ranked 26th. 		19.26%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 5.04 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia 		543,972
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.845
Ranked 7th. 		2.6
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 75.93
Ranked 6th. 		78.82
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.1
Ranked 3rd. 		3.92
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 23.9
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		4.07
Ranked 6th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 164,457
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Saudi Arabia 		137,009
Ranked 16th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 40.1%
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Saudi Arabia 		28.9%
Ranked 13th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 13.6%
Ranked 60th. 		17.3%
Ranked 38th. 27% more than Brazil

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