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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
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STAT Brazil Syria HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Syria 		83.6
Ranked 71st.
Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th. 		5.8
Ranked 56th. 18% more than Brazil
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 175 times more than Syria 		18,600
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 39 times more than Syria 		0.864
Ranked 99th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th. 79% more than Syria 		0.722
Ranked 60th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th. 		24.22%
Ranked 30th. 48% more than Brazil
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th. The same as Syria 		9
Ranked 69th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Syria 		5.13%
Ranked 54th.
High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th. 		95.49
Ranked 46th. 17% more than Brazil
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Syria 		79.6%
Ranked 14th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th. The same as Syria 		4
Ranked 194th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th. 		6.75
Ranked 24th. 42% more than Brazil
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Syria 		25.33
Ranked 60th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 		18.13
Ranked 44th. 37% more than Brazil
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 		8
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Brazil
Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Syria 		73.6%
Ranked 14th.
College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th. 80% more than Syria 		71.9
Ranked 61st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th. The same as Syria 		3
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Syria 		3.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd. 33% more than Syria 		6 years
Ranked 142nd.
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Syria 		2.88 million
Ranked 11th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th. 		0.95
Ranked 106th. 2% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th. 41% more than Syria 		9.5 years
Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Syria 		83.1%
Ranked 76th.
Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Syria 		114,676
Ranked 33th.
Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Syria 		2.55 million
Ranked 22nd.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Syria 		77.2
Ranked 73th.
Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Syria 		6.1%
Ranked 26th.
High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Syria 		97.78
Ranked 72nd.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 58th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th. 		1.07
Ranked 77th. 8 times more than Brazil
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 64th. The same as Syria 		3
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Syria 		86%
Ranked 14th.
Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 52 times more than Syria 		1.4 billion
Ranked 69th.
Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th. 83% more than Syria 		2.6
Ranked 136th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 		25.33
Ranked 66th. 17% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Syria 		3
Ranked 148th.
High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Syria 		7.63
Ranked 33th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Syria 		92.5%
Ranked 25th.
Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Syria 		124.4
Ranked 8th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th. 71% more than Syria 		16,729.95
Ranked 49th.
Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 		111
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Syria 		215,734
Ranked 43th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th. The same as Syria 		4
Ranked 204th.
Children out of school > Primary 799,691
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Syria 		70,395
Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Syria 		65,218
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th. 		3.84
Ranked 84th. 19% more than Brazil
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 		18.66
Ranked 44th. 9% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 		5
Ranked 12th. 25% more than Brazil
Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th. 32% more than Syria 		14
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Syria 		2.75 million
Ranked 12th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 		23.1%
Ranked 48th. 94% more than Brazil
High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Syria 		0.998
Ranked 53th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th. 130 times more than Syria 		67
Ranked 91st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd. 		2.93%
Ranked 82nd. 7 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th. 29% more than Syria 		15.47
Ranked 58th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 120th.
Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Syria 		2.27 million
Ranked 14th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th. 		18.45
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Brazil
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th. 10% more than Syria 		10
Ranked 193th.
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th. 		12
Ranked 86th. 9% more than Brazil
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 34% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Syria 		2.98 million
Ranked 39th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th. 84% more than Syria 		27.4%
Ranked 114th.
Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th. 		96.68
Ranked 26th. 28% more than Brazil
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Syria 		94.1
Ranked 69th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th. 		12.9
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 86% more than Syria 		113.97
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th. 		128.38
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Syria 		0.64
Ranked 67th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Syria 		2.49 million
Ranked 35th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Syria 		0.94
Ranked 99th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 33% more than Syria 		15.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th. 		0.762
Ranked 128th. 5 times more than Brazil
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 110th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 18% more than Syria 		14.53
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.4
Ranked 63th. 6% more than Syria 		4.14
Ranked 68th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th. 35% more than Syria 		0.372
Ranked 92nd.
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Syria 		4.9
Ranked 40th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Syria 		1.93 million
Ranked 33th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 29% more than Syria 		17.84
Ranked 71st.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Syria 		92.5
Ranked 74th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th. 		94.2%
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Syria 		2.36 million
Ranked 41st.
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th. The same as Syria 		4 years
Ranked 185th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Syria 		$748.45
Ranked 107th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Syria 		117.21
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 		122.64
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th. 10% more than Syria 		10
Ranked 200th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th. 		95.76
Ranked 98th. 3% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 		36.1%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th. 		97%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 106th.
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Syria 		2.39 million
Ranked 13th.
Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Syria 		2.25 million
Ranked 30th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th. 27% more than Syria 		38.2%
Ranked 116th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Syria 		95.6
Ranked 62nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Syria 		72.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th. 37% more than Syria 		41.14%
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Syria 		128,675
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Syria 		65,218
Ranked 46th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Syria 		1.28 million
Ranked 49th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th. 12 times more than Syria 		3.87
Ranked 82nd.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th. 		6
Ranked 86th. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Syria 		0.95
Ranked 28th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Syria 		70,818
Ranked 44th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Syria 		96.8%
Ranked 85th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd. 		23.3
Ranked 12th. 85% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th. 1% more than Syria 		47.51%
Ranked 131st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 		143.98
Ranked 46th. 71% more than Brazil
Progression to secondary school 84.04%
Ranked 81st. 		94.55%
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Syria 		90.2%
Ranked 26th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 11% more than Syria 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Syria 		95%
Ranked 59th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th. The same as Syria 		15
Ranked 129th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 108th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Syria 		7.46
Ranked 35th.
School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years
Ranked 35th. 31% more than Syria 		10.1 years
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Syria 		119.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 		175.63
Ranked 20th. 63% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 		0.169 per capita
Ranked 25th. 56% more than Brazil
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 17% more than Syria 		10.3%
Ranked 67th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th. 		100%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Brazil
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Syria 		94.6%
Ranked 25th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Syria 		24.1
Ranked 69th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Syria 		69%
Ranked 3rd.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Syria 		114,676
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Syria 		122,356
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Syria 		46.92%
Ranked 124th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st. 84% more than Syria 		4.3
Ranked 58th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st. 		6
Ranked 84th. 50% more than Brazil
Library employees 518
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Syria 		391
Ranked 15th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd. 		6.75
Ranked 29th. 40% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Syria 		131.52
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.4%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Syria 		87.8%
Ranked 23th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th. 2% more than Syria 		47.2%
Ranked 118th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Syria 		$13.60 billion
Ranked 68th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 121st.
Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Syria 		9,260
Ranked 79th.
High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Syria 		36.9%
Ranked 45th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd. 		89.39%
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Brazil
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th. 82% more than Syria 		39.1%
Ranked 74th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Syria 		2.53 million
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Syria 		124.79
Ranked 11th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st. 		95.4
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Syria 		3.84
Ranked 93th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th. 		0.988
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Brazil
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 11% more than Syria 		46.4%
Ranked 100th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 98% more than Syria 		75.57
Ranked 103th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st. 		0.413
Ranked 128th. 17% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Women 111
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Syria 		109
Ranked 8th.
School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years
Ranked 34th. 55% more than Syria 		8.8 years
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Syria 		6.34
Ranked 38th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Syria 		8.48
Ranked 34th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th. 		93.5%
Ranked 35th. 23% more than Brazil
High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Syria 		180,703
Ranked 18th.
Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Syria 		132,099
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 88.8%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Syria 		73.6%
Ranked 25th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Syria 		0.95%
Ranked 13th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 		111.43
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Brazil
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		137.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 63% more than Brazil
Primary completion rate > Men 110
Ranked 12th. 		112
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Syria 		2.39 million
Ranked 29th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 18% more than Syria 		93.51
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 		123.97
Ranked 63th. 19% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Syria 		125.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.2
Ranked 50th. 31% more than Syria 		14.7
Ranked 80th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 10.8
Ranked 12th. 		12.3
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Brazil
Library employees per million 3.01
Ranked 46th. 		24.44
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Brazil
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8
Ranked 12th. 		93.5
Ranked 7th. 32% more than Brazil
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.46
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Syria 		10.02
Ranked 102nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 116.15
Ranked 27th. The same as Syria 		116.04
Ranked 30th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.03
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Syria 		118.32
Ranked 26th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 85.41%
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Syria 		67.02%
Ranked 59th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 88.41%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Syria 		86.04%
Ranked 67th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 68.47%
Ranked 25th. 47% more than Syria 		46.47%
Ranked 134th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.12%
Ranked 26th. 		18.88%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Brazil
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 40.1%
Ranked 7th. 		52%
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Brazil
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 13.6%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Syria 		6.3%
Ranked 78th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 13.1%
Ranked 27th. 62% more than Syria 		8.1%
Ranked 74th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 10.3%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Syria 		3.1%
Ranked 83th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 96.84%
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Syria 		92.22%
Ranked 69th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 67.54% gross
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Syria 		10.37% gross
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 136.9% gross
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Syria 		121.25% gross
Ranked 10th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 89.73% female
Ranked 21st. 30% more than Syria 		69.02% female
Ranked 85th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 11.18%
Ranked 80th. 		26.33%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Brazil
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 126.54%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Syria 		122.55%
Ranked 20th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 34% more than Syria 		30.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.62%
Ranked 55th. 11% more than Syria 		79.56%
Ranked 71st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.49 million
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Syria 		558,400
Ranked 48th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Syria 		5.13%
Ranked 54th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.64%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Syria 		3.93%
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 19.22% gross
Ranked 72nd. 		21.46% gross
Ranked 37th. 12% more than Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 34.44%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Syria 		14.77%
Ranked 59th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 38.88%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Syria 		12.33%
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 95.12%
Ranked 55th. 		97.32%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Brazil
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 77.8%
Ranked 41st. 14% more than Syria 		68.43%
Ranked 53th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 9.01%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Syria 		4.02%
Ranked 58th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.23%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Syria 		48%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 129.35%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Syria 		120.2%
Ranked 10th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 88.65%
Ranked 44th. 		106.69%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Brazil
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 163.26%
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Syria 		118.41%
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.7%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Syria 		49.08%
Ranked 42nd.
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 96.41%
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Syria 		65.4%
Ranked 18th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 31.7%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Syria 		31.1%
Ranked 23th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 17.2%
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Syria 		7.6%
Ranked 81st.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 95.78%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Syria 		94.26%
Ranked 63th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 88.81%
Ranked 47th. 21% more than Syria 		73.63%
Ranked 72nd.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.49%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Syria 		2.6%
Ranked 144th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 111.75%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Syria 		101%
Ranked 75th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 41.2
Ranked 59th. 28% more than Syria 		32.28
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.27% gross
Ranked 19th. 64% more than Syria 		65.26% gross
Ranked 55th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 42.22%
Ranked 17th. 		93.43%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Brazil
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 18.84%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Syria 		8.39%
Ranked 30th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.27%
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Syria 		92.69%
Ranked 55th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.86%
Ranked 62nd. 		14.2%
Ranked 58th. 31% more than Brazil
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 46.86%
Ranked 45th. 		74.59%
Ranked 35th. 59% more than Brazil
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 7.38%
Ranked 30th. 71% more than Syria 		4.31%
Ranked 33th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 164,457
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Syria 		33,463
Ranked 39th.

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