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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.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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 > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female 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 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary 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."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > 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.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > 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 teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: 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 > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 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 95-99 per million people: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % 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.
  • 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."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % 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.
  • 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.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 90 to 94. 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 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 90 to 94. 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
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male 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.
  • 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."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > Male 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 > Illiterates > Aged 95-99: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 95 to 99. 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 95-99: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 95 to 99. 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
STAT Bulgaria Turkey HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 98.3
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Turkey
88.66
Ranked 16th.

Children out of school, primary 4,957
Ranked 82nd.
243,731
Ranked 22nd. 49 times more than Bulgaria

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.675
Ranked 95th.
3.34
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Children out of school, primary, female 2,085
Ranked 77th.
139,953
Ranked 17th. 67 times more than Bulgaria

College and university > Gender parity index 1.31
Ranked 48th. 60% more than Turkey
0.82
Ranked 93th.

Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 141st. The same as Turkey
8
Ranked 157th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 78th. 43% more than Turkey
2.86%
Ranked 93th.

High school enrolment rate 94.81
Ranked 50th.
94.86
Ranked 51st. The same as Bulgaria

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory. Only children with special needs may be homeschooled under strict government control. Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 98.6%
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Turkey
87.4%
Ranked 13th.

Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 187th.
5
Ranked 174th. 25% more than Bulgaria

Primary education, teachers per 1000 1.99
Ranked 132nd.
3.98
Ranked 72nd. Twice as much as Bulgaria

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.46
Ranked 74th.
27.75
Ranked 49th. 59% more than Bulgaria

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.3
Ranked 65th.
21.76
Ranked 9th. 77% more than Bulgaria

Secondary education, duration > Years 8
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Turkey
7
Ranked 77th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 14.81%
Ranked 82nd.
31.9%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female 98.2%
Ranked 34th. 23% more than Turkey
79.6%
Ranked 13th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.284
Ranked 88th.
1.92
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

College and university > Gender ratio 130.31
Ranked 37th. 67% more than Turkey
78
Ranked 73th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Turkey
3
Ranked 117th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Turkey
2.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 104th.
9 years
Ranked 96th. 13% more than Bulgaria
Secondary education, pupils 523,355
Ranked 72nd.
7.97 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Bulgaria

College and university > Private school share 20.1%
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Turkey
5.16%
Ranked 95th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Turkey
0.95
Ranked 110th.

School life expectancy > Total 12.7 years
Ranked 41st. 34% more than Turkey
9.5 years
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Adult literacy 98.3%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Turkey
88.7%
Ranked 61st.

Primary education, pupils 255,086
Ranked 103th.
6.58 million
Ranked 15th. 26 times more than Bulgaria

Primary education, teachers 14,608
Ranked 83th.
233,073
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than Bulgaria

Adult literacy rate > Female 97.9
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Turkey
81.26
Ranked 19th.

Tertiary enrollment 40.8%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Turkey
15%
Ranked 16th.
Spending per student > College and university 20.12
Ranked 41st.
28.09
Ranked 41st. 40% more than Bulgaria

High school > Gender ratio 96.5
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Turkey
88.57
Ranked 94th.

Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Turkey
6
Ranked 140th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.67
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Turkey
0.36
Ranked 42nd.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 18th. The same as Turkey
4
Ranked 47th.

Literacy > Male 99.1%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Turkey
95.3%
Ranked 6th.

Spending > USD 1.95 billion
Ranked 60th.
27.01 billion
Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Bulgaria

Spending > Proportion 4.05
Ranked 82nd. 10% more than Turkey
3.68
Ranked 99th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 16.75
Ranked 109th.
30.38
Ranked 53th. 81% more than Bulgaria
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 97th. The same as Turkey
3
Ranked 193th.

High school repeaters > Male 2.39
Ranked 63th.
6.55
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.2%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Turkey
95.6%
Ranked 22nd.

Preschool enrollment rate 101.27
Ranked 82nd. 2% more than Turkey
99.3
Ranked 91st.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 24,411.59
Ranked 36th.
50,908.41
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Primary completion rate 98
Ranked 48th. 13% more than Turkey
87
Ranked 77th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 230,513
Ranked 55th.
1.92 million
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 429
Ranked 43th.
464
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Bulgaria
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 197th.
5
Ranked 184th. 25% more than Bulgaria

Children out of school > Primary 10,092
Ranked 76th.
899,833
Ranked 10th. 89 times more than Bulgaria

Secondary education, teachers 42,557
Ranked 43th.
218,829
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.79
Ranked 50th. 60% more than Turkey
3.62
Ranked 39th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 12.3
Ranked 81st.
23.09
Ranked 30th. 88% more than Bulgaria

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 33th. 33% more than Turkey
3
Ranked 178th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.391
Ranked 88th.
1.42
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Spending per student > High school 22.27
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Turkey
10.95
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education, general pupils 365,043
Ranked 76th.
6.67 million
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Bulgaria

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 1.4%
Ranked 118th.
13.5%
Ranked 70th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

High school > Gender parity index 0.955
Ranked 108th. 4% more than Turkey
0.919
Ranked 114th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 429
Ranked 43th.
464
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Bulgaria
Scientific and technical journal articles 829
Ranked 45th.
6,224
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 430
Ranked 45th.
467
Ranked 39th. 9% more than Bulgaria
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 49%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Turkey
41%
Ranked 16th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.56%
Ranked 38th. 6 times more than Turkey
1.33%
Ranked 104th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.3
Ranked 53th.
29.51
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Bulgaria

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Turkey
6
Ranked 167th.

Children out of school, primary, male 2,872
Ranked 72nd.
103,778
Ranked 20th. 36 times more than Bulgaria

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.4%
Ranked 68th. 16% more than Turkey
3.8%
Ranked 81st.

High school > Students per teacher 12.3
Ranked 67th.
21.76
Ranked 9th. 77% more than Bulgaria

Secondary education > General pupils 496,064
Ranked 68th.
4.01 million
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Spending per student > Elementary school 23.52
Ranked 12th. 84% more than Turkey
12.77
Ranked 59th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 147th. The same as Turkey
11
Ranked 179th.

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 130th.
12
Ranked 115th. 9% more than Bulgaria

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th.
3.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 64% more than Bulgaria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 24.43
Ranked 13th.
41.73
Ranked 4th. 71% more than Bulgaria

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 333,016
Ranked 114th.
7.9 million
Ranked 12th. 24 times more than Bulgaria

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 90.9%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Turkey
26.7%
Ranked 115th.

Elementary school graduate rate 93.69
Ranked 41st.
94.23
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Bulgaria

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.3
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Turkey
96.36
Ranked 16th.

Schools connected to the Internet 60%
Ranked 20th. 50% more than Turkey
40%
Ranked 27th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 15.2
Ranked 32nd.
17.6
Ranked 24th. 16% more than Bulgaria
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 71.22
Ranked 101st.
109.03
Ranked 19th. 53% more than Bulgaria

Primary education, pupils per 1000 34.71
Ranked 154th.
90.08
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.16
Ranked 68th. 57% more than Turkey
0.74
Ranked 72nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 89,800
Ranked 105th.
6.61 million
Ranked 16th. 74 times more than Bulgaria

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 117th. 17% more than Turkey
0.82
Ranked 116th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 461.11
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Turkey
391.17
Ranked 9th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 29.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Turkey
27.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.32
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Turkey
0.697
Ranked 131st.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 33th. 40% more than Turkey
5
Ranked 174th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 11.48
Ranked 66th.
23.32
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.3
Ranked 93th.
13.46
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Inequality adjusted index 0.76
Ranked 34th. 72% more than Turkey
0.442
Ranked 82nd.
High school repeaters > Female 1.45
Ranked 62nd.
4.46
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 61,500
Ranked 102nd.
5.2 million
Ranked 15th. 85 times more than Bulgaria

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 16.07
Ranked 88th.
27.75
Ranked 53th. 73% more than Bulgaria

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 97.3
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Turkey
94.29
Ranked 19th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 92.3%
Ranked 42nd.
94.1%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Bulgaria

Elementary school > Enrolled students 262,701
Ranked 98th.
6.76 million
Ranked 16th. 26 times more than Bulgaria

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 178th.
6 years
Ranked 135th. 50% more than Bulgaria

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,608.66
Ranked 37th.
$4,496.78
Ranked 20th. 72% more than Bulgaria

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 107.21
Ranked 41st. 8% more than Turkey
99.38
Ranked 75th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 49.68
Ranked 124th.
91.31
Ranked 25th. 84% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 50.37
Ranked 14th.
85.84
Ranked 2nd. 70% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 436
Ranked 43th.
459
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Bulgaria
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.738%
Ranked 133th.
0.751%
Ranked 88th. 2% more than Bulgaria

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 151st. The same as Turkey
11
Ranked 186th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.55
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Turkey
97.38
Ranked 83th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 95.06
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Turkey
93.2
Ranked 52nd.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.8%
Ranked 120th.
21.4%
Ranked 57th. 12 times more than Bulgaria

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Turkey
89%
Ranked 95th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 36th. 17% more than Turkey
6
Ranked 133th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 14.5
Ranked 66th.
72.1
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Bulgaria
Primary education > Pupils 314,221
Ranked 111th.
7.87 million
Ranked 12th. 25 times more than Bulgaria

Secondary education > Pupils 704,678
Ranked 59th.
5.33 million
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 94.4%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Turkey
42.4%
Ranked 108th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.3
Ranked 54th.
98.58
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Bulgaria

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 89.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 9% more than Turkey
82.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 52.8%
Ranked 66th. 25% more than Turkey
42.25%
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 158,312
Ranked 42nd.
1.84 million
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Bulgaria

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.46
Ranked 74th.
27.75
Ranked 47th. 59% more than Bulgaria

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 70.11%
Ranked 53th.
83.36%
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Bulgaria

Secondary education > Teachers 57,609
Ranked 52nd.
159,401
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Bulgaria
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 42nd. 27% more than Turkey
11 years
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 707,251
Ranked 69th.
5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.12
Ranked 5th.
1.52
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Bulgaria

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 105.96
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Turkey
94.39
Ranked 37th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 421
Ranked 47th.
461
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Bulgaria
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 433
Ranked 43th.
466
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Bulgaria
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 159th.
6
Ranked 126th. 50% more than Bulgaria
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Turkey
0.95
Ranked 27th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.41%
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Turkey
92.87%
Ranked 95th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 6,767
Ranked 76th.
361,419
Ranked 18th. 53 times more than Bulgaria

Public spending per student > Secondary level 17.1
Ranked 43th. 45% more than Turkey
11.8
Ranked 59th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 11.48
Ranked 116th.
100.22
Ranked 63th. 9 times more than Bulgaria

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.24%
Ranked 101st. 2% more than Turkey
47.46%
Ranked 134th.

Progression to secondary school 95.67%
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Turkey
91.09%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.1%
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Turkey
93.3%
Ranked 23th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
12.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 6,619
Ranked 4th.
105,000
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 370,172
Ranked 6th.
6.27 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 417
Ranked 50th.
473
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Bulgaria
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Turkey
87%
Ranked 98th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 87th. 7% more than Turkey
14
Ranked 199th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Turkey
6
Ranked 146th.

Library books 2.52 million
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Turkey
1.55 million
Ranked 27th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.82
Ranked 75th.
2.13
Ranked 72nd. 17% more than Bulgaria

School life expectancy > Male 12.4 years
Ranked 40th. 19% more than Turkey
10.4 years
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 63.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 13% more than Turkey
56.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 1.22
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 7th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.042 per capita
Ranked 160th.
0.114 per capita
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 42.32
Ranked 164th.
121.56
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.9%
Ranked 120th.
5.7%
Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 95%
Ranked 54th. 3% more than Turkey
92%
Ranked 76th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.3%
Ranked 13th. About the same as Turkey
98%
Ranked 10th.

Library books per 1000 307.17
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Turkey
24.94
Ranked 39th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17.7
Ranked 100th.
27.7
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Bulgaria
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 208,614
Ranked 36th.
1.32 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Primary education > Teachers 18,762
Ranked 85th.
225,852
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Bulgaria
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.09%
Ranked 109th. 14% more than Turkey
42.04%
Ranked 142nd.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.41
Ranked 5th. 50% more than Turkey
0.274
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 5,666
Ranked 3rd.
7,000
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 897.32
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Turkey
810.58
Ranked 9th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.3
Ranked 91st.
1.8
Ranked 73th. 6 times more than Bulgaria
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 165th.
6
Ranked 125th. 50% more than Bulgaria

Library employees 92
Ranked 34th.
208
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Bulgaria
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.41
Ranked 135th.
4.11
Ranked 84th. 71% more than Bulgaria
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 90.56
Ranked 60th. 14% more than Turkey
79.75
Ranked 74th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 98.7%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Turkey
95.3%
Ranked 8th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.687 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
7.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Bulgaria

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 99th. 2% more than Turkey
47%
Ranked 119th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $19.06 billion
Ranked 37th.
$332.75 billion
Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Bulgaria

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Turkey
6
Ranked 165th.

Scouting > Members 1,095
Ranked 144th.
40,579
Ranked 36th. 37 times more than Bulgaria
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 58.53%
Ranked 38th.
89.79%
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Bulgaria
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 70.75%
Ranked 67th.
89.79%
Ranked 23th. 27% more than Bulgaria
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.6%
Ranked 19th. 71% more than Turkey
51.3%
Ranked 4th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 417,775
Ranked 67th.
5.53 million
Ranked 12th. 13 times more than Bulgaria

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.4
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Turkey
2.9
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 63.75
Ranked 95th. 6% more than Turkey
59.99
Ranked 103th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.22
Ranked 80th. 4% more than Turkey
94.07
Ranked 129th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 4,743
Ranked 71st.
353,712
Ranked 14th. 75 times more than Bulgaria

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.997
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Turkey
0.988
Ranked 80th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.2%
Ranked 87th. 29% more than Turkey
37.5%
Ranked 121st.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 295
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 43th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.3
Ranked 27th.
4.6
Ranked 67th. 15 times more than Bulgaria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 89.88
Ranked 76th. 2% more than Turkey
88.31
Ranked 79th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.49
Ranked 5th.
1.15
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.693
Ranked 6th.
4
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.714
Ranked 7th.
2.59
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 3,015
Ranked 6th.
20,000
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 179,491
Ranked 6th.
3.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 69.2
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Turkey
62.72
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.01
Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Turkey
0.589
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.52
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Turkey
1.49
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 11,084
Ranked 3rd.
98,000
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.794
Ranked 4th.
1.11
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Bulgaria

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.15
Ranked 149th.
0.548
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than Bulgaria
Primary completion rate > Women 97
Ranked 52nd. 17% more than Turkey
83
Ranked 76th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 7.43
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Turkey
1.19
Ranked 9th.

School life expectancy > Female 12.9 years
Ranked 42nd. 52% more than Turkey
8.5 years
Ranked 76th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.14
Ranked 73th. 3% more than Turkey
2.07
Ranked 74th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.47
Ranked 75th.
2.19
Ranked 69th. 49% more than Bulgaria

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 91.4%
Ranked 39th.
95.3%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 4.22
Ranked 7th.
41.06
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.
4.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

High school teachers 51,700
Ranked 39th.
218,829
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Elementary school teachers 16,346
Ranked 83th.
233,073
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Bulgaria

High school enrolment rate > Male 94.58
Ranked 44th.
96.37
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Women above 14 years 97.7%
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Turkey
79.6%
Ranked 19th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Turkey
0.95%
Ranked 12th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 11.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
93.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 7.86
Ranked 115th.
78.87
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 685,640
Ranked 58th.
5.08 million
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Primary completion rate > Men 99
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Turkey
91
Ranked 62nd.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 90.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 21% more than Turkey
74.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 40.38
Ranked 162nd.
117.77
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.66
Ranked 107th. 28% more than Turkey
74.73
Ranked 136th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 12.5
Ranked 94th.
22.6
Ranked 37th. 81% more than Bulgaria
Library members 22,153
Ranked 25th.
27,000
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Bulgaria
Library members per 1000 2.7
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Turkey
0.434
Ranked 38th.
Library employees per million 11.2
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Turkey
3.34
Ranked 45th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 93
Ranked 9th.
94.9
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Bulgaria
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 1,660
Ranked 5th.
56,000
Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 260,558
Ranked 4th.
2.71 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 3,604
Ranked 4th.
84,000
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 2,365
Ranked 4th.
103,000
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 21.51%
Ranked 22nd. 67% more than Turkey
12.92%
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 3.39 million
Ranked 4th.
28.58 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Primary education, teachers > % female 94.17%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Turkey
43.57%
Ranked 78th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 47.51%
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Turkey
40.9%
Ranked 47th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 49.7%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Turkey
22.5%
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 508,504
Ranked 4th.
4.58 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 31
Ranked 5th.
3,000
Ranked 1st. 97 times more than Bulgaria

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 79th. 43% more than Turkey
2.86%
Ranked 95th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 39.18
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Turkey
13.95
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 25.23
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Turkey
5.78
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 65.31
Ranked 12th.
84.89
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 0.626
Ranked 5th.
3
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 71.54
Ranked 8th.
86.97
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.279
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Turkey
0.246
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 0.973
Ranked 6th.
3.68
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 79.34
Ranked 5th.
219
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 32.89
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Turkey
30.8
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 384.44
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Turkey
82.13
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 36.65
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than Turkey
20.19
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 265.09
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Turkey
54.75
Ranked 8th.

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 54.2%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Turkey
16.3%
Ranked 44th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 45%
Ranked 44th. 29% more than Turkey
34.9%
Ranked 69th.

Education spending > % of GDP 3.5%
Ranked 96th.
3.7%
Ranked 92nd. 6% more than Bulgaria
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 116.28
Ranked 63th. 60% more than Turkey
72.58
Ranked 93th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 106.7%
Ranked 50th. 15% more than Turkey
93.15%
Ranked 121st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 3.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
19.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 98.2%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Turkey
87.37%
Ranked 58th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 28,300
Ranked 109th.
1.41 million
Ranked 29th. 50 times more than Bulgaria

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 98.24%
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Turkey
87.77%
Ranked 90th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 38.1% gross
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Turkey
33.54% gross
Ranked 47th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 51.03%
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Turkey
38.37%
Ranked 42nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 57.94%
Ranked 31st. 73% more than Turkey
33.56%
Ranked 50th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 97.39%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Turkey
94.69%
Ranked 57th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 84.55%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Turkey
77.49%
Ranked 42nd.

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 91.04%
Ranked 26th.
94.88%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Bulgaria

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.738%
Ranked 131st.
0.751%
Ranked 85th. 2% more than Bulgaria

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.4%
Ranked 86th.
48.77%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Bulgaria

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 100.69%
Ranked 81st.
101.61%
Ranked 75th. 1% more than Bulgaria

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 104.43%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Turkey
102.51%
Ranked 24th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 100.81%
Ranked 73th.
100.93%
Ranked 72nd. About the same as Bulgaria

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.09%
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Turkey
48.06%
Ranked 106th.

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.79%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Turkey
96.84%
Ranked 35th.

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 12%
Ranked 38th.
60.7%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 26.6%
Ranked 25th. 45% more than Turkey
18.3%
Ranked 41st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 21.54
Ranked 24th.
25.18
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Bulgaria

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.59
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Turkey
1.5
Ranked 37th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.07%
Ranked 42nd.
99.45%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Bulgaria

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 95.08%
Ranked 96th. 4% more than Turkey
91.8%
Ranked 102nd.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.55%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Turkey
99.03%
Ranked 65th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 5,014
Ranked 7th.
287,000
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 2,906
Ranked 5th.
152,000
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 490,463
Ranked 4th.
4.65 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 142,066
Ranked 5th.
587,000
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94 838
Ranked 5th.
30,000
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.723
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Turkey
0.383
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 33.96
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Turkey
22.95
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.723
Ranked 7th.
1.48
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 16.02
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Turkey
5.89
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people 95.26
Ranked 6th.
355.88
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 0.226
Ranked 5th.
0.767
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 66.74
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Turkey
63.7
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 0.808
Ranked 7th.
3.6
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.06
Ranked 8th.
4.78
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 21.67
Ranked 12th.
46.33
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 45.94
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Turkey
14.89
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 35.46
Ranked 5th.
37.13
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 321.84
Ranked 5th.
1,409.83
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 80.67%
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Turkey
17.73%
Ranked 93th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 95.81%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Turkey
94.69%
Ranked 41st.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 101.49%
Ranked 86th. 1% more than Turkey
100.59%
Ranked 90th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.78%
Ranked 35th. The same as Turkey
95.75%
Ranked 36th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.48% of GNI
Ranked 109th.
3.49% of GNI
Ranked 108th. About the same as Bulgaria

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.24%
Ranked 76th. 6% more than Turkey
4%
Ranked 30th.

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 37.8%
Ranked 9th.
55.7%
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Bulgaria

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 50.9%
Ranked 19th. 81% more than Turkey
28.1%
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94 11,060
Ranked 3rd.
18,000
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Bulgaria

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 19.03%
Ranked 28th. 61% more than Turkey
11.84%
Ranked 63th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 104.33% gross
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Turkey
90.5% gross
Ranked 57th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 28.35%
Ranked 43th.
44.75%
Ranked 23th. 58% more than Bulgaria

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 93.2%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Turkey
92.7%
Ranked 39th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 95.15% net
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Turkey
89.33% net
Ranked 78th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 3,197
Ranked 5th.
170,000
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Bulgaria

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 102.12% gross
Ranked 19th. 29% more than Turkey
79.23% gross
Ranked 93th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 5,310
Ranked 3rd.
28,000
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 37.34%
Ranked 40th.
42.16%
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Bulgaria

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 46th. 8% more than Turkey
12 years
Ranked 68th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 130.18%
Ranked 47th. 55% more than Turkey
84.08%
Ranked 87th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 3.62
Ranked 113th.
21.34
Ranked 79th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 269,284
Ranked 5th.
1.48 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 5,443
Ranked 3rd.
14,000
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Repitition rate > Primary level 3.1
Ranked 18th.
4.9
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Bulgaria
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.62%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Turkey
95.57%
Ranked 36th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 20.49
Ranked 12th.
43.98
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.377
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Turkey
0.0548
Ranked 9th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 104.77% gross
Ranked 70th. 12% more than Turkey
93.31% gross
Ranked 141st.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 96.81%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Turkey
94.61%
Ranked 41st.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.52%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Turkey
93.59%
Ranked 55th.

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 12.29
Ranked 55th.
19.21
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 0.709
Ranked 7th.
2.34
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 100 per million people 17.28
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Turkey
13.69
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 0.401
Ranked 6th.
1.63
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.394
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Turkey
0.0274
Ranked 11th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 33.59
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Turkey
30.19
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 436.22
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Turkey
419.42
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 95-99 253
Ranked 5th.
9,000
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Bulgaria

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 877
Ranked 4th.
2,000
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Bulgaria

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