Education Stats: compare key data on China & Colombia

Definitions

Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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.
Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
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.
Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
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.
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.
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.
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
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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High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
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.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade: 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.
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.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
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."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
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.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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 > 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 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 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 literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
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 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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.
Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
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.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
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.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
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.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP 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 > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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 literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > 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.
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."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
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.
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
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
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.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
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."
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
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 > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.

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Adult literacy rate > Total	93.7 Ranked 42nd. About the same as Colombia	93.38 Ranked 45th.
Average years of schooling of adults	6.4 Ranked 45th. 21% more than Colombia	5.3 Ranked 62nd.
Children out of school, primary	17.45 million Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Colombia	599,113 Ranked 9th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	14.19 Ranked 21st. 13% more than Colombia	12.56 Ranked 24th.
Children out of school, primary, female	8.48 million Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Colombia	294,686 Ranked 10th.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.13 Ranked 50th. 3% more than Colombia	1.1 Ranked 53th.
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 60th.	10 Ranked 39th. 11% more than China
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	1.91% Ranked 115th.	4.45% Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
High school enrolment rate	95.14 Ranked 49th.	98.49 Ranked 31st. 4% more than China
Literacy > Total population	91.6% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Colombia	90.4% Ranked 6th.
Primary education, duration > Years	5 Ranked 154th. The same as Colombia	5 Ranked 168th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	4.42 Ranked 71st. 11% more than Colombia	3.97 Ranked 45th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	16.79 Ranked 80th.	25.05 Ranked 38th. 49% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	15.15 Ranked 48th.	25.4 Ranked 15th. 68% more than China
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 104th. The same as Colombia	6 Ranked 131st.
College and university > Share of total education spending	23.98% Ranked 20th. 16% more than Colombia	20.61% Ranked 20th.
Average IQ	100 Ranked 10th. 12% more than Colombia	89 Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female	87.6% Ranked 2nd.	90.7% Ranked 5th. 4% more than China
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	6.89 Ranked 20th. 12% more than Colombia	6.18 Ranked 23th.
College and university > Gender ratio	104.07 Ranked 59th. 5% more than Colombia	99 Ranked 61st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 50th. The same as Colombia	3 Ranked 93th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th. 12% more than Colombia	3.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 77th. 13% more than Colombia	8 years Ranked 113th.
Secondary education, pupils	97.45 million Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Colombia	4.9 million Ranked 3rd.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 33th. 2% more than Colombia	0.98 Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	93.3% Ranked 44th.	93.6% Ranked 41st. About the same as China
Primary education, teachers	5.94 million Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Colombia	189,335 Ranked 7th.
Primary education, pupils	99.71 million Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Colombia	4.74 million Ranked 10th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	90.5 Ranked 49th.	93.44 Ranked 41st. 3% more than China
Tertiary enrollment	7.5% Ranked 22nd.	23.3% Ranked 51st. 3 times more than China
Spending per student > College and university	90.07 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Colombia	25.99 Ranked 17th.
High school > Gender ratio	105.08 Ranked 28th.	110.05 Ranked 12th. 5% more than China
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 37th. 20% more than Colombia	5 Ranked 96th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.0113 Ranked 99th.	0.532 Ranked 39th. 47 times more than China
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 75th. 50% more than Colombia	2 Ranked 184th.
Literacy > Male	95.7% Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Colombia	90.1% Ranked 5th.
Spending > USD	78.48 billion Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Colombia	8.36 billion Ranked 37th.
High school > Private school share	10.72% Ranked 73th.	20.21% Ranked 23th. 89% more than China
Spending > Proportion	1.8 Ranked 153th.	3.58 Ranked 103th. 99% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	21.05 Ranked 81st.	28.54 Ranked 44th. 36% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 29th. 33% more than Colombia	3 Ranked 162nd.
High school repeaters > Male	0.38 Ranked 85th.	3.48 Ranked 54th. 9 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	98.9% Ranked 7th. 1% more than Colombia	98% Ranked 3rd.
Preschool enrollment rate	113.2 Ranked 30th.	119.87 Ranked 12th. 6% more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	645,002.55 Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Colombia	24,146.42 Ranked 37th.
Primary completion rate	103 Ranked 7th. 6% more than Colombia	97 Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	15.19 million Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Colombia	989,745 Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	533 Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Colombia	413 Ranked 49th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	5 Ranked 163th. The same as Colombia	5 Ranked 178th.
Secondary education, teachers	6.43 million Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Colombia	193,087 Ranked 2nd.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	4.78 Ranked 62nd. 18% more than Colombia	4.05 Ranked 22nd.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	23.15 Ranked 29th.	25.63 Ranked 18th. 11% more than China
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 108th.	4 Ranked 57th. 33% more than China
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	7.29 Ranked 20th. 14% more than Colombia	6.38 Ranked 23th.
Spending per student > High school	11.55 Ranked 60th.	14.78 Ranked 21st. 28% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils	77.15 million Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Colombia	4.58 million Ranked 5th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	13% Ranked 71st. 71% more than Colombia	7.6% Ranked 86th.
High school > Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 27th.	1.09 Ranked 18th. 4% more than China
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	533 Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Colombia	413 Ranked 49th.
Scientific and technical journal articles	29,186 Ranked 6th. 87 times more than Colombia	337 Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	530 Ranked 4th. 31% more than Colombia	404 Ranked 51st.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	45% Ranked 26th.	66% Ranked 1st. 47% more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	2.06% Ranked 93th. 58% more than Colombia	1.31% Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	11.86 Ranked 90th.	24.01 Ranked 66th. 2 times more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 20th. 17% more than Colombia	6 Ranked 133th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	13% Ranked 49th. 17% more than Colombia	11.1% Ranked 39th.
Children out of school, primary, male	8.97 million Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Colombia	304,427 Ranked 7th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	1.9% Ranked 121st.	5% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than China
High school > Students per teacher	15.15 Ranked 49th.	25.4 Ranked 15th. 68% more than China
Secondary education > General pupils	85.91 million Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Colombia	4.03 million Ranked 6th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 61st. 9% more than Colombia	11 Ranked 169th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 56th. 9% more than Colombia	11 Ranked 148th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th. 7% more than Colombia	4.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	35.75 Ranked 12th.	43.63 Ranked 4th. 22% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	121.66 million Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Colombia	5.19 million Ranked 23th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	54.8% Ranked 78th. 25% more than Colombia	43.8% Ranked 96th.
Elementary school graduate rate	99.57 Ranked 5th. 13% more than Colombia	87.81 Ranked 51st.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	99.3 Ranked 31st. 1% more than Colombia	97.99 Ranked 48th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	72.5 Ranked 98th.	102.79 Ranked 14th. 42% more than China
Primary education, pupils per 1000	74.18 Ranked 100th.	99.41 Ranked 56th. 34% more than China
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	0.85 Ranked 92nd.	1.09 Ranked 54th. 28% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	130.68 million Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than Colombia	2.29 million Ranked 41st.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1 Ranked 87th.	1.11 Ranked 17th. 11% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	380.46 Ranked 7th. 6% more than Colombia	357.93 Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	11.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.	23.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th. 94% more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.48 Ranked 145th.	0.513 Ranked 143th. 7% more than China
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 89th. The same as Colombia	6 Ranked 118th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	15.99 Ranked 43th.	25.64 Ranked 15th. 60% more than China
Inequality adjusted index	0.481 Ranked 77th.	0.523 Ranked 73th. 9% more than China
High school repeaters > Female	0.27 Ranked 84th.	2.13 Ranked 61st. 8 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	96.41 million Ranked 2nd. 83 times more than Colombia	1.16 million Ranked 46th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	17.55 Ranked 73th.	29.4 Ranked 41st. 68% more than China
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	99.2 Ranked 40th. 1% more than Colombia	98.43 Ranked 47th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	86% Ranked 39th. 6% more than Colombia	80.9% Ranked 59th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	105.95 million Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Colombia	5.29 million Ranked 18th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	5 years Ranked 149th. The same as Colombia	5 years Ranked 160th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$1,394.49 Ranked 56th.	$2,320.55 Ranked 45th. 66% more than China
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	95.96 Ranked 96th.	125.4 Ranked 16th. 31% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	57.4 Ranked 102nd.	96.11 Ranked 14th. 67% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	74.44 Ranked 11th.	86.23 Ranked 6th. 16% more than China
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	530 Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Colombia	411 Ranked 50th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 63th. 9% more than Colombia	11 Ranked 175th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	5.39% Ranked 92nd.	18.63% Ranked 24th. 3 times more than China
Elementary school > Gender ratio	103.84 Ranked 5th. 4% more than Colombia	99.41 Ranked 45th.
High school enrolment rate > Female	95.81 Ranked 45th.	98.51 Ranked 29th. 3% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	19.6% Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Colombia	7.5% Ranked 93th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	98% Ranked 23th. 9% more than Colombia	90% Ranked 93th.
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 84th. The same as Colombia	6 Ranked 114th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	85.8 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Colombia	31 Ranked 14th.
Secondary education > Pupils	98.76 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Colombia	4.32 million Ranked 7th.
Primary education > Pupils	121 million Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Colombia	5.33 million Ranked 10th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	70.4% Ranked 61st. 66% more than Colombia	42.4% Ranked 107th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	99.4 Ranked 29th. 2% more than Colombia	97.55 Ranked 52nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	74.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.	86.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th. 16% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	43.84% Ranked 94th.	51.45% Ranked 69th. 17% more than China
Secondary education, vocational pupils	20.3 million Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Colombia	318,538 Ranked 8th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	59.23% Ranked 46th.	91.36% Ranked 3rd. 54% more than China
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	16.79 Ranked 80th.	25.05 Ranked 36th. 49% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers	5.31 million Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Colombia	164,194 Ranked 8th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	11 years Ranked 72nd.	12 years Ranked 65th. 9% more than China
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	99.57 Ranked 6th. 13% more than Colombia	87.81 Ranked 44th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	95.62 million Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Colombia	3.72 million Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	0.646 Ranked 13th.	3.25 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than China
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	22.65 Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Colombia	8.05 Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	522 Ranked 6th. 28% more than Colombia	409 Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	538 Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Colombia	415 Ranked 50th.
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 53th. 20% more than Colombia	5 Ranked 142nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	0.99 Ranked 19th.	1.01 Ranked 1st. 2% more than China
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	104% Ranked 7th.	104.31% Ranked 5th. About the same as China
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	3.54 million Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Colombia	284,987 Ranked 22nd.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	12.1 Ranked 55th. 23% more than Colombia	9.8 Ranked 13th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	101.43 Ranked 61st. 86% more than Colombia	54.64 Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	47.19% Ranked 137th.	48.76% Ranked 51st. 3% more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	98.5% Ranked 7th. About the same as Colombia	98.4% Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	99.58 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Colombia	3.72 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	1.42 million Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Colombia	164,833 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	540 Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Colombia	422 Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	96% Ranked 37th. 7% more than Colombia	90% Ranked 90th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 94th. The same as Colombia	15 Ranked 137th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 21st. 17% more than Colombia	6 Ranked 120th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.29 Ranked 103th.	3.47 Ranked 60th. 12 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	66.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	89.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 35% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.095 per capita Ranked 108th.	0.121 per capita Ranked 75th. 27% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	6.7% Ranked 79th.	7.7% Ranked 72nd. 15% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	95.02 Ranked 110th.	126 Ranked 72nd. 33% more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	100% Ranked 6th. 11% more than Colombia	90% Ranked 88th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	99.2% Ranked 6th. 2% more than Colombia	97.5% Ranked 6th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	19.8 Ranked 13th.	26.5 Ranked 59th. 34% more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	58% Ranked 66th.	79% Ranked 39th. 36% more than China
Primary education > Teachers	5.75 million Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Colombia	186,898 Ranked 6th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	12.85 million Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Colombia	290,336 Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	46.85% Ranked 125th.	51.58% Ranked 22nd. 10% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.347 Ranked 13th.	2.03 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	790.38 Ranked 4th. 15% more than Colombia	688.44 Ranked 4th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	5 Ranked 137th. The same as Colombia	5 Ranked 149th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	4.43 Ranked 80th. 2% more than Colombia	4.33 Ranked 51st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	76.2 Ranked 86th.	100.14 Ranked 24th. 31% more than China
Literacy > Men above 14 years	95.1% Ranked 8th. 2% more than Colombia	92.8% Ranked 5th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48% Ranked 16th.	48.9% Ranked 28th. 2% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$1.88 trillion Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Colombia	$110.70 billion Ranked 14th.
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Colombia	6 Ranked 133th.
High school > Share of total education spending	37.41% Ranked 30th. 3% more than Colombia	36.26% Ranked 17th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	72.21% Ranked 41st.	91.11% Ranked 8th. 26% more than China
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	82.54 million Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Colombia	4.46 million Ranked 15th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	4.1 Ranked 87th. 8% more than Colombia	3.8 Ranked 42nd.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.64 Ranked 38th. 1% more than Colombia	98.19 Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	66.29 Ranked 88th.	93.42 Ranked 30th. 41% more than China
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	1.04 Ranked 8th. 8% more than Colombia	0.965 Ranked 78th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	45.3% Ranked 22nd.	51.5% Ranked 22nd. 14% more than China
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	20,183 Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 54th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	0.0 Ranked 91st.	32.4 Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	74.68 Ranked 106th.	90.34 Ranked 72nd. 21% more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.455 Ranked 13th.	3.01 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	91.69 Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Colombia	57.77 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.715 Ranked 11th.	1.79 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	2.48 Ranked 9th.	4.63 Ranked 7th. 87% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	3.53 Ranked 2nd. 32% more than Colombia	2.67 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.281 Ranked 12th.	1.34 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	47.82 million Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Colombia	1.88 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	0.233 Ranked 12th.	2.59 Ranked 4th. 11 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	501,232 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Colombia	119,795 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	464,307 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Colombia	87,648 Ranked 3rd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.26 Ranked 101st.	2.96 Ranked 60th. 11 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.31 Ranked 102nd.	3.96 Ranked 63th. 13 times more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	57.6% Ranked 53th.	78.3% Ranked 53th. 36% more than China
High school teachers	6.34 million Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Colombia	186,121 Ranked 17th.
Elementary school teachers	6.04 million Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Colombia	179,806 Ranked 21st.
High school enrolment rate > Male	94.54 Ranked 45th.	98.46 Ranked 29th. 4% more than China
Literacy > Women above 14 years	86.5% Ranked 14th.	92.9% Ranked 1st. 7% more than China
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	0.99% Ranked 18th.	1.01% Ranked 1st. 2% more than China
Teachers' Day date	9/10/2011	5/15/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	101.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 94% more than Colombia	52.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 91st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	74.83 Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Colombia	27.82 Ranked 89th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	100.63 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Colombia	4.3 million Ranked 19th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	76.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	96.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 26% more than China
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	99.99 Ranked 78th.	110.64 Ranked 12th. 11% more than China
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	93.36 Ranked 105th.	123.5 Ranked 64th. 32% more than China
Repitition rate > Secondary level	0.3 Ranked 48th.	5.6 Ranked 19th. 19 times more than China
Pupils reaching grade 5	93.8 Ranked 6th. 28% more than Colombia	73 Ranked 13th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male	1.96 million Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Colombia	146,899 Ranked 21st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female	1.58 million Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Colombia	138,088 Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29	609,029 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Colombia	130,176 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24	63.8 million Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Colombia	1.61 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	39.31 Ranked 3rd. 96% more than Colombia	20.04 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	56.39 Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Colombia	36.69 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	29.91 Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Colombia	28.43 Ranked 6th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	22.26% Ranked 57th.	35.53% Ranked 43th. 60% more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	37.83 Ranked 10th. 12% more than Colombia	33.8 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	116.61 million Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Colombia	2.68 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	1.21 Ranked 7th.	2.19 Ranked 6th. 81% more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	4.54 Ranked 5th. 1% more than Colombia	4.49 Ranked 8th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above	95.14% Ranked 37th. 2% more than Colombia	92.9% Ranked 49th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	99.39% net Ranked 13th. 14% more than Colombia	86.88% net Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54	799,159 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Colombia	99,634 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34	96.27 million Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Colombia	2.71 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44	1.49 million Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Colombia	86,796 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84	4.1 million Ranked 1st. 81 times more than Colombia	50,815 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44	605,375 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Colombia	95,588 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54	35.87 million Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Colombia	834,686 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59	75.65 million Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Colombia	1.2 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49	50.08 million Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Colombia	1.08 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64	4.54 million Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Colombia	103,657 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69	4.72 million Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Colombia	115,426 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69	15.65 million Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Colombia	360,102 Ranked 3rd.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	12.97% Ranked 62nd.	14.93% Ranked 57th. 15% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	5.88 Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Colombia	4.19 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	75.06 Ranked 10th. 6% more than Colombia	70.97 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	8.19 Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Colombia	6.07 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	47.18 Ranked 4th. 15% more than Colombia	41.19 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	1.12 Ranked 8th.	2.01 Ranked 7th. 80% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	3.23 Ranked 4th. 35% more than Colombia	2.4 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.158 Ranked 13th.	1.59 Ranked 4th. 10 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	3.39 Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Colombia	2.4 Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	36.01% gross Ranked 91st.	39.23% gross Ranked 45th. 9% more than China
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	117.4% gross Ranked 15th. 5% more than Colombia	111.73% gross Ranked 22nd.
Primary education > Teachers > % female	52.91% female Ranked 105th.	76.5% female Ranked 31st. 45% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils > % female	47.47% female Ranked 98th.	51.55% female Ranked 12th. 9% more than China
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group	97.7% Ranked 50th. The same as Colombia	97.62% Ranked 23th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary	9.06% Ranked 65th.	23.99% Ranked 30th. 3 times more than China
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	20.61% gross Ranked 66th.	27.13% gross Ranked 15th. 32% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	22.69% Ranked 58th.	35.36% Ranked 45th. 56% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	23.16% Ranked 59th.	35.18% Ranked 49th. 52% more than China
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net	97.02% Ranked 20th. 4% more than Colombia	93.54% Ranked 60th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort	57.63% Ranked 63th.	80.63% Ranked 24th. 40% more than China
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	11 years Ranked 71st.	13 years Ranked 60th. 18% more than China
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary	5.39% Ranked 90th.	18.63% Ranked 24th. 3 times more than China
Primary education, pupils > % female	46.19% Ranked 141st.	48.1% Ranked 53th. 4% more than China
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	127.71% Ranked 8th. 22% more than Colombia	104.95% Ranked 41st.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group	87.34% Ranked 41st.	105.04% Ranked 8th. 20% more than China
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group	109.56% Ranked 39th. 5% more than Colombia	104.22% Ranked 39th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female	47.64% Ranked 111th.	50.93% Ranked 18th. 7% more than China
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net	87.02% Ranked 33th. 1% more than Colombia	86.56% Ranked 38th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita	$2,716.70 Ranked 46th.	$3,965.06 Ranked 37th. 46% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP	43.9% Ranked 75th.	51.15% Ranked 60th. 17% more than China
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24	99.69% Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Colombia	97.76% Ranked 44th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %	101.46% Ranked 45th.	108.8% Ranked 8th. 7% more than China
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %	99.65% Ranked 43th. 3% more than Colombia	96.55% Ranked 50th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59	5.66 million Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Colombia	199,775 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49	1.74 million Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Colombia	98,506 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49	103.3 million Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Colombia	2.04 million Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74	14.31 million Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Colombia	224,360 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	39.79 Ranked 3rd. 79% more than Colombia	22.2 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	36.79 Ranked 7th. 24% more than Colombia	29.68 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	29.58 Ranked 5th. 70% more than Colombia	17.36 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	47.1 Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Colombia	27.28 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	6.91 Ranked 2nd. 90% more than Colombia	3.63 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	56.55 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Colombia	27.84 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	5.76 Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Colombia	4.25 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	18.89 Ranked 2nd. 68% more than Colombia	11.26 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	42.37 Ranked 1st. 29% more than Colombia	32.86 Ranked 3rd.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	44.12% Ranked 73th.	49.38% Ranked 70th. 12% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	97.02% Ranked 15th. 8% more than Colombia	90.02% Ranked 67th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	111.25% Ranked 39th.	120.22% Ranked 16th. 8% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.84% Ranked 17th. 7% more than Colombia	90.32% Ranked 69th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	4.24% Ranked 87th.	19.81% Ranked 31st. 5 times more than China
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	1.97% of GNI Ranked 149th.	4.9% of GNI Ranked 56th. 2 times more than China
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP	1.91% Ranked 122nd.	4.79% Ranked 23th. 3 times more than China
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	72.53% gross Ranked 98th.	74.67% gross Ranked 44th. 3% more than China
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita	90.07% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Colombia	24.65% Ranked 23th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	78.3% Ranked 38th.	83.6% Ranked 46th. 7% more than China
School enrollment > Primary > % net	97.43% net Ranked 23th. 12% more than Colombia	86.88% net Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54	2.52 million Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Colombia	100,467 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29	232,510 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Colombia	72,137 Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	22.53% Ranked 83th.	29.94% Ranked 61st. 33% more than China
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	11 years Ranked 73th.	12 years Ranked 64th. 9% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000	26.62 Ranked 71st.	26.82 Ranked 70th. 1% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54	75.43 million Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Colombia	1.58 million Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross	127.95% Ranked 11th. 20% more than Colombia	106.86% Ranked 36th.
Repitition rate > Primary level	0.7 Ranked 25th.	5.4 Ranked 57th. 8 times more than China
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	86.67% Ranked 30th. 4% more than Colombia	83.49% Ranked 37th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort	81.1% Ranked 14th.	84.71% Ranked 29th. 4% more than China
School enrollment > Primary > % gross	117.62% gross Ranked 16th. 4% more than Colombia	112.78% gross Ranked 28th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort	82.26% Ranked 11th.	82.61% Ranked 35th. About the same as China
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	97.22% Ranked 15th. 4% more than Colombia	93.61% Ranked 54th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	12.97% Ranked 47th. 17% more than Colombia	11.06% Ranked 38th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	14.47 Ranked 48th.	26.67 Ranked 11th. 84% more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	1.71 Ranked 11th.	4.6 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69	34.78 million Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Colombia	678,561 Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	87.28% Ranked 77th.	96.81% Ranked 12th. 11% more than China

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