Education Stats: compare key data on China & Dominican Republic

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.
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.
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.
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.
Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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."
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
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.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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.
Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
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 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.
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
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.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:
Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.
. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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 literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 > Literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > 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."
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-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.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-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.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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 55-59 per thousand people: 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. 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."
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. 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 35-39 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
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.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.

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Adult literacy rate > Total	93.7 Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Dominican Republic	88.24 Ranked 17th.
Average years of schooling of adults	6.4 Ranked 45th. 31% more than Dominican Republic	4.9 Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary	17.45 million Ranked 1st. 154 times more than Dominican Republic	113,092 Ranked 30th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	14.19 Ranked 21st. 27% more than Dominican Republic	11.14 Ranked 32nd.
Children out of school, primary, female	8.48 million Ranked 1st. 136 times more than Dominican Republic	62,367 Ranked 27th.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.13 Ranked 50th.	1.59 Ranked 17th. 41% more than China
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 60th. The same as Dominican Republic	9 Ranked 78th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	1.91% Ranked 115th.	2.19% Ranked 104th. 15% more than China
High school enrolment rate	95.14 Ranked 49th. 6% more than Dominican Republic	89.68 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Total population	91.6% Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Dominican Republic	84.7% Ranked 99th.
Primary education, duration > Years	5 Ranked 154th.	6 Ranked 133th. 20% more than China
Primary education, teachers per 1000	4.42 Ranked 71st.	5.07 Ranked 55th. 15% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	16.79 Ranked 80th.	25.46 Ranked 50th. 52% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	15.15 Ranked 48th.	28.72 Ranked 12th. 90% more than China
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 104th. The same as Dominican Republic	6 Ranked 154th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	23.98% Ranked 20th. 65% more than Dominican Republic	14.54% Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Female	87.6% Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Dominican Republic	84.8% Ranked 86th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	6.89 Ranked 20th. 12% more than Dominican Republic	6.15 Ranked 28th.
College and university > Gender ratio	104.07 Ranked 59th.	158.86 Ranked 16th. 53% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 50th. The same as Dominican Republic	3 Ranked 109th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th. 27% more than Dominican Republic	3.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 77th.	10 years Ranked 3rd. 11% more than China
Secondary education, pupils	97.45 million Ranked 2nd. 108 times more than Dominican Republic	898,690 Ranked 48th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 33th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	0.95 Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	93.3% Ranked 44th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	89.1% Ranked 59th.
Primary education, teachers	5.94 million Ranked 1st. 115 times more than Dominican Republic	51,464 Ranked 48th.
Primary education, pupils	99.71 million Ranked 2nd. 76 times more than Dominican Republic	1.31 million Ranked 60th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	90.5 Ranked 49th. 3% more than Dominican Republic	88.28 Ranked 13th.
Tertiary enrollment	7.5% Ranked 22nd.	22.9% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
High school > Gender ratio	105.08 Ranked 28th.	118.58 Ranked 5th. 13% more than China
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 37th. 20% more than Dominican Republic	5 Ranked 101st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.0113 Ranked 99th.	2.83 Ranked 44th. 251 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.	4 Ranked 44th. 33% more than China
Literacy > Male	95.7% Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Dominican Republic	84.6% Ranked 104th.
Spending > USD	78.48 billion Ranked 7th. 51 times more than Dominican Republic	1.55 billion Ranked 66th.
High school > Private school share	10.72% Ranked 73th.	20.81% Ranked 41st. 94% more than China
Spending > Proportion	1.8 Ranked 153th.	3.54 Ranked 107th. 97% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	21.05 Ranked 81st.	24.33 Ranked 53th. 16% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 29th. 33% more than Dominican Republic	3 Ranked 184th.
High school repeaters > Male	0.38 Ranked 85th.	1.78 Ranked 71st. 5 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	98.9% Ranked 7th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	94.2% Ranked 9th.
Preschool enrollment rate	113.2 Ranked 30th. 9% more than Dominican Republic	104.29 Ranked 66th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	645,002.55 Ranked 1st. 184 times more than Dominican Republic	3,499.37 Ranked 130th.
Primary completion rate	103 Ranked 7th. 12% more than Dominican Republic	92 Ranked 68th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	15.19 million Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Dominican Republic	286,954 Ranked 52nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	5 Ranked 163th.	6 Ranked 140th. 20% more than China
Secondary education, teachers	6.43 million Ranked 1st. 206 times more than Dominican Republic	31,289 Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	4.78 Ranked 62nd. 55% more than Dominican Republic	3.08 Ranked 84th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	23.15 Ranked 29th.	23.58 Ranked 27th. 2% more than China
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 108th. 50% more than Dominican Republic	2 Ranked 203th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	7.29 Ranked 20th. 46% more than Dominican Republic	5 Ranked 32nd.
Spending per student > High school	11.55 Ranked 60th. 79% more than Dominican Republic	6.45 Ranked 29th.
Secondary education, general pupils	77.15 million Ranked 1st. 90 times more than Dominican Republic	859,325 Ranked 46th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	13% Ranked 71st.	15.3% Ranked 62nd. 18% more than China
High school > Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 27th.	1.13 Ranked 10th. 8% more than China
Scientific and technical journal articles	29,186 Ranked 6th. 4864 times more than Dominican Republic	6 Ranked 139th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	45% Ranked 26th. 10% more than Dominican Republic	41% Ranked 1st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	2.06% Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic	0.708% Ranked 134th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	11.86 Ranked 90th.	32.11 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 20th. 17% more than Dominican Republic	6 Ranked 158th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	13% Ranked 49th. 34% more than Dominican Republic	9.7% Ranked 43th.
Children out of school, primary, male	8.97 million Ranked 1st. 177 times more than Dominican Republic	50,725 Ranked 32nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	1.9% Ranked 121st. The same as Dominican Republic	1.9% Ranked 50th.
High school > Students per teacher	15.15 Ranked 49th.	28.72 Ranked 12th. 90% more than China
Secondary education > General pupils	85.91 million Ranked 1st. 112 times more than Dominican Republic	768,351 Ranked 29th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 61st. The same as Dominican Republic	12 Ranked 124th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 56th. The same as Dominican Republic	12 Ranked 112th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.	5.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 26% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	35.75 Ranked 12th.	47.57 Ranked 3rd. 33% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	121.66 million Ranked 2nd. 89 times more than Dominican Republic	1.37 million Ranked 63th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	54.8% Ranked 78th. 27% more than Dominican Republic	43.3% Ranked 98th.
Elementary school graduate rate	99.57 Ranked 5th. 45% more than Dominican Republic	68.77 Ranked 76th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	99.3 Ranked 31st. 4% more than Dominican Republic	95.79 Ranked 17th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	6.1 Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	2.8 Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	72.5 Ranked 98th.	88.56 Ranked 51st. 22% more than China
Primary education, pupils per 1000	74.18 Ranked 100th.	129.11 Ranked 53th. 74% more than China
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	0.85 Ranked 92nd.	1.64 Ranked 18th. 93% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	130.68 million Ranked 2nd. 144 times more than Dominican Republic	910,200 Ranked 62nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1 Ranked 87th.	1.21 Ranked 6th. 21% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	380.46 Ranked 7th. 13% more than Dominican Republic	337.08 Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	11.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.	31.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th. 3 times more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.48 Ranked 145th. 39% more than Dominican Republic	0.345 Ranked 159th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 89th. The same as Dominican Republic	6 Ranked 136th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	15.99 Ranked 43th.	24.47 Ranked 17th. 53% more than China
Inequality adjusted index	0.481 Ranked 77th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	0.458 Ranked 80th.
High school repeaters > Female	0.27 Ranked 84th.	0.85 Ranked 73th. 3 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	96.41 million Ranked 2nd. 216 times more than Dominican Republic	446,300 Ranked 70th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	17.55 Ranked 73th.	19.62 Ranked 64th. 12% more than China
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	99.2 Ranked 40th. 2% more than Dominican Republic	96.93 Ranked 15th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	86% Ranked 39th. 4% more than Dominican Republic	82.9% Ranked 56th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	105.95 million Ranked 1st. 81 times more than Dominican Republic	1.31 million Ranked 58th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	5 years Ranked 149th.	6 years Ranked 130th. 20% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$1,394.49 Ranked 56th.	$2,893.29 Ranked 34th. 2 times more than China
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	95.96 Ranked 96th.	104.53 Ranked 52nd. 9% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	57.4 Ranked 102nd.	84.68 Ranked 38th. 48% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	74.44 Ranked 11th.	93.82 Ranked 4th. 26% more than China
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	5.39% Ranked 92nd.	23.27% Ranked 37th. 4 times more than China
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 63th. The same as Dominican Republic	12 Ranked 127th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	103.84 Ranked 5th. 11% more than Dominican Republic	93.44 Ranked 109th.
High school enrolment rate > Female	95.81 Ranked 45th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	91.36 Ranked 7th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	19.6% Ranked 60th. 29% more than Dominican Republic	15.2% Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	98% Ranked 23th. 9% more than Dominican Republic	90% Ranked 94th.
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 84th. The same as Dominican Republic	6 Ranked 131st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	85.8 Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Dominican Republic	9.3 Ranked 10th.
Primary education > Pupils	121 million Ranked 2nd. 94 times more than Dominican Republic	1.29 million Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Pupils	98.76 million Ranked 1st. 122 times more than Dominican Republic	808,352 Ranked 29th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	70.4% Ranked 61st. 69% more than Dominican Republic	41.7% Ranked 109th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	99.4 Ranked 29th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	94.63 Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	74.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th. 3% more than Dominican Republic	72.85 per 1,000 people Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	43.84% Ranked 94th.	61.32% Ranked 15th. 40% more than China
Secondary education, vocational pupils	20.3 million Ranked 1st. 516 times more than Dominican Republic	39,365 Ranked 66th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	16.79 Ranked 80th.	25.46 Ranked 50th. 52% more than China
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	59.23% Ranked 46th.	81.17% Ranked 21st. 37% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers	5.31 million Ranked 1st. 174 times more than Dominican Republic	30,583 Ranked 28th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	11 years Ranked 72nd.	12 years Ranked 6th. 9% more than China
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	99.57 Ranked 6th. 37% more than Dominican Republic	72.92 Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	95.62 million Ranked 1st. 145 times more than Dominican Republic	658,164 Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	0.646 Ranked 13th.	7.05 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than China
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	22.65 Ranked 62nd. 32 times more than Dominican Republic	0.704 Ranked 156th.
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 53th. The same as Dominican Republic	6 Ranked 123th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	0.99 Ranked 19th.	1.03 Ranked 1st. 4% more than China
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	3.54 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Dominican Republic	219,759 Ranked 27th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	104% Ranked 7th. 1% more than Dominican Republic	102.93% Ranked 13th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	12.1 Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	4.9 Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	47.19% Ranked 137th.	49.53% Ranked 12th. 5% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	101.43 Ranked 61st. 1% more than Dominican Republic	100.34 Ranked 62nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	98.5% Ranked 7th. 3% more than Dominican Republic	95.4% Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	1.42 million Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Dominican Republic	70,463 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	99.58 million Ranked 1st. 106 times more than Dominican Republic	939,814 Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	96% Ranked 37th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	91% Ranked 85th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 94th. 7% more than Dominican Republic	14 Ranked 198th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 21st. 17% more than Dominican Republic	6 Ranked 139th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.29 Ranked 103th.	3.45 Ranked 61st. 12 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	66.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	81.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th. 22% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	95.02 Ranked 110th.	153.84 Ranked 43th. 62% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.095 per capita Ranked 108th.	0.152 per capita Ranked 44th. 60% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	6.7% Ranked 79th.	15.4% Ranked 55th. 2 times more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	100% Ranked 6th. 14% more than Dominican Republic	88% Ranked 96th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	99.2% Ranked 6th. 7% more than Dominican Republic	93% Ranked 10th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	19.8 Ranked 13th.	40.5 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	58% Ranked 66th.	78% Ranked 47th. 34% more than China
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	12.85 million Ranked 1st. 321 times more than Dominican Republic	40,001 Ranked 28th.
Primary education > Teachers	5.75 million Ranked 1st. 108 times more than Dominican Republic	53,015 Ranked 27th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	46.85% Ranked 125th.	54.24% Ranked 5th. 16% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	790.38 Ranked 4th. 18% more than Dominican Republic	667.95 Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.347 Ranked 13th.	4.1 Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than China
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	5 Ranked 137th.	6 Ranked 120th. 20% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	76.2 Ranked 86th.	86.52 Ranked 30th. 14% more than China
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	4.43 Ranked 80th.	5.67 Ranked 29th. 28% more than China
Literacy > Men above 14 years	95.1% Ranked 8th. 10% more than Dominican Republic	86.8% Ranked 10th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48% Ranked 16th.	48.4% Ranked 88th. 1% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$1.88 trillion Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Dominican Republic	$29.73 billion Ranked 31st.
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Dominican Republic	6 Ranked 157th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	72.21% Ranked 41st.	77.43% Ranked 34th. 7% more than China
High school > Share of total education spending	37.41% Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	17.95% Ranked 71st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	82.54 million Ranked 1st. 95 times more than Dominican Republic	868,017 Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	4.1 Ranked 87th. 25% more than Dominican Republic	3.27 Ranked 48th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.64 Ranked 38th. 5% more than Dominican Republic	95.22 Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	66.29 Ranked 88th.	82.23 Ranked 33th. 24% more than China
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	1.04 Ranked 8th. 15% more than Dominican Republic	0.905 Ranked 100th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	45.3% Ranked 22nd.	54.8% Ranked 3rd. 21% more than China
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	20,183 Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 31st.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	0.0 Ranked 91st.	32.6 Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	74.68 Ranked 106th. 1% more than Dominican Republic	73.66 Ranked 113th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	501,232 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Dominican Republic	58,211 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.715 Ranked 11th.	2.93 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	2.48 Ranked 9th.	7.26 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	91.69 Ranked 2nd. 81% more than Dominican Republic	50.79 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.455 Ranked 13th.	6.39 Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	464,307 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Dominican Republic	41,071 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	0.233 Ranked 12th.	4.33 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	47.82 million Ranked 1st. 100 times more than Dominican Republic	476,483 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.281 Ranked 12th.	2.53 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	3.53 Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Dominican Republic	2.38 Ranked 6th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.31 Ranked 102nd.	4.18 Ranked 60th. 13 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.26 Ranked 101st.	2.64 Ranked 64th. 10 times more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	57.6% Ranked 53th.	58.9% Ranked 70th. 2% more than China
Elementary school teachers	6.04 million Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Dominican Republic	66,539 Ranked 42nd.
High school teachers	6.34 million Ranked 1st. 171 times more than Dominican Republic	37,164 Ranked 46th.
High school enrolment rate > Male	94.54 Ranked 45th. 7% more than Dominican Republic	88.03 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	86.5% Ranked 14th.	87.2% Ranked 9th. 1% more than China
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	0.99% Ranked 18th.	1.03% Ranked 1st. 4% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	74.83 Ranked 54th. 52% more than Dominican Republic	49.2 Ranked 67th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	101.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 2% more than Dominican Republic	99.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	100.63 million Ranked 1st. 124 times more than Dominican Republic	808,352 Ranked 50th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	76.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	85.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st. 12% more than China
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	99.99 Ranked 78th.	121.29 Ranked 4th. 21% more than China
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	93.36 Ranked 105th.	138.04 Ranked 45th. 48% more than China
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	16.2 Ranked 72nd.	32.1 Ranked 9th. 98% more than China
Pupils reaching grade 5	93.8 Ranked 6th. 25% more than Dominican Republic	75.1 Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	39.31 Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Dominican Republic	20.74 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	56.39 Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Dominican Republic	33.04 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	29.91 Ranked 3rd.	42.67 Ranked 1st. 43% more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	3.37 Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Dominican Republic	2.16 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.375 Ranked 13th.	5.81 Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	116.61 million Ranked 1st. 206 times more than Dominican Republic	566,260 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	1.21 Ranked 7th.	2.19 Ranked 2nd. 81% more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	4.54 Ranked 5th.	6.07 Ranked 3rd. 34% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34	47.06 million Ranked 1st. 144 times more than Dominican Republic	326,163 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	0.122 Ranked 11th.	1.58 Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than China
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	95.31% net Ranked 33th. 8% more than Dominican Republic	88.32% net Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24	63.11 million Ranked 1st. 152 times more than Dominican Republic	413,878 Ranked 9th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	99.39% net Ranked 13th. 14% more than Dominican Republic	87.08% net Ranked 44th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84	7.87 million Ranked 1st. 177 times more than Dominican Republic	44,342 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29	100.4 million Ranked 1st. 143 times more than Dominican Republic	702,226 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24	290,042 Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Dominican Republic	22,430 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79	5.69 million Ranked 1st. 277 times more than Dominican Republic	20,578 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29	376,519 Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Dominican Republic	25,382 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74	2.09 million Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Dominican Republic	22,936 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39	56.68 million Ranked 1st. 196 times more than Dominican Republic	289,517 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39	956,001 Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Dominican Republic	29,392 Ranked 6th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds	3.58% Ranked 14th.	10.79% Ranked 40th. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10	508.94 million Ranked 1st. 151 times more than Dominican Republic	3.38 million Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.217 Ranked 13th.	2.24 Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	8.19 Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Dominican Republic	5.32 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	47.18 Ranked 4th. 14% more than Dominican Republic	41.32 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	1.12 Ranked 8th.	3.17 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	3.23 Ranked 4th.	3.62 Ranked 3rd. 12% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.158 Ranked 13th.	3.57 Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	3.39 Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Dominican Republic	3.11 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	26.81 Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Dominican Republic	16.45 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	11.7 Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Dominican Republic	6.99 Ranked 10th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	117.4% gross Ranked 15th. 7% more than Dominican Republic	109.98% gross Ranked 27th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female	52.91% female Ranked 105th.	75.98% female Ranked 34th. 44% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils > % female	47.47% female Ranked 98th.	53.95% female Ranked 5th. 14% more than China
Government spending on education > % of GDP	1.91% Ranked 115th.	2.19% Ranked 104th. 15% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	97.22% Ranked 14th. 21% more than Dominican Republic	80.22% Ranked 90th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending	12.97% Ranked 50th. 18% more than Dominican Republic	11.02% Ranked 61st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	115.53% Ranked 18th. 15% more than Dominican Republic	100.69% Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	99.9% Ranked 21st.	102.04% Ranked 10th. 2% more than China
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	95.12% Ranked 7th. 6% more than Dominican Republic	90.11% Ranked 49th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	100.36% Ranked 48th. 1% more than Dominican Republic	98.97% Ranked 66th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	61.15% Ranked 72nd. 62% more than Dominican Republic	37.84% Ranked 94th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	62.76% Ranked 70th. 70% more than Dominican Republic	36.84% Ranked 94th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000	15.1 Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic	3.88 Ranked 89th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000	2.34 Ranked 62nd. 13% more than Dominican Republic	2.08 Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	39.79 Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Dominican Republic	21.18 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	36.79 Ranked 7th. 17% more than Dominican Republic	31.57 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	29.58 Ranked 5th. 78% more than Dominican Republic	16.6 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	47.1 Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Dominican Republic	25.15 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	1.57 Ranked 12th.	7.15 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	6.91 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	3.27 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	56.55 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Dominican Republic	25.1 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	4.23 Ranked 5th.	6.94 Ranked 2nd. 64% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	18.89 Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Dominican Republic	10.69 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	42.37 Ranked 1st. 47% more than Dominican Republic	28.9 Ranked 12th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	44.12% Ranked 73th. 26% more than Dominican Republic	34.88% Ranked 82nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	97.02% Ranked 15th. 21% more than Dominican Republic	80% Ranked 93th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	111.25% Ranked 39th. 3% more than Dominican Republic	107.76% Ranked 55th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.84% Ranked 17th. 21% more than Dominican Republic	79.79% Ranked 94th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	4.24% Ranked 87th.	20.8% Ranked 28th. 5 times more than China
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	11 years Ranked 71st.	13 years Ranked 2nd. 18% more than China
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	72.53% gross Ranked 102nd. 3% more than Dominican Republic	70.73% gross Ranked 50th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	1.81% Ranked 163th.	1.88% Ranked 161st. 4% more than China
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	11 years Ranked 73th.	12 years Ranked 6th. 9% more than China
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort	81.1% Ranked 20th. 8% more than Dominican Republic	74.84% Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59	35.91 million Ranked 1st. 287 times more than Dominican Republic	125,201 Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	72.53% gross Ranked 102nd.	77.67% gross Ranked 46th. 7% more than China
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	87.02% Ranked 33th.	89.9% Ranked 68th. 3% more than China
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort	79.84% Ranked 12th. 6% more than Dominican Republic	75.2% Ranked 62nd.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment	0.28% Ranked 103th.	10.21% Ranked 27th. 36 times more than China
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	100% Ranked 41st.	102.43% Ranked 2nd. 2% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84	3.36 million Ranked 1st. 148 times more than Dominican Republic	22,699 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	4.74 Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Dominican Republic	4.57 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	1.06 Ranked 12th.	7.03 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than China
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	87.28% Ranked 77th. 9% more than Dominican Republic	79.72% Ranked 90th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment	0.147% Ranked 100th.	3.87% Ranked 46th. 26 times more than China
Secondary education, teachers, female	3.15 million Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Dominican Republic	21,115 Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49	53.22 million Ranked 1st. 251 times more than Dominican Republic	212,167 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39	59.93 million Ranked 1st. 217 times more than Dominican Republic	276,743 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	44.59 Ranked 1st. 74% more than Dominican Republic	25.64 Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	409.92 Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Dominican Republic	330.87 Ranked 13th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people	15.76 Ranked 29th.	0.0 Ranked 31st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	0.453 Ranked 13th.	3.98 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	10.7 Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Dominican Republic	5.37 Ranked 7th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female	48.98% Ranked 65th.	67.48% Ranked 20th. 38% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64	52.59 million Ranked 1st. 253 times more than Dominican Republic	207,732 Ranked 8th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group	93.08% Ranked 118th.	108.34% Ranked 29th. 16% more than China
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	19.1% gross Ranked 73th.	32.89% gross Ranked 54th. 72% more than China
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending	32.6% Ranked 37th.	58.68% Ranked 5th. 80% more than China

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