Education Stats: compare key data on China & Lithuania

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."
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.
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.
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Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.
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Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.
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College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.
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High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
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.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.
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Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.
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Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > 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.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.
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High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
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.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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 > 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 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 > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Literacy > 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 illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
Participation > School enrollment > 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, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education 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).
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.

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Adult literacy rate > Total	93.7 Ranked 42nd.	99.7 Ranked 8th. 6% more than China
Children out of school, primary	17.45 million Ranked 1st. 12636 times more than Lithuania	1,381 Ranked 103th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	14.19 Ranked 21st. 31 times more than Lithuania	0.456 Ranked 104th.
Children out of school, primary, female	8.48 million Ranked 1st. 9915 times more than Lithuania	855 Ranked 88th.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.13 Ranked 50th.	1.49 Ranked 18th. 32% more than China
College and university > Share of total education spending	23.98% Ranked 20th. 2% more than Lithuania	23.56% Ranked 32nd.
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 60th. The same as Lithuania	9 Ranked 110th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	1.91% Ranked 115th.	5.37% Ranked 47th. 3 times more than China
High school enrolment rate	95.14 Ranked 49th.	98.73 Ranked 27th. 4% more than China
Literacy > Total population	91.6% Ranked 2nd.	99.6% Ranked 9th. 9% more than China
Primary education, duration > Years	5 Ranked 154th. 25% more than Lithuania	4 Ranked 192nd.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	4.42 Ranked 71st. 44% more than Lithuania	3.07 Ranked 110th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	16.79 Ranked 80th. 35% more than Lithuania	12.41 Ranked 108th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	15.15 Ranked 48th. 77% more than Lithuania	8.56 Ranked 94th.
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 104th.	8 Ranked 10th. 33% more than China
Literacy > Female	87.6% Ranked 2nd.	99.6% Ranked 7th. 14% more than China
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	6.89 Ranked 20th. 24 times more than Lithuania	0.282 Ranked 89th.
College and university > Gender ratio	104.07 Ranked 59th.	155.77 Ranked 18th. 50% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 50th.	4 Ranked 13th. 33% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th.	12.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 77th. The same as Lithuania	9 years Ranked 81st.
Secondary education, pupils	97.45 million Ranked 2nd. 300 times more than Lithuania	325,215 Ranked 88th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 33th. 1% more than Lithuania	0.99 Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	93.3% Ranked 44th.	99.7% Ranked 6th. 7% more than China
Primary education, pupils	99.71 million Ranked 2nd. 863 times more than Lithuania	115,581 Ranked 116th.
Primary education, teachers	5.94 million Ranked 1st. 638 times more than Lithuania	9,312 Ranked 91st.
Adult literacy rate > Female	90.5 Ranked 49th.	99.7 Ranked 6th. 10% more than China
Tertiary enrollment	7.5% Ranked 22nd.	52.5% Ranked 19th. 7 times more than China
Spending per student > College and university	90.07 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Lithuania	17.23 Ranked 46th.
High school > Gender ratio	105.08 Ranked 28th. 5% more than Lithuania	100.24 Ranked 57th.
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 37th.	7 Ranked 15th. 17% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.0113 Ranked 99th.	2.83 Ranked 45th. 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. 50% more than Lithuania	2 Ranked 175th.
Literacy > Male	95.7% Ranked 2nd.	99.7% Ranked 8th. 4% more than China
Spending > USD	78.48 billion Ranked 7th. 37 times more than Lithuania	2.1 billion Ranked 58th.
High school > Private school share	10.72% Ranked 73th. 8 times more than Lithuania	1.31% Ranked 111th.
Spending > Proportion	1.8 Ranked 153th.	4.59 Ranked 68th. 3 times more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	21.05 Ranked 81st. 43% more than Lithuania	14.72 Ranked 118th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 29th. 33% more than Lithuania	3 Ranked 141st.
High school repeaters > Male	0.38 Ranked 85th.	1.9 Ranked 70th. 5 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	98.9% Ranked 7th.	99.7% Ranked 5th. 1% more than China
Preschool enrollment rate	113.2 Ranked 30th. 18% more than Lithuania	96.19 Ranked 108th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	645,002.55 Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Lithuania	9,983.54 Ranked 77th.
Primary completion rate	103 Ranked 7th. 5% more than Lithuania	98 Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	15.19 million Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than Lithuania	167,606 Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall	533 Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Lithuania	468 Ranked 38th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	5 Ranked 163th. 25% more than Lithuania	4 Ranked 202nd.
Secondary education, teachers	6.43 million Ranked 1st. 169 times more than Lithuania	37,981 Ranked 45th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	4.78 Ranked 62nd.	12.53 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	23.15 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Lithuania	7.28 Ranked 111th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 108th.	6 Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as China
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	7.29 Ranked 20th. 42 times more than Lithuania	0.174 Ranked 94th.
Spending per student > High school	11.55 Ranked 60th.	20.25 Ranked 31st. 75% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils	77.15 million Ranked 1st. 268 times more than Lithuania	288,038 Ranked 90th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	13% Ranked 71st. 33 times more than Lithuania	0.4% Ranked 132nd.
High school > Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 27th. 7% more than Lithuania	0.974 Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills	533 Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Lithuania	468 Ranked 38th.
Scientific and technical journal articles	29,186 Ranked 6th. 91 times more than Lithuania	322 Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve	530 Ranked 4th. 11% more than Lithuania	476 Ranked 34th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	45% Ranked 26th.	55% Ranked 10th. 22% more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	2.06% Ranked 93th.	5.34% Ranked 58th. 3 times more than China
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	11.86 Ranked 90th.	48.31 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 20th. The same as Lithuania	7 Ranked 24th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	13% Ranked 49th.	15.6% Ranked 35th. 20% more than China
Children out of school, primary, male	8.97 million Ranked 1st. 17059 times more than Lithuania	526 Ranked 94th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	1.9% Ranked 121st.	5.4% Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than China
High school > Students per teacher	15.15 Ranked 49th. 77% more than Lithuania	8.56 Ranked 95th.
Secondary education > General pupils	85.91 million Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Lithuania	410,567 Ranked 75th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 61st. 9% more than Lithuania	11 Ranked 163th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 56th. 9% more than Lithuania	11 Ranked 144th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 80th. 32% more than Lithuania	3.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 107th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	35.75 Ranked 12th.	42.81 Ranked 1st. 20% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	121.66 million Ranked 2nd. 663 times more than Lithuania	183,542 Ranked 127th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	54.8% Ranked 78th.	87.9% Ranked 29th. 60% more than China
Elementary school graduate rate	99.57 Ranked 5th. 2% more than Lithuania	98.02 Ranked 20th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	99.3 Ranked 31st.	99.8 Ranked 12th. 1% more than China
Public spending per student > Primary level	6.1 Ranked 62nd.	61.4 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than China
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	72.5 Ranked 98th.	107.33 Ranked 22nd. 48% more than China
Primary education, pupils per 1000	74.18 Ranked 100th. 94% more than Lithuania	38.14 Ranked 148th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	0.85 Ranked 92nd.	1.56 Ranked 20th. 84% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	130.68 million Ranked 2nd. 11074 times more than Lithuania	11,800 Ranked 127th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1 Ranked 87th. 2% more than Lithuania	0.98 Ranked 106th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	380.46 Ranked 7th.	542.41 Ranked 1st. 43% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	11.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.	48.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 4 times more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.48 Ranked 145th.	3.29 Ranked 58th. 7 times more than China
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 89th.	8 Ranked 12th. 33% more than China
Teacher student ratio > High school	15.99 Ranked 43th. 75% more than Lithuania	9.16 Ranked 88th.
Inequality adjusted index	0.481 Ranked 77th.	0.83 Ranked 21st. 73% more than China
High school repeaters > Female	0.27 Ranked 84th.	0.74 Ranked 75th. 3 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	96.41 million Ranked 2nd. 13206 times more than Lithuania	7,300 Ranked 127th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	17.55 Ranked 73th. 35% more than Lithuania	13 Ranked 108th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	99.2 Ranked 40th.	99.8 Ranked 15th. 1% more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	86% Ranked 39th.	97.9% Ranked 23th. 14% more than China
Elementary school > Enrolled students	105.95 million Ranked 1st. 781 times more than Lithuania	135,719 Ranked 106th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	5 years Ranked 149th. 25% more than Lithuania	4 years Ranked 184th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$1,394.49 Ranked 56th.	$4,857.17 Ranked 40th. 3 times more than China
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	95.96 Ranked 96th. The same as Lithuania	95.87 Ranked 97th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	57.4 Ranked 102nd.	95.06 Ranked 20th. 66% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	74.44 Ranked 11th.	87.2 Ranked 1st. 17% more than China
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret	530 Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Lithuania	469 Ranked 38th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 63th. 9% more than Lithuania	11 Ranked 169th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	5.39% Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Lithuania	1.06% Ranked 125th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	103.84 Ranked 5th. 6% more than Lithuania	97.64 Ranked 82nd.
High school enrolment rate > Female	95.81 Ranked 45th.	98.79 Ranked 25th. 3% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	19.6% Ranked 60th. 39 times more than Lithuania	0.5% Ranked 131st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	98% Ranked 23th. 7% more than Lithuania	92% Ranked 81st.
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 84th.	8 Ranked 12th. 33% more than China
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	85.8 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Lithuania	40.4 Ranked 40th.
Primary education > Pupils	121 million Ranked 2nd. 711 times more than Lithuania	170,216 Ranked 122nd.
Secondary education > Pupils	98.76 million Ranked 1st. 220 times more than Lithuania	448,764 Ranked 74th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	70.4% Ranked 61st.	93.1% Ranked 23th. 32% more than China
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	99.4 Ranked 29th.	99.8 Ranked 9th. About the same as China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	43.84% Ranked 94th.	60.03% Ranked 19th. 37% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	74.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.	129.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 73% more than China
Secondary education, vocational pupils	20.3 million Ranked 1st. 546 times more than Lithuania	37,177 Ranked 68th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	59.23% Ranked 46th.	78.87% Ranked 30th. 33% more than China
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	16.79 Ranked 80th. 35% more than Lithuania	12.41 Ranked 109th.
Secondary education > Teachers	5.31 million Ranked 1st. 126 times more than Lithuania	42,030 Ranked 61st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	11 years Ranked 72nd.	16 years Ranked 18th. 45% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	95.62 million Ranked 1st. 213 times more than Lithuania	447,952 Ranked 86th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	0.646 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Lithuania	0.268 Ranked 11th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	22.65 Ranked 62nd.	93.22 Ranked 39th. 4 times more than China
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts	538 Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Lithuania	470 Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts	522 Ranked 6th. 13% more than Lithuania	462 Ranked 38th.
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 53th. 50% more than Lithuania	4 Ranked 167th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	0.99 Ranked 19th.	1 Ranked 10th. 1% more than China
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	3.54 million Ranked 2nd. 649 times more than Lithuania	5,451 Ranked 81st.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	104% Ranked 7th. 4% more than Lithuania	99.55% Ranked 60th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	12.1 Ranked 55th.	27.2 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	47.19% Ranked 137th.	48.54% Ranked 75th. 3% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	101.43 Ranked 61st. 30 times more than Lithuania	3.42 Ranked 126th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	98.5% Ranked 7th.	99.7% Ranked 6th. 1% more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	1.42 million Ranked 1st. 2015 times more than Lithuania	705 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	99.58 million Ranked 1st. 377 times more than Lithuania	264,236 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate	540 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Lithuania	463 Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	96% Ranked 37th. 4% more than Lithuania	92% Ranked 78th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 94th.	17 Ranked 8th. 13% more than China
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 21st. The same as Lithuania	7 Ranked 26th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.29 Ranked 103th.	0.67 Ranked 89th. 2 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	66.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	119.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 80% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.095 per capita Ranked 108th. 79% more than Lithuania	0.053 per capita Ranked 147th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	95.02 Ranked 110th. 80% more than Lithuania	52.91 Ranked 153th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	6.7% Ranked 79th. 22 times more than Lithuania	0.3% Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	100% Ranked 6th. 10% more than Lithuania	91% Ranked 82nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	99.2% Ranked 6th.	99.7% Ranked 4th. 1% more than China
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	19.8 Ranked 13th. 24% more than Lithuania	16 Ranked 110th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	58% Ranked 66th.	96% Ranked 7th. 66% more than China
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	12.85 million Ranked 1st. 336 times more than Lithuania	38,197 Ranked 68th.
Primary education > Teachers	5.75 million Ranked 1st. 497 times more than Lithuania	11,561 Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	46.85% Ranked 125th.	48.52% Ranked 99th. 4% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	790.38 Ranked 4th.	1,007.26 Ranked 1st. 27% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.347 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Lithuania	0.128 Ranked 10th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	5 Ranked 137th. 25% more than Lithuania	4 Ranked 170th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	76.2 Ranked 86th.	130.62 Ranked 10th. 71% more than China
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	4.43 Ranked 80th. 32% more than Lithuania	3.37 Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years	95.1% Ranked 8th.	99.6% Ranked 3rd. 5% more than China
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48% Ranked 16th.	48.5% Ranked 75th. 1% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$1.88 trillion Ranked 1st. 118 times more than Lithuania	$15.96 billion Ranked 59th.
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 19th. The same as Lithuania	7 Ranked 24th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	72.21% Ranked 41st.	84.63% Ranked 34th. 17% more than China
High school > Share of total education spending	37.41% Ranked 30th.	44.86% Ranked 16th. 20% more than China
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	82.54 million Ranked 1st. 243 times more than Lithuania	339,612 Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	4.1 Ranked 87th.	12.23 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	66.29 Ranked 88th.	119.5 Ranked 15th. 80% more than China
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.64 Ranked 38th. About the same as Lithuania	99.28 Ranked 55th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	1.04 Ranked 8th. 6% more than Lithuania	0.984 Ranked 59th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	45.3% Ranked 22nd.	48.8% Ranked 77th. 8% more than China
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	20,183 Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Lithuania	707 Ranked 13th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	0.0 Ranked 91st.	0.0 Ranked 93th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	74.68 Ranked 106th.	129.13 Ranked 13th. 73% more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.455 Ranked 13th. 71% more than Lithuania	0.266 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	501,232 Ranked 1st. 613 times more than Lithuania	818 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	2.48 Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Lithuania	0.138 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	91.69 Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Lithuania	87.18 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	47.82 million Ranked 1st. 369 times more than Lithuania	129,723 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	0.233 Ranked 12th. 6% more than Lithuania	0.22 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	464,307 Ranked 2nd. 1200 times more than Lithuania	387 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.715 Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Lithuania	0.105 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.281 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Lithuania	0.108 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	3.53 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Lithuania	0.184 Ranked 9th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.26 Ranked 101st.	0.51 Ranked 90th. 96% more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.31 Ranked 102nd.	0.82 Ranked 88th. 3 times more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	57.6% Ranked 53th.	97.6% Ranked 21st. 69% more than China
High school teachers	6.34 million Ranked 1st. 154 times more than Lithuania	41,142 Ranked 44th.
Elementary school teachers	6.04 million Ranked 1st. 578 times more than Lithuania	10,441 Ranked 90th.
High school enrolment rate > Male	94.54 Ranked 45th.	98.67 Ranked 27th. 4% more than China
Literacy > Women above 14 years	86.5% Ranked 14th.	99.6% Ranked 1st. 15% more than China
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	0.99% Ranked 18th.	1% Ranked 10th. 1% more than China
Teachers' Day date	9/10/2011	10/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	101.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 30 times more than Lithuania	3.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 130th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	74.83 Ranked 54th. 35 times more than Lithuania	2.11 Ranked 127th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	100.63 million Ranked 1st. 238 times more than Lithuania	423,706 Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	76.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 88th.	130.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 71% more than China
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	93.36 Ranked 105th. 88% more than Lithuania	49.54 Ranked 152nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	99.99 Ranked 78th. 2% more than Lithuania	98.23 Ranked 93th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	16.2 Ranked 72nd. 45% more than Lithuania	11.2 Ranked 100th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level	0.3 Ranked 48th.	1.5 Ranked 35th. 5 times more than China
Progression to secondary level	88 Ranked 20th.	99 Ranked 8th. 13% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	116.61 million Ranked 1st. 433 times more than Lithuania	269,366 Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	95.31% net Ranked 33th. 7% more than Lithuania	89.18% net Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24	63.11 million Ranked 1st. 551 times more than Lithuania	114,583 Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	99.39% net Ranked 13th. 11% more than Lithuania	89.59% net Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84	7.87 million Ranked 1st. 185 times more than Lithuania	42,508 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29	100.4 million Ranked 1st. 422 times more than Lithuania	237,862 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24	290,042 Ranked 1st. 890 times more than Lithuania	326 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54	799,159 Ranked 1st. 3898 times more than Lithuania	205 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34	96.27 million Ranked 1st. 380 times more than Lithuania	253,402 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59	4.32 million Ranked 1st. 16308 times more than Lithuania	265 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24	211,190 Ranked 2nd. 429 times more than Lithuania	492 Ranked 8th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP	44.6% Ranked 86th.	68.34% Ranked 43th. 53% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74	5.62 million Ranked 1st. 12025 times more than Lithuania	467 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44	1.49 million Ranked 1st. 5005 times more than Lithuania	298 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84	4.1 million Ranked 1st. 15020 times more than Lithuania	273 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44	605,375 Ranked 2nd. 1619 times more than Lithuania	374 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54	35.87 million Ranked 1st. 340 times more than Lithuania	105,445 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59	75.65 million Ranked 1st. 412 times more than Lithuania	183,395 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49	50.08 million Ranked 1st. 439 times more than Lithuania	113,961 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64	4.54 million Ranked 1st. 12326 times more than Lithuania	368 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69	4.72 million Ranked 1st. 8471 times more than Lithuania	557 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69	15.65 million Ranked 1st. 156 times more than Lithuania	100,416 Ranked 6th.
Primary education, teachers > % female	58.36% Ranked 84th.	96.49% Ranked 7th. 65% more than China
Tertiary education, teachers > % female	45.13% Ranked 34th.	54.72% Ranked 14th. 21% more than China
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	12.97% Ranked 62nd.	13.18% Ranked 57th. 2% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.217 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Lithuania	0.108 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	3.07 Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Lithuania	0.0901 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	71.97 Ranked 8th.	83.63 Ranked 3rd. 16% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	0.597 Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Lithuania	0.0677 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	4.26 Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Lithuania	0.136 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	37.44 Ranked 3rd.	37.61 Ranked 4th. About the same as China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	26.84 Ranked 3rd.	33.92 Ranked 5th. 26% more than China
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24	98.86% Ranked 34th.	99.7% Ranked 18th. 1% more than China
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	84.64 Ranked 85th.	155.56 Ranked 18th. 84% more than China
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	94.76% Ranked 118th.	100.79% Ranked 83th. 6% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita	26.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 72nd. 20 times more than Lithuania	1.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 127th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group	97.7% Ranked 50th.	97.89% Ranked 49th. About the same as China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	97.22% Ranked 14th. 7% more than Lithuania	91.06% Ranked 62nd.
Government spending on education > % of government spending	12.97% Ranked 50th.	13.39% Ranked 41st. 3% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	115.53% Ranked 18th. 22% more than Lithuania	95.01% Ranked 106th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	11 years Ranked 71st.	17 years Ranked 12th. 55% more than China
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	99.9% Ranked 21st.	100.01% Ranked 45th. About the same as China
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	95.12% Ranked 7th.	99.7% Ranked 8th. 5% more than China
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	100.36% Ranked 48th. 3% more than Lithuania	97.3% Ranked 89th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	61.15% Ranked 72nd.	76.09% Ranked 56th. 24% more than China
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	62.76% Ranked 70th.	77.02% Ranked 54th. 23% more than China
Secondary education, pupils > % female	47.11% Ranked 108th.	48.1% Ranked 88th. 2% more than China
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	5.96% Ranked 46th.	24.09% Ranked 17th. 4 times more than China
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24	99.69% Ranked 2nd.	99.77% Ranked 12th. The same as China
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %	101.46% Ranked 45th. 5% more than Lithuania	97.05% Ranked 88th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %	99.65% Ranked 43th. 2% more than Lithuania	98% Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59	5.66 million Ranked 1st. 11192 times more than Lithuania	506 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49	1.74 million Ranked 1st. 7979 times more than Lithuania	218 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49	103.3 million Ranked 1st. 478 times more than Lithuania	216,305 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74	14.31 million Ranked 1st. 279 times more than Lithuania	51,300 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.174 Ranked 13th. 10% more than Lithuania	0.158 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	29.71 Ranked 1st. 12% more than Lithuania	26.61 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	36.79 Ranked 7th.	41.23 Ranked 3rd. 12% more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	29.58 Ranked 5th. 1% more than Lithuania	29.18 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	47.1 Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Lithuania	41.82 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	47.69 Ranked 6th. 23% more than Lithuania	38.76 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	1.56 Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Lithuania	0.0911 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	77.22 Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Lithuania	71.38 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people	4.12 Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Lithuania	0.115 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	5.76 Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Lithuania	0.245 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	18.89 Ranked 2nd.	46.94 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	42.37 Ranked 1st.	45.16 Ranked 1st. 7% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	87.17 Ranked 3rd.	88.89 Ranked 1st. 2% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	12.06 Ranked 2nd.	31.85 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	4.2 Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Lithuania	0.154 Ranked 9th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	1.97% of GNI Ranked 149th.	5.72% of GNI Ranked 29th. 3 times more than China
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP	1.91% Ranked 122nd.	5.18% Ranked 49th. 3 times more than China
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	72.53% gross Ranked 98th.	103.01% gross Ranked 20th. 42% more than China
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita	90.07% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Lithuania	20.59% Ranked 54th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	78.3% Ranked 38th.	98.2% Ranked 19th. 25% more than China
School enrollment > Primary > % net	97.43% net Ranked 23th. 9% more than Lithuania	89.39% net Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54	2.52 million Ranked 1st. 11791 times more than Lithuania	214 Ranked 10th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	72.53% gross Ranked 102nd.	102.11% gross Ranked 20th. 41% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29	232,510 Ranked 2nd. 485 times more than Lithuania	479 Ranked 8th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	22.53% Ranked 83th.	43.57% Ranked 58th. 93% more than China
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %	110.9% Ranked 65th.	147.13% Ranked 25th. 33% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000	26.62 Ranked 71st. 20 times more than Lithuania	1.3 Ranked 123th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54	75.43 million Ranked 1st. 389 times more than Lithuania	193,856 Ranked 8th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross	127.95% Ranked 11th. 29% more than Lithuania	99.33% Ranked 103th.
Repitition rate > Primary level	0.7 Ranked 25th. The same as Lithuania	0.7 Ranked 91st.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	86.67% Ranked 30th.	95.2% Ranked 37th. 10% more than China
School enrollment > Primary > % gross	117.62% gross Ranked 16th. 21% more than Lithuania	97.23% gross Ranked 129th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort	82.26% Ranked 11th.	96.15% Ranked 32nd. 17% more than China
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	97.22% Ranked 15th. 1% more than Lithuania	95.83% Ranked 40th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	12.97% Ranked 47th.	15.66% Ranked 27th. 21% more than China
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	14.47 Ranked 48th. 68% more than Lithuania	8.59 Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	1.71 Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Lithuania	0.149 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	4.74 Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Lithuania	0.311 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69	34.78 million Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Lithuania	166,014 Ranked 6th.

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