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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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
  • 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 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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.
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STAT China Pakistan HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.7
Ranked 42nd. 74% more than Pakistan 		53.7
Ranked 103th.
Average years of schooling of adults 6.4
Ranked 45th. 64% more than Pakistan 		3.9
Ranked 75th.
Children out of school, primary 17.45 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan 		5.37 million
Ranked 1st.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 14.19
Ranked 21st. 		29.98
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than China
Children out of school, primary, female 8.48 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan 		3.05 million
Ranked 1st.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.13
Ranked 50th. 24% more than Pakistan 		0.908
Ranked 63th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 60th. 80% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 107th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 115th. 		2.17%
Ranked 20th. 14% more than China
High school enrolment rate 95.14
Ranked 49th. 31% more than Pakistan 		72.56
Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Total population 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than Pakistan 		49.9%
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 154th. The same as Pakistan 		5
Ranked 164th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.42
Ranked 71st. 81% more than Pakistan 		2.45
Ranked 71st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.79
Ranked 80th. 		41.35
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.15
Ranked 48th. 		41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th. 		7
Ranked 56th. 17% more than China
Literacy > Female 87.6%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		36%
Ranked 9th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.89
Ranked 20th. 		17.03
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than China
College and university > Gender ratio 104.07
Ranked 59th. 22% more than Pakistan 		85.23
Ranked 69th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 50th. 50% more than Pakistan 		2
Ranked 157th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		1.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 77th. 80% more than Pakistan 		5 years
Ranked 157th.
Secondary education, pupils 97.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Pakistan 		10.37 million
Ranked 1st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 33th. 32% more than Pakistan 		0.76
Ranked 144th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.3%
Ranked 44th. 70% more than Pakistan 		54.9%
Ranked 102nd.
Primary education, teachers 5.94 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Pakistan 		438,161
Ranked 1st.
Primary education, pupils 99.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Pakistan 		18.12 million
Ranked 1st.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.5
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		39.97
Ranked 103th.
High school > Gender ratio 105.08
Ranked 28th. 39% more than Pakistan 		75.79
Ranked 104th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 37th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 92nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0113
Ranked 99th. 		0.27
Ranked 99th. 24 times more than China
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 75th. 		4
Ranked 28th. 33% more than China
Literacy > Male 95.7%
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Pakistan 		63%
Ranked 9th.
Spending > USD 78.48 billion
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Pakistan 		3.6 billion
Ranked 49th.
High school > Private school share 10.72%
Ranked 73th. 		31.12%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China
Spending > Proportion 1.8
Ranked 153th. 		2.14
Ranked 145th. 19% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.05
Ranked 81st. 		38.34
Ranked 28th. 82% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 29th. 33% more than Pakistan 		3
Ranked 133th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.38
Ranked 85th. 		2
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.9%
Ranked 7th. 52% more than Pakistan 		65.1%
Ranked 8th.
Preschool enrollment rate 113.2
Ranked 30th. 34% more than Pakistan 		84.78
Ranked 125th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 645,002.55
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Pakistan 		38,154.56
Ranked 17th.
Primary completion rate 103
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Pakistan 		63
Ranked 100th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 15.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Pakistan 		401,056
Ranked 41st.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 163th. The same as Pakistan 		5
Ranked 173th.
Secondary education, teachers 6.43 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Pakistan 		197,082
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.78
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Pakistan 		1.27
Ranked 103th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.15
Ranked 29th. 		41.34
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than China
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 108th. The same as Pakistan 		3
Ranked 125th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 7.29
Ranked 20th. 		12.95
Ranked 14th. 77% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils 77.15 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Pakistan 		10 million
Ranked 1st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 13%
Ranked 71st. 		54.3%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than China
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 27th. 43% more than Pakistan 		0.733
Ranked 94th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 29,186
Ranked 6th. 79 times more than Pakistan 		368
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 26th. 22% more than Pakistan 		37%
Ranked 47th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.06%
Ranked 93th. 		2.43%
Ranked 87th. 18% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 11.86
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		2.68
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 20th. 40% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 197th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13%
Ranked 49th. 19% more than Pakistan 		10.9%
Ranked 41st.
Children out of school, primary, male 8.97 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Pakistan 		2.32 million
Ranked 1st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 1.9%
Ranked 121st. 		2.4%
Ranked 45th. 26% more than China
High school > Students per teacher 15.15
Ranked 49th. 		41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils 85.91 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Pakistan 		7.09 million
Ranked 4th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 61st. 20% more than Pakistan 		10
Ranked 192nd.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 56th. 20% more than Pakistan 		10
Ranked 172nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 53% more than Pakistan 		2.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 35.75
Ranked 12th. 61% more than Pakistan 		22.24
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 121.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Pakistan 		14.04 million
Ranked 9th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 54.8%
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		18.3%
Ranked 130th.
Elementary school graduate rate 99.57
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Pakistan 		69.68
Ranked 79th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 31st. 44% more than Pakistan 		68.86
Ranked 100th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 74.18
Ranked 100th. 		101.13
Ranked 54th. 36% more than China
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 72.5
Ranked 98th. 25% more than Pakistan 		57.89
Ranked 58th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 92nd. 		0.88
Ranked 68th. 4% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 130.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		48.67 million
Ranked 4th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 87th. 35% more than Pakistan 		0.74
Ranked 125th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 380.46
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		101.11
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 11.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		2.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.48
Ranked 145th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		0.217
Ranked 175th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 		7
Ranked 51st. 17% more than China
Teacher student ratio > High school 15.99
Ranked 43th. 		41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Inequality adjusted index 0.481
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		0.217
Ranked 118th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.27
Ranked 84th. 		2.13
Ranked 69th. 8 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 96.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		30.4 million
Ranked 3rd.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.55
Ranked 73th. 		40.67
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than China
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.2
Ranked 40th. 69% more than Pakistan 		58.77
Ranked 104th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 86%
Ranked 39th. 23% more than Pakistan 		69.7%
Ranked 74th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 105.95 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Pakistan 		18.18 million
Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 149th. The same as Pakistan 		5 years
Ranked 157th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,394.49
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		$400.05
Ranked 82nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 95.96
Ranked 96th. 		105.91
Ranked 48th. 10% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.4
Ranked 102nd. 3% more than Pakistan 		55.79
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 74.44
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Pakistan 		56.01
Ranked 3rd.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 63th. 20% more than Pakistan 		10
Ranked 199th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 5.39%
Ranked 92nd. 		33.68%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than China
Elementary school > Gender ratio 103.84
Ranked 5th. 26% more than Pakistan 		82.6
Ranked 128th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 95.81
Ranked 45th. 34% more than Pakistan 		71.38
Ranked 75th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 19.6%
Ranked 60th. 		69.4%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 23th. 44% more than Pakistan 		68%
Ranked 127th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 84th. 		7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils 98.76 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Pakistan 		7.24 million
Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Pupils 121 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Pakistan 		17.26 million
Ranked 2nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 70.4%
Ranked 61st. 63% more than Pakistan 		43.1%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.4
Ranked 29th. 27% more than Pakistan 		78.51
Ranked 92nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 43.84%
Ranked 94th. 2% more than Pakistan 		43.16%
Ranked 96th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 74.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 89% more than Pakistan 		39.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 20.3 million
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Pakistan 		376,337
Ranked 5th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 59.23%
Ranked 46th. 		80%
Ranked 27th. 35% more than China
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 16.79
Ranked 80th. 		41.35
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than China
Secondary education > Teachers 5.31 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Pakistan 		197,082
Ranked 20th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years
Ranked 72nd. 57% more than Pakistan 		7 years
Ranked 90th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.57
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Pakistan 		69.68
Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 95.62 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Pakistan 		5.73 million
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.646
Ranked 13th. 		33.65
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than China
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 22.65
Ranked 62nd. 9 times more than Pakistan 		2.41
Ranked 86th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 139th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.99
Ranked 19th. 43% more than Pakistan 		0.69
Ranked 8th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Pakistan 		80.21%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 3.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 		7.26 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.19%
Ranked 137th. 18% more than Pakistan 		40.03%
Ranked 168th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 101.43
Ranked 61st. 		319.34
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.5%
Ranked 7th. 85% more than Pakistan 		53.1%
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.42 million
Ranked 1st. 		3.58 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 99.58 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Pakistan 		7.68 million
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 37th. 63% more than Pakistan 		59%
Ranked 125th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 94th. 15% more than Pakistan 		13
Ranked 202nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 21st. 40% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 168th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.29
Ranked 103th. 		4.42
Ranked 54th. 15 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 46% more than Pakistan 		45.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.095 per capita
Ranked 108th. 		0.097 per capita
Ranked 106th. 2% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.7%
Ranked 79th. 		40.2%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 95.02
Ranked 110th. 1% more than Pakistan 		93.82
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Pakistan 		77%
Ranked 115th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.2%
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Pakistan 		76.7%
Ranked 8th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 19.8
Ranked 13th. 		44.1
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 58%
Ranked 66th. 21% more than Pakistan 		48%
Ranked 78th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 12.85 million
Ranked 1st. 83 times more than Pakistan 		154,227
Ranked 14th.
Primary education > Teachers 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Pakistan 		450,136
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 46.85%
Ranked 125th. 17% more than Pakistan 		39.98%
Ranked 149th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.347
Ranked 13th. 		10.59
Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 790.38
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		291.95
Ranked 3rd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 137th. The same as Pakistan 		5
Ranked 145th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 76.2
Ranked 86th. 66% more than Pakistan 		45.86
Ranked 71st.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.43
Ranked 80th. 56% more than Pakistan 		2.85
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.1%
Ranked 8th. 48% more than Pakistan 		64.1%
Ranked 8th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48%
Ranked 16th. 34% more than Pakistan 		35.9%
Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.88 trillion
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Pakistan 		$71.67 billion
Ranked 20th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 189th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 82.54 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Pakistan 		9 million
Ranked 6th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.64
Ranked 38th. 31% more than Pakistan 		76.04
Ranked 101st.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.1
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		1.27
Ranked 116th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.29
Ranked 88th. 48% more than Pakistan 		44.89
Ranked 80th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Pakistan 		0.823
Ranked 112th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.3%
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Pakistan 		39.5%
Ranked 29th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.0
Ranked 91st. 		22.4
Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.68
Ranked 106th. 95% more than Pakistan 		38.31
Ranked 144th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.715
Ranked 11th. 		15.48
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.233
Ranked 12th. 		40.19
Ranked 2nd. 172 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 12th. 		23.37
Ranked 2nd. 83 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 501,232
Ranked 1st. 		5.51 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 464,307
Ranked 2nd. 		1.45 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.53
Ranked 2nd. 		4.52
Ranked 4th. 28% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 91.69
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Pakistan 		15.06
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.48
Ranked 9th. 		21.16
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 47.82 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Pakistan 		3.05 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.455
Ranked 13th. 		37.61
Ranked 2nd. 83 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.31
Ranked 102nd. 		4.8
Ranked 56th. 15 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.26
Ranked 101st. 		3.94
Ranked 53th. 15 times more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 57.6%
Ranked 53th. 		67.8%
Ranked 65th. 18% more than China
High school teachers 6.34 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Pakistan 		197,082
Ranked 19th.
Elementary school teachers 6.04 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Pakistan 		446,925
Ranked 6th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 94.54
Ranked 45th. 29% more than Pakistan 		73.45
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 86.5%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		35.4%
Ranked 8th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.99%
Ranked 18th. 43% more than Pakistan 		0.69%
Ranked 8th.
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. 		327.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 74.83
Ranked 54th. 		199.48
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than China
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 100.63 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Pakistan 		7.24 million
Ranked 10th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.99
Ranked 78th. 35% more than Pakistan 		73.91
Ranked 83th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 93.36
Ranked 105th. 		109.25
Ranked 68th. 17% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 64% more than Pakistan 		46.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 16.2
Ranked 72nd. 		28.3
Ranked 18th. 75% more than China
Progression to secondary level 88
Ranked 20th. 		94.6
Ranked 16th. 8% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $3.67 trillion
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Pakistan 		$116.47 billion
Ranked 21st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 13.14 trillion
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		5.49 trillion
Ranked 16th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 12.97%
Ranked 47th. 19% more than Pakistan 		10.94%
Ranked 40th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 62.01%
Ranked 75th. 26% more than Pakistan 		49.33%
Ranked 84th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 86.85%
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Pakistan 		72.46%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 86.61%
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		36.6%
Ranked 53th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 10.72%
Ranked 72nd. 		31.12%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than China
Progression to secondary school, male > % 86.05%
Ranked 34th. 12% more than Pakistan 		76.98%
Ranked 49th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 25.65%
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		9.3%
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.89
Ranked 7th. 		12.02
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 74.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		204.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 41st. 34% more than Pakistan 		74.86%
Ranked 107th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.5%
Ranked 35th. 80% more than Pakistan 		54.71%
Ranked 97th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 9,729.46
Ranked 65th. 		30,621.87
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than China
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 37.36% gross
Ranked 85th. 		52.99% gross
Ranked 34th. 42% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 43.25% female
Ranked 93th. 		50.87% female
Ranked 78th. 18% more than China
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 9.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 10 times more than Pakistan 		0.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
High school teachers > % female 45.08%
Ranked 82nd. 		50.87%
Ranked 84th. 13% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 25.26 million
Ranked 1st. 111 times more than Pakistan 		228,000
Ranked 1st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 76.09%
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		32.91%
Ranked 104th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 74.33%
Ranked 79th. Twice as much as Pakistan 		37.3%
Ranked 102nd.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.28%
Ranked 103th. 		4.35%
Ranked 55th. 16 times more than China
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 99.28
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Pakistan 		72.36
Ranked 65th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 2.8 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Pakistan 		100,258
Ranked 20th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 1.96 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.06 million
Ranked 1st. 56% more than China
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 1.58 million
Ranked 2nd. 		4.2 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 78.1%
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		28.27%
Ranked 100th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 47.29%
Ranked 106th. 12% more than Pakistan 		42.04%
Ranked 122nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.83%
Ranked 92nd. 14% more than Pakistan 		41.78%
Ranked 117th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 81.1%
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Pakistan 		60.99%
Ranked 45th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 86.67%
Ranked 30th. 29% more than Pakistan 		67.32%
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 63.8 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Pakistan 		3.79 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 39.31
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Pakistan 		4.1
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1
Ranked 8th. 		6.27
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 44.8
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		13.31
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 35.91 million
Ranked 1st. 229 times more than Pakistan 		156,503
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.375
Ranked 13th. 		40.21
Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 116.61 million
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Pakistan 		2.57 million
Ranked 1st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 26.62
Ranked 71st. 		120.97
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than China
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 11 years
Ranked 73th. 57% more than Pakistan 		7 years
Ranked 90th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.31% net
Ranked 33th. 63% more than Pakistan 		58.62% net
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 63.11 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Pakistan 		2.18 million
Ranked 1st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 22.53%
Ranked 83th. 		31%
Ranked 57th. 38% more than China
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.39% net
Ranked 13th. 29% more than Pakistan 		77.08% net
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 100.4 million
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Pakistan 		4.41 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 290,042
Ranked 1st. 		3.54 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 799,159
Ranked 1st. 		1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 57% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 96.27 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Pakistan 		3.49 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 4.32 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Pakistan 		1.09 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 211,190
Ranked 2nd. 		1.97 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than China
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 44.6%
Ranked 86th. 		53.56%
Ranked 65th. 20% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 5.62 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Pakistan 		564,257
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.49 million
Ranked 1st. 		2.21 million
Ranked 1st. 48% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 605,375
Ranked 2nd. 		1.37 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 35.87 million
Ranked 1st. 128 times more than Pakistan 		280,303
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 75.65 million
Ranked 1st. 102 times more than Pakistan 		744,752
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 50.08 million
Ranked 1st. 134 times more than Pakistan 		374,892
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 4.54 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Pakistan 		1.09 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 4.72 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Pakistan 		619,473
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 15.65 million
Ranked 1st. 253 times more than Pakistan 		61,811
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 122.66 million
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Pakistan 		2.07 million
Ranked 1st.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 117th. 		2.17%
Ranked 20th. 14% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 18.16
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Pakistan 		0.886
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.217
Ranked 13th. 		25.83
Ranked 2nd. 119 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 8.19
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Pakistan 		0.33
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 47.18
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		15.92
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.12
Ranked 8th. 		16.1
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.23
Ranked 4th. 		7.97
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.158
Ranked 13th. 		14.38
Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.39
Ranked 3rd. 		7.95
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 26.81
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Pakistan 		2.04
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 11.7
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Pakistan 		0.451
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 232,510
Ranked 2nd. 		1.95 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than China
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 72.53% gross
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		26.86% gross
Ranked 85th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 84.64
Ranked 85th. 		87.83
Ranked 37th. 4% more than China
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 11.55%
Ranked 61st. 5% more than Pakistan 		11%
Ranked 38th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 94.76%
Ranked 118th. 		127.7%
Ranked 12th. 35% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 26.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		124.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than China
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 90.92%
Ranked 46th. 82% more than Pakistan 		49.85%
Ranked 102nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 34.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Pakistan 		18.44 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 2.52 million
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Pakistan 		1.65 million
Ranked 1st.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 115th. 		2.17%
Ranked 20th. 14% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.22%
Ranked 14th. 63% more than Pakistan 		59.67%
Ranked 104th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.97%
Ranked 50th. 15% more than Pakistan 		11.24%
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.43% net
Ranked 23th. 43% more than Pakistan 		68.11% net
Ranked 75th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 115.53%
Ranked 18th. 51% more than Pakistan 		76.5%
Ranked 126th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 11 years
Ranked 71st. 83% more than Pakistan 		6 years
Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 99.9%
Ranked 21st. 29% more than Pakistan 		77.66%
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 95.12%
Ranked 7th. 73% more than Pakistan 		54.89%
Ranked 25th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.36%
Ranked 48th. 23% more than Pakistan 		81.73%
Ranked 54th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 61.15%
Ranked 72nd. 29% more than Pakistan 		47.23%
Ranked 82nd.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 62.76%
Ranked 70th. 22% more than Pakistan 		51.27%
Ranked 80th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 78.3%
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Pakistan 		72.4%
Ranked 58th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.11%
Ranked 108th. 16% more than Pakistan 		40.67%
Ranked 67th.

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; UNESCO; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. 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