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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).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > 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 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 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 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 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59: Percentage of primary teachers aged 50-59. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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STAT China Philippines HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.7
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Philippines 		93.6
Ranked 43th.
Average years of schooling of adults 6.4
Ranked 45th. 		8.2
Ranked 28th. 28% more than China
Children out of school, primary 17.45 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Philippines 		1.47 million
Ranked 4th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 14.19
Ranked 21st. 		15.99
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than China
Children out of school, primary, female 8.48 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Philippines 		665,779
Ranked 5th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.13
Ranked 50th. 		1.24
Ranked 62nd. 10% more than China
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 60th. 50% more than Philippines 		6
Ranked 176th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 115th. 		2.65%
Ranked 108th. 39% more than China
High school enrolment rate 95.14
Ranked 49th. 		97.51
Ranked 43th. 2% more than China
Literacy > Total population 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		95.9%
Ranked 56th. 5% more than China
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 154th. 		6
Ranked 105th. 20% more than China
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.42
Ranked 71st. 		4.74
Ranked 67th. 7% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.79
Ranked 80th. 		31.44
Ranked 38th. 87% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.15
Ranked 48th. 		34.81
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th. 50% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 197th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 23.98%
Ranked 20th. Twice as much as Philippines 		11.96%
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Female 87.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than China
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.89
Ranked 20th. 		7.25
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than China
College and university > Gender ratio 104.07
Ranked 59th. 		124.04
Ranked 44th. 19% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Philippines 		1
Ranked 200th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. Twice as much as Philippines 		2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 77th. 29% more than Philippines 		7 years
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education, pupils 97.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Philippines 		6.77 million
Ranked 15th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Philippines 		0.99
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.3%
Ranked 44th. 		93.4%
Ranked 42nd. About the same as China
Primary education, pupils 99.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Philippines 		13.69 million
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, teachers 5.94 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Philippines 		435,385
Ranked 7th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.5
Ranked 49th. 		93.9
Ranked 40th. 4% more than China
Tertiary enrollment 7.5%
Ranked 22nd. 		31.2%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than China
Spending per student > College and university 90.07
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Philippines 		11.57
Ranked 71st.
High school > Gender ratio 105.08
Ranked 28th. 		109.01
Ranked 13th. 4% more than China
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 37th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0113
Ranked 99th. 		0.379
Ranked 89th. 34 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. 3 times more than Philippines 		1
Ranked 204th.
Literacy > Male 95.7%
Ranked 2nd. 		96%
Ranked 58th. About the same as China
Spending > USD 78.48 billion
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Philippines 		4.06 billion
Ranked 48th.
High school > Private school share 10.72%
Ranked 73th. 		19.84%
Ranked 44th. 85% more than China
Spending > Proportion 1.8
Ranked 153th. 		2.19
Ranked 144th. 22% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.05
Ranked 81st. 		34.53
Ranked 38th. 64% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 29th. 		5
Ranked 10th. 25% more than China
High school repeaters > Male 0.38
Ranked 85th. 		4.32
Ranked 50th. 11 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.9%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Philippines 		95.1%
Ranked 2nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 113.2
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Philippines 		110.09
Ranked 39th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 645,002.55
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Philippines 		11,639.11
Ranked 70th.
Primary completion rate 103
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Philippines 		97
Ranked 42nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 15.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Philippines 		2.43 million
Ranked 9th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 163th. 		6
Ranked 110th. 20% more than China
Secondary education, teachers 6.43 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Philippines 		194,373
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.78
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Philippines 		2.12
Ranked 94th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.15
Ranked 29th. 		34.65
Ranked 7th. 50% more than China
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 108th. The same as Philippines 		3
Ranked 151st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 7.29
Ranked 20th. 		8.74
Ranked 28th. 20% more than China
Spending per student > High school 11.55
Ranked 60th. 26% more than Philippines 		9.2
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education, general pupils 77.15 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Philippines 		6.77 million
Ranked 11th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 13%
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Philippines 		4.4%
Ranked 101st.
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 27th. 		1.08
Ranked 21st. 4% more than China
Scientific and technical journal articles 29,186
Ranked 6th. 163 times more than Philippines 		179
Ranked 70th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 26th. 		56%
Ranked 1st. 24% more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.06%
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Philippines 		0.384%
Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 11.86
Ranked 90th. 		29.98
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Philippines 		6
Ranked 136th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13%
Ranked 49th. 		16.4%
Ranked 33th. 26% more than China
Children out of school, primary, male 8.97 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Philippines 		803,396
Ranked 4th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 1.9%
Ranked 121st. 		2.5%
Ranked 90th. 32% more than China
High school > Students per teacher 15.15
Ranked 49th. 		34.81
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils 85.91 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Philippines 		6.31 million
Ranked 13th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 61st. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 104th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 56th. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 97th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 		4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 4% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 35.75
Ranked 12th. 		49.03
Ranked 5th. 37% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 121.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Philippines 		12.97 million
Ranked 10th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 54.8%
Ranked 78th. 		65.9%
Ranked 64th. 20% more than China
Elementary school graduate rate 99.57
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Philippines 		73.24
Ranked 73th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Philippines 		94.8
Ranked 68th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 6.1
Ranked 62nd. 		14.3
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than China
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 72.5
Ranked 98th. 		73.64
Ranked 103th. 2% more than China
Primary education, pupils per 1000 74.18
Ranked 100th. 		148.95
Ranked 39th. Twice as much as China
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 92nd. 		1.23
Ranked 39th. 45% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 130.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 58 times more than Philippines 		2.26 million
Ranked 42nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 87th. 		1.12
Ranked 15th. 12% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 380.46
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Philippines 		339.01
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 11.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.48
Ranked 145th. 4 times more than Philippines 		0.122
Ranked 196th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 50% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 177th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 15.99
Ranked 43th. 		35.13
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China
Inequality adjusted index 0.481
Ranked 77th. 		0.587
Ranked 62nd. 22% more than China
High school repeaters > Female 0.27
Ranked 84th. 		1.43
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 96.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 84 times more than Philippines 		1.15 million
Ranked 47th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.55
Ranked 73th. 		33.67
Ranked 36th. 92% more than China
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.2
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Philippines 		95.7
Ranked 66th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 771 hours
Ranked 28th. 		1,067 hours
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 86%
Ranked 39th. 20% more than Philippines 		71.5%
Ranked 69th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 105.95 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Philippines 		13.41 million
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 149th. 		6 years
Ranked 103th. 20% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,394.49
Ranked 56th. 65% more than Philippines 		$846.14
Ranked 66th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 95.96
Ranked 96th. 		134.64
Ranked 11th. 40% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.4
Ranked 102nd. 		73.64
Ranked 69th. 28% more than China
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 893 hours
Ranked 23th. 		1,467 hours
Ranked 1st. 64% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 74.44
Ranked 11th. 		97.54
Ranked 6th. 31% more than China
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 5.39%
Ranked 92nd. 		8.13%
Ranked 85th. 51% more than China
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 63th. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 106th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 103.84
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Philippines 		98.34
Ranked 69th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 95.81
Ranked 45th. 		96.55
Ranked 41st. 1% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 19.6%
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Philippines 		4.5%
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Philippines 		94%
Ranked 73th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 84th. 50% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 176th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 85.8
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Philippines 		23.2
Ranked 57th.
Primary education > Pupils 121 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Philippines 		13.02 million
Ranked 9th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 70.4%
Ranked 61st. 11% more than Philippines 		63.7%
Ranked 67th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.4
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Philippines 		93.9
Ranked 66th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 74.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 		77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 3% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 43.84%
Ranked 94th. 		55.26%
Ranked 45th. 26% more than China
Secondary education, vocational pupils 20.3 million
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 83th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 16.79
Ranked 80th. 		31.44
Ranked 35th. 87% more than China
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 59.23%
Ranked 46th. 		79.94%
Ranked 32nd. 35% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers 5.31 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Philippines 		168,058
Ranked 24th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years
Ranked 72nd. 		12 years
Ranked 67th. 9% more than China
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.57
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Philippines 		76.84
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 95.62 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Philippines 		6.07 million
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.646
Ranked 13th. 		3.89
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than China
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 22.65
Ranked 62nd. 10 times more than Philippines 		2.17
Ranked 88th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 53th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 99th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.99
Ranked 19th. 		1.03
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than China
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 3.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		961,298
Ranked 7th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Philippines 		101.69%
Ranked 28th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.1
Ranked 55th. 		12.5
Ranked 53th. 3% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 101.43
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Philippines 		27.34
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.19%
Ranked 137th. 		48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 3% more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.5%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Philippines 		96.6%
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.42 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Philippines 		319,250
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 99.58 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Philippines 		7.57 million
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 37th. The same as Philippines 		96%
Ranked 53th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 94th. The same as Philippines 		15
Ranked 140th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Philippines 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.29
Ranked 103th. 		2.31
Ranked 82nd. 8 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 17% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.7%
Ranked 79th. 56% more than Philippines 		4.3%
Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 95.02
Ranked 110th. 		160.22
Ranked 39th. 69% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.095 per capita
Ranked 108th. 		0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th. 74% more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Philippines 		93%
Ranked 69th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.2%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Philippines 		93.6%
Ranked 2nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 19.8
Ranked 13th. 		35.2
Ranked 40th. 78% more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 58%
Ranked 66th. 		90%
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than China
Primary education > Teachers 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Philippines 		376,988
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 46.85%
Ranked 125th. 		51.48%
Ranked 24th. 10% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 790.38
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Philippines 		677.11
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.347
Ranked 13th. 		2.11
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 137th. 		6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than China
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 771 hours
Ranked 26th. 		1,067 hours
Ranked 4th. 38% more than China
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.43
Ranked 80th. 		4.48
Ranked 78th. 1% more than China
Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.1%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Philippines 		91.6%
Ranked 2nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48%
Ranked 16th. 		48.9%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.88 trillion
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Philippines 		$81.83 billion
Ranked 18th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Philippines 		6
Ranked 136th.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.41%
Ranked 30th. 26% more than Philippines 		29.69%
Ranked 67th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.21%
Ranked 41st. 		84.7%
Ranked 36th. 17% more than China
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 82.54 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Philippines 		6.51 million
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.29
Ranked 88th. 		74.9
Ranked 65th. 13% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.1
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Philippines 		2
Ranked 109th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.64
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Philippines 		98.5
Ranked 74th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Philippines 		0.978
Ranked 99th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,020 hours
Ranked 14th. 		1,467 hours
Ranked 1st. 44% more than China
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 771 hours
Ranked 23th. 		1,067 hours
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than China
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.3%
Ranked 22nd. 		51.3%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than China
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 20,183
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Philippines 		13,450
Ranked 2nd.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.0
Ranked 91st. 		30.8
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.68
Ranked 106th. 		74.97
Ranked 105th. About the same as China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.53
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines 		1.43
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 501,232
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Philippines 		321,105
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 91.69
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than Philippines 		49.81
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.48
Ranked 9th. 		3.17
Ranked 11th. 28% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.715
Ranked 11th. 		2
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.455
Ranked 13th. 		3.97
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.233
Ranked 12th. 		5.37
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 464,307
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines 		163,971
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 12th. 		1.82
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 47.82 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Philippines 		3.81 million
Ranked 4th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.31
Ranked 102nd. 		2.96
Ranked 76th. 10 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.26
Ranked 101st. 		1.62
Ranked 87th. 6 times more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 57.6%
Ranked 53th. 		66.3%
Ranked 66th. 15% more than China
High school teachers 6.34 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Philippines 		181,193
Ranked 21st.
Elementary school teachers 6.04 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Philippines 		390,432
Ranked 9th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 94.54
Ranked 45th. 		98.5
Ranked 30th. 4% more than China
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		0.0
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 86.5%
Ranked 14th. 		93.6%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than China
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.99%
Ranked 18th. 		1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than China
Teachers' Day date 9/10/2011 10/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 74.83
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Philippines 		13.97
Ranked 102nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 101.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Philippines 		28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 36th. 		0.0
Ranked 34th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 100.63 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Philippines 		6.35 million
Ranked 12th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.99
Ranked 78th. 		110.79
Ranked 13th. 11% more than China
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 93.36
Ranked 105th. 		154.55
Ranked 44th. 66% more than China
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 27%
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Philippines 		25%
Ranked 15th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 36th. 		0.0
Ranked 34th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		0.0
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 63.11 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Philippines 		3.39 million
Ranked 4th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.39% net
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Philippines 		92.99% net
Ranked 61st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 100.4 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Philippines 		5.74 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 290,042
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines 		142,961
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 799,159
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Philippines 		120,766
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 96.27 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Philippines 		5.22 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 4.32 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Philippines 		118,729
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 211,190
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Philippines 		178,144
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 44.6%
Ranked 86th. 		57.07%
Ranked 57th. 28% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.49 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Philippines 		137,371
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 605,375
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		146,147
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 35.87 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Philippines 		1.18 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 75.65 million
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Philippines 		1.67 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 50.08 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Philippines 		1.5 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 4.54 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Philippines 		125,345
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 4.72 million
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Philippines 		111,346
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 15.65 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Philippines 		493,145
Ranked 4th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 58.36%
Ranked 84th. 		89.65%
Ranked 19th. 54% more than China
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 45.13%
Ranked 34th. 		55.7%
Ranked 5th. 23% more than China
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.97%
Ranked 62nd. 		15.05%
Ranked 47th. 16% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 122.66 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Philippines 		3.87 million
Ranked 5th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 117th. 		2.65%
Ranked 107th. 39% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 18.16
Ranked 3rd. 96% more than Philippines 		9.28
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 75.06
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Philippines 		73.91
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 71.97
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Philippines 		67.26
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.597
Ranked 12th. 		1.56
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 37.44
Ranked 3rd. 94% more than Philippines 		19.33
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 26.84
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Philippines 		10.82
Ranked 10th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.86%
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Philippines 		95.09%
Ranked 58th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 84.64
Ranked 85th. 		127.55
Ranked 44th. 51% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 34.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Philippines 		1.1 million
Ranked 34th.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 96.81%
Ranked 14th. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than China
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 97.7%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Philippines 		96.55%
Ranked 57th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 9.06%
Ranked 65th. 		20.48%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than China
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 20.61% gross
Ranked 66th. 		25.37% gross
Ranked 54th. 23% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 22.69%
Ranked 58th. 		28.69%
Ranked 51st. 26% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 23.16%
Ranked 59th. 		31.83%
Ranked 52nd. 37% more than China
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 97.02%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Philippines 		92.11%
Ranked 67th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 57.63%
Ranked 63th. 		71.48%
Ranked 56th. 24% more than China
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 11 years
Ranked 71st. 		12 years
Ranked 68th. 9% more than China
Primary education, pupils > % female 46.19%
Ranked 141st. 		48.3%
Ranked 102nd. 5% more than China
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 127.71%
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Philippines 		104.58%
Ranked 68th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 87.34%
Ranked 41st. 		91.28%
Ranked 87th. 5% more than China
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 109.56%
Ranked 39th. 		120.29%
Ranked 20th. 10% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 47.64%
Ranked 111th. 		50.88%
Ranked 53th. 7% more than China
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 87.02%
Ranked 33th. 		87.86%
Ranked 88th. 1% more than China
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.69%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Philippines 		97.02%
Ranked 18th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 101.46%
Ranked 45th. 		108.27%
Ranked 19th. 7% more than China
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.65%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Philippines 		97.84%
Ranked 97th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.174
Ranked 13th. 		2.15
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 29.71
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Philippines 		10.7
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 47.69
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Philippines 		42.83
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 77.22
Ranked 2nd. 96% more than Philippines 		39.4
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 42.37
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Philippines 		28.92
Ranked 15th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 44.12%
Ranked 73th. 		48.64%
Ranked 71st. 10% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.02%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Philippines 		91.69%
Ranked 59th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 111.25%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Philippines 		110.99%
Ranked 40th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.84%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Philippines 		90.73%
Ranked 62nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 4.24%
Ranked 87th. 		8.15%
Ranked 67th. 92% more than China
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 5.39%
Ranked 90th. 		8.13%
Ranked 82nd. 51% more than China
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 1.97% of GNI
Ranked 149th. 		2.82% of GNI
Ranked 127th. 43% more than China
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 122nd. 		3.23%
Ranked 92nd. 69% more than China
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 72.53% gross
Ranked 98th. 		81.55% gross
Ranked 83th. 12% more than China
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 90.07%
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Philippines 		14.09%
Ranked 61st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 78.3%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Philippines 		77.4%
Ranked 51st.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.43% net
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Philippines 		93.96% net
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 2.52 million
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Philippines 		125,455
Ranked 6th.
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 34th. 		0.0
Ranked 30th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.2%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Philippines 		94.46%
Ranked 61st.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 86.53%
Ranked 55th. 		92.65%
Ranked 36th. 7% more than China
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 13%
Ranked 20th. 		37%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 232,510
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Philippines 		166,790
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 22.53%
Ranked 83th. 		32.71%
Ranked 54th. 45% more than China
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 110.9%
Ranked 65th. 		123.84%
Ranked 61st. 12% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 26.62
Ranked 71st. Twice as much as Philippines 		13.37
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 75.43 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Philippines 		2.37 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 864,305
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines 		302,139
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 148,583
Ranked 2nd. 		237,972
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than China
School enrollment, primary > % gross 127.95%
Ranked 11th. 21% more than Philippines 		105.76%
Ranked 68th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 0.7
Ranked 25th. 		2
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than China
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 86.67%
Ranked 30th. 		88.97%
Ranked 68th. 3% more than China
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 81.1%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Philippines 		78.68%
Ranked 77th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 117.62% gross
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Philippines 		112.36% gross
Ranked 33th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 82.26%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Philippines 		72%
Ranked 77th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.22%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Philippines 		93.17%
Ranked 59th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 12.97%
Ranked 47th. 		17.22%
Ranked 19th. 33% more than China
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 14.47
Ranked 48th. 		38.96
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 1.71
Ranked 11th. 		3.39
Ranked 11th. 98% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 34.78 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Philippines 		939,510
Ranked 5th.

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