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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."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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).
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 65: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: 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 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 65: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male literates > Aged over 65 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 65. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
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STAT China Saudi Arabia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.7
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Saudi Arabia 		85.5
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary 17.45 million
Ranked 1st. 81 times more than Saudi Arabia 		216,025
Ranked 15th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 14.19
Ranked 21st. 86% more than Saudi Arabia 		7.64
Ranked 31st.
Children out of school, primary, female 8.48 million
Ranked 1st. 145 times more than Saudi Arabia 		58,579
Ranked 18th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.13
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia 		1.06
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 23.98%
Ranked 20th. 42% more than Saudi Arabia 		16.94%
Ranked 34th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 60th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		9
Ranked 67th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 115th. 		5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than China
High school enrolment rate 95.14
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		94.15
Ranked 51st.
Literacy > Total population 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Saudi Arabia 		78.8%
Ranked 112th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 154th. 		6
Ranked 80th. 20% more than China
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.42
Ranked 71st. 		11.16
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.79
Ranked 80th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia 		10.89
Ranked 68th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.15
Ranked 48th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia 		11.32
Ranked 77th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Female 87.6%
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Saudi Arabia 		70.8%
Ranked 110th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.89
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.07
Ranked 35th.
College and university > Gender ratio 104.07
Ranked 59th. 		165.47
Ranked 13th. 59% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 50th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		3
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 		4.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 3% more than China
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 77th. 50% more than Saudi Arabia 		6 years
Ranked 140th.
Secondary education, pupils 97.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.17 million
Ranked 8th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 33th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		1
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.3%
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia 		85%
Ranked 71st.
Primary education, pupils 99.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.44 million
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, teachers 5.94 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Saudi Arabia 		315,626
Ranked 4th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.5
Ranked 49th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia 		80.2
Ranked 70th.
Tertiary enrollment 7.5%
Ranked 22nd. 		22.4%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than China
High school > Gender ratio 105.08
Ranked 28th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia 		85.37
Ranked 97th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 37th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 53th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0113
Ranked 99th. 		0.422
Ranked 88th. 37 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. The same as Saudi Arabia 		3
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Male 95.7%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Saudi Arabia 		84.7%
Ranked 102nd.
Spending > USD 78.48 billion
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia 		34.41 billion
Ranked 16th.
High school > Private school share 10.72%
Ranked 73th. 		12.61%
Ranked 63th. 18% more than China
Spending > Proportion 1.8
Ranked 153th. 		7.19
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.05
Ranked 81st. 34% more than Saudi Arabia 		15.66
Ranked 124th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 29th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia 		3
Ranked 138th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.38
Ranked 85th. 		5.31
Ranked 47th. 14 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.9%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia 		95.8%
Ranked 21st.
Preschool enrollment rate 113.2
Ranked 30th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia 		98.38
Ranked 97th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 645,002.55
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Saudi Arabia 		50,637
Ranked 11th.
Primary completion rate 103
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia 		85
Ranked 78th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 15.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia 		525,344
Ranked 37th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 163th. 		6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than China
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.78
Ranked 62nd. 		9.86
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than China
Secondary education, teachers 6.43 million
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia 		264,141
Ranked 16th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.15
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia 		10.69
Ranked 46th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 108th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		3
Ranked 130th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 7.29
Ranked 20th. 31% more than Saudi Arabia 		5.57
Ranked 24th.
Spending per student > High school 11.55
Ranked 60th. 		18.7
Ranked 36th. 62% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils 77.15 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.06 million
Ranked 10th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 13%
Ranked 71st. 		21.3%
Ranked 51st. 64% more than China
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.885
Ranked 80th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 29,186
Ranked 6th. 51 times more than Saudi Arabia 		573
Ranked 47th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Saudi Arabia 		38%
Ranked 43th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.06%
Ranked 93th. 		4.96%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than China
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 11.86
Ranked 90th. 		24.07
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 108th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13%
Ranked 49th. 		27.6%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Children out of school, primary, male 8.97 million
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Saudi Arabia 		157,446
Ranked 12th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 1.9%
Ranked 121st. 		6.7%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than China
High school > Students per teacher 15.15
Ranked 49th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia 		11.32
Ranked 78th.
Secondary education > General pupils 85.91 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.65 million
Ranked 11th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 61st. The same as Saudi Arabia 		12
Ranked 83th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 56th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		12
Ranked 77th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 		7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 60% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 35.75
Ranked 12th. 		43.43
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 121.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.34 million
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 54.8%
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia 		50.3%
Ranked 86th.
Elementary school graduate rate 99.57
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia 		96.42
Ranked 27th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Saudi Arabia 		97.3
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 72.5
Ranked 98th. 		112.03
Ranked 7th. 55% more than China
Primary education, pupils per 1000 74.18
Ranked 100th. 		121.47
Ranked 45th. 64% more than China
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 92nd. 		1.47
Ranked 18th. 73% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 130.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.77 million
Ranked 34th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 87th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.96
Ranked 92nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 380.46
Ranked 7th. 50% more than Saudi Arabia 		253.3
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 11.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		24.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.48
Ranked 145th. 		1.82
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than China
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 89th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 101st.
Teacher student ratio > High school 15.99
Ranked 43th. 45% more than Saudi Arabia 		11.02
Ranked 69th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.27
Ranked 84th. 		3.08
Ranked 51st. 11 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 96.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.73 million
Ranked 35th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.55
Ranked 73th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia 		10.75
Ranked 121st.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.2
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia 		96.2
Ranked 63th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 86%
Ranked 39th. 		97.1%
Ranked 28th. 13% more than China
Elementary school > Enrolled students 105.95 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.21 million
Ranked 35th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 149th. 		6 years
Ranked 78th. 20% more than China
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,394.49
Ranked 56th. 		$6,907.10
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than China
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 95.96
Ranked 96th. 		100.62
Ranked 66th. 5% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.4
Ranked 102nd. 		108.04
Ranked 10th. 88% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 74.44
Ranked 11th. 		88.74
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than China
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 63th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		12
Ranked 84th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 5.39%
Ranked 92nd. 		10.08%
Ranked 44th. 87% more than China
Elementary school > Gender ratio 103.84
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia 		96.18
Ranked 95th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 95.81
Ranked 45th. 		96.51
Ranked 43th. 1% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 19.6%
Ranked 60th. 		29.3%
Ranked 49th. 49% more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 23th. 26% more than Saudi Arabia 		78%
Ranked 119th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 84th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 96th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 85.8
Ranked 18th. 		86.9
Ranked 16th. 1% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils 98.76 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.73 million
Ranked 11th.
Primary education > Pupils 121 million
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.26 million
Ranked 22nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 70.4%
Ranked 61st. 22% more than Saudi Arabia 		57.9%
Ranked 79th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.4
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		98.4
Ranked 43th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 74.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 		92.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 24% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 43.84%
Ranked 94th. 		58.25%
Ranked 25th. 33% more than China
Secondary education, vocational pupils 20.3 million
Ranked 1st. 196 times more than Saudi Arabia 		103,555
Ranked 58th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 16.79
Ranked 80th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia 		10.89
Ranked 68th.
Secondary education > Teachers 5.31 million
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Saudi Arabia 		71,149
Ranked 41st.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.57
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia 		97.05
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 95.62 million
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2 million
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.646
Ranked 13th. 		10.32
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than China
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 22.65
Ranked 62nd. 		25.07
Ranked 59th. 11% more than China
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 53th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 74th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.99
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.98
Ranked 21st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 3.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia 		503,376
Ranked 14th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia 		90.89%
Ranked 100th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 101.43
Ranked 61st. 		121.3
Ranked 54th. 20% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.19%
Ranked 137th. 		47.93%
Ranked 118th. 2% more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.5%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		94.7%
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.42 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		298,442
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 99.58 million
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.12 million
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia 		79%
Ranked 111th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 94th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		15
Ranked 119th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 98th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.29
Ranked 103th. 		3.31
Ranked 65th. 11 times more than China
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		114.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 73% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.095 per capita
Ranked 108th. 		0.108 per capita
Ranked 97th. 14% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 95.02
Ranked 110th. 		107.32
Ranked 99th. 13% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.7%
Ranked 79th. 		15.3%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia 		77%
Ranked 116th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.2%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia 		97%
Ranked 18th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 19.8
Ranked 13th. 68% more than Saudi Arabia 		11.8
Ranked 127th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 58%
Ranked 66th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia 		50%
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 12.85 million
Ranked 1st. 150 times more than Saudi Arabia 		85,620
Ranked 21st.
Primary education > Teachers 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Saudi Arabia 		119,881
Ranked 31st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 46.85%
Ranked 125th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		46.34%
Ranked 126th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 790.38
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Saudi Arabia 		624.01
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.347
Ranked 13th. 		5.69
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than China
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 137th. 		6
Ranked 72nd. 20% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 76.2
Ranked 86th. 		110.66
Ranked 15th. 45% more than China
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.43
Ranked 80th. 		7.16
Ranked 27th. 61% more than China
Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.1%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia 		87.5%
Ranked 24th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48%
Ranked 16th. The same as Saudi Arabia 		48%
Ranked 103th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.88 trillion
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia 		$195.39 billion
Ranked 11th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia 		6
Ranked 109th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 82.54 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.79 million
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.1
Ranked 87th. 		4.25
Ranked 55th. 4% more than China
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.64
Ranked 38th. 		100.34
Ranked 14th. 1% more than China
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.29
Ranked 88th. 		107.19
Ranked 19th. 62% more than China
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.995
Ranked 37th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.3%
Ranked 22nd. 		46.3%
Ranked 101st. 2% more than China
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 20,183
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 38th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.0
Ranked 91st. 		3.7
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.68
Ranked 106th. 		91.43
Ranked 70th. 22% more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.48
Ranked 9th. 		10.04
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.233
Ranked 12th. 		2.72
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 464,307
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		135,562
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.715
Ranked 11th. 		6.83
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 501,232
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		108,957
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 47.82 million
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.04 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.455
Ranked 13th. 		7.68
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 91.69
Ranked 2nd. 95% more than Saudi Arabia 		46.99
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 12th. 		3.72
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.31
Ranked 102nd. 		3.47
Ranked 67th. 11 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.26
Ranked 101st. 		3.15
Ranked 59th. 12 times more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 57.6%
Ranked 53th. 		100%
Ranked 4th. 74% more than China
Elementary school teachers 6.04 million
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Saudi Arabia 		298,644
Ranked 11th.
High school teachers 6.34 million
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Saudi Arabia 		261,731
Ranked 13th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 94.54
Ranked 45th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia 		91.94
Ranked 50th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 86.5%
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia 		76.3%
Ranked 22nd.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.99%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		0.98%
Ranked 10th.
Teachers' Day date 9/10/2011 2/28/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 74.83
Ranked 54th. 		75.65
Ranked 53th. 1% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 101.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 		125.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 24% more than China
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 100.63 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Saudi Arabia 		2.73 million
Ranked 24th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 93.36
Ranked 105th. 		132.18
Ranked 50th. 42% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		118.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 55% more than China
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.99
Ranked 78th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		96.13
Ranked 56th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 16.2
Ranked 72nd. 27% more than Saudi Arabia 		12.8
Ranked 91st.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 0.3
Ranked 48th. 		11.8
Ranked 13th. 39 times more than China
Pupils reaching grade 5 93.8
Ranked 6th. About the same as Saudi Arabia 		93.7
Ranked 24th.
Progression to secondary level 88
Ranked 20th. 		99
Ranked 7th. 13% more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 50.6 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.26 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 63 million
Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Saudi Arabia 		792,454
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 609,029
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		183,127
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 24.3 million
Ranked 1st. 874 times more than Saudi Arabia 		27,805
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 39.56 million
Ranked 1st. 123 times more than Saudi Arabia 		321,857
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 56.39
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia 		17.57
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 29.91
Ranked 3rd. 		63
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.375
Ranked 13th. 		4.57
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 116.61 million
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Saudi Arabia 		1.56 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 4.54
Ranked 5th. 		7.84
Ranked 5th. 73% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 47.06 million
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Saudi Arabia 		721,544
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 11th. 		1.93
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than China
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 95.14%
Ranked 37th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia 		87.06%
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 65 12.1 million
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Saudi Arabia 		201,639
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 376,519
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		88,602
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 44.6%
Ranked 86th. 27% more than Saudi Arabia 		35.18%
Ranked 100th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.49 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia 		167,134
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 605,375
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia 		131,419
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 35.87 million
Ranked 1st. 370 times more than Saudi Arabia 		97,026
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 75.65 million
Ranked 1st. 350 times more than Saudi Arabia 		215,904
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 50.08 million
Ranked 1st. 263 times more than Saudi Arabia 		190,198
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 4.54 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Saudi Arabia 		121,558
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.217
Ranked 13th. 		2.6
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 47.18
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Saudi Arabia 		37.1
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.12
Ranked 8th. 		7.01
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.23
Ranked 4th. 		5.24
Ranked 5th. 62% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.158
Ranked 13th. 		1.97
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.39
Ranked 3rd. 		5.1
Ranked 5th. 50% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 26.81
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia 		4.07
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 117.4% gross
Ranked 15th. 29% more than Saudi Arabia 		90.9% gross
Ranked 81st.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 52.91% female
Ranked 105th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia 		47.54% female
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.47% female
Ranked 98th. 		48.12% female
Ranked 50th. 1% more than China
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 90.92%
Ranked 46th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia 		79.35%
Ranked 73th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 115th. 		5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.22%
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia 		83.96%
Ranked 84th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.97%
Ranked 50th. 		19.26%
Ranked 18th. 48% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 115.53%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Saudi Arabia 		96.45%
Ranked 103th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 99.9%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Saudi Arabia 		97.99%
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 95.12%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia 		87.16%
Ranked 54th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.36%
Ranked 48th. 		101.85%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than China
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 61.15%
Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		10.23%
Ranked 129th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 62.76%
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		10.72%
Ranked 128th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.11%
Ranked 108th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		46.61%
Ranked 54th.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 5.96%
Ranked 46th. 		18.17%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 65 30.48 million
Ranked 1st. 114 times more than Saudi Arabia 		267,513
Ranked 2nd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $2,716.70
Ranked 46th. 		$8,844.14
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than China
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 43.9%
Ranked 75th. 25% more than Saudi Arabia 		35.18%
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 15.1
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		3.93
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.34
Ranked 62nd. 		5.11
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than China
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.69%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		99%
Ranked 32nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 101.46%
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		97.55%
Ranked 34th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.65%
Ranked 43th. 		106.13%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 5.66 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Saudi Arabia 		189,893
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 1.74 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia 		160,088
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 103.3 million
Ranked 1st. 141 times more than Saudi Arabia 		734,170
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 39.79
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Saudi Arabia 		22.82
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 36.79
Ranked 7th. 		48.55
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 29.58
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia 		13.5
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.57
Ranked 12th. 		12.52
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 56.55
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia 		9.06
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 65 per thousand people 23.45
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		5.46
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 42.37
Ranked 1st. 92% more than Saudi Arabia 		22.04
Ranked 5th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.2%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia 		98.07%
Ranked 39th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 86.53%
Ranked 55th. 25% more than Saudi Arabia 		69.29%
Ranked 76th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.81%
Ranked 163th. 		7.19%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than China
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 110.9%
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia 		106.15%
Ranked 31st.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 81.1%
Ranked 20th. 		98.69%
Ranked 5th. 22% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 75.43 million
Ranked 1st. 180 times more than Saudi Arabia 		418,883
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 864,305
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia 		246,093
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 148,583
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia 		18,818
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 127.95%
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia 		102.78%
Ranked 47th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 0.7
Ranked 25th. 		5.5
Ranked 55th. 8 times more than China
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 86.67%
Ranked 30th. 		96.28%
Ranked 12th. 11% more than China
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 81.1%
Ranked 14th. 		98.96%
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than China
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 82.26%
Ranked 11th. 		96.74%
Ranked 20th. 18% more than China
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.22%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia 		83.99%
Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.06
Ranked 12th. 		12.52
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than China
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 87.28%
Ranked 77th. 		112.78%
Ranked 1st. 29% more than China
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 0.147%
Ranked 100th. 		1.83%
Ranked 53th. 12 times more than China
Secondary education, teachers, female 3.15 million
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Saudi Arabia 		137,009
Ranked 16th.

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