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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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 15 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
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  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 15 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 > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 15: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 15 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
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STAT China Vietnam HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.7
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Vietnam 		92.5
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school, primary 17.45 million
Ranked 1st. 143 times more than Vietnam 		121,992
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 14.19
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Vietnam 		1.37
Ranked 51st.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.13
Ranked 50th. 11% more than Vietnam 		1.01
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 23.98%
Ranked 20th. 63% more than Vietnam 		14.72%
Ranked 83th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 60th. The same as Vietnam 		9
Ranked 58th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 115th. 		6.85%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than China
High school enrolment rate 95.14
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Vietnam 		92.75
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Female 87.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		92.3%
Ranked 64th. 5% more than China
Literacy > Total population 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		94%
Ranked 61st. 3% more than China
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 154th. The same as Vietnam 		5
Ranked 153th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.42
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Vietnam 		4.12
Ranked 42nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.79
Ranked 80th. 		19.4
Ranked 50th. 16% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.15
Ranked 48th. 		28.86
Ranked 5th. 90% more than China
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th. 		7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than China
College and university > Gender ratio 104.07
Ranked 59th. 42% more than Vietnam 		73.16
Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 50th. The same as Vietnam 		3
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 		5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than China
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 77th. 80% more than Vietnam 		5 years
Ranked 155th.
Secondary education, pupils 97.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Vietnam 		6.83 million
Ranked 5th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 33th. 6% more than Vietnam 		0.94
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.3%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Vietnam 		90.3%
Ranked 5th.
Primary education, pupils 99.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Vietnam 		7.1 million
Ranked 5th.
Primary education, teachers 5.94 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Vietnam 		366,045
Ranked 2nd.
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.5
Ranked 49th. About the same as Vietnam 		90.2
Ranked 51st.
Tertiary enrollment 7.5%
Ranked 22nd. 		9.7%
Ranked 70th. 29% more than China
Spending per student > College and university 90.07
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Vietnam 		61.67
Ranked 11th.
High school > Gender ratio 105.08
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Vietnam 		91.66
Ranked 109th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 37th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 34th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0113
Ranked 99th. 		0.382
Ranked 47th. 34 times more than China
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 75th. The same as Vietnam 		3
Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Male 95.7%
Ranked 2nd. 		95.8%
Ranked 60th. About the same as China
Spending > USD 78.48 billion
Ranked 7th. 32 times more than Vietnam 		2.47 billion
Ranked 57th.
Spending > Proportion 1.8
Ranked 153th. 		2.81
Ranked 127th. 56% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.05
Ranked 81st. 		21.56
Ranked 60th. 2% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 29th. 33% more than Vietnam 		3
Ranked 101st.
High school repeaters > Male 0.38
Ranked 85th. 		1.87
Ranked 73th. 5 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.9%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Vietnam 		93.9%
Ranked 5th.
Preschool enrollment rate 113.2
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Vietnam 		104.11
Ranked 78th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 645,002.55
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Vietnam 		52,285.41
Ranked 8th.
Primary completion rate 103
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Vietnam 		94
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 15.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Vietnam 		797,086
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 163th. The same as Vietnam 		5
Ranked 162nd.
Secondary education, teachers 6.43 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Vietnam 		236,886
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.78
Ranked 62nd. 52% more than Vietnam 		3.14
Ranked 18th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.15
Ranked 29th. 21% more than Vietnam 		19.08
Ranked 19th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 108th. 		4
Ranked 34th. 33% more than China
Spending per student > High school 11.55
Ranked 60th. 		17.26
Ranked 15th. 49% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils 77.15 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Vietnam 		7.68 million
Ranked 2nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 13%
Ranked 71st. 86% more than Vietnam 		7%
Ranked 90th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Vietnam 		0.89
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 29,186
Ranked 6th. 135 times more than Vietnam 		216
Ranked 64th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 26th. 		47%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than China
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.06%
Ranked 93th. 		2.35%
Ranked 90th. 14% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 11.86
Ranked 90th. 18% more than Vietnam 		10.02
Ranked 93th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Vietnam 		6
Ranked 76th.
High school > Students per teacher 15.15
Ranked 49th. 		28.86
Ranked 5th. 90% more than China
Secondary education > General pupils 85.91 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Vietnam 		9.47 million
Ranked 2nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 149th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 131st.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 2% more than Vietnam 		4.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 121.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Vietnam 		8.84 million
Ranked 11th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 54.8%
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		24.7%
Ranked 119th.
Elementary school graduate rate 99.57
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Vietnam 		92.12
Ranked 51st.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Vietnam 		96.8
Ranked 57th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 6.1
Ranked 62nd. 		7.5
Ranked 10th. 23% more than China
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 72.5
Ranked 98th. 		90.49
Ranked 16th. 25% more than China
Primary education, pupils per 1000 74.18
Ranked 100th. 		79.99
Ranked 63th. 8% more than China
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 92nd. 20% more than Vietnam 		0.71
Ranked 76th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 130.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Vietnam 		3.92 million
Ranked 28th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 87th. 3% more than Vietnam 		0.97
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 380.46
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Vietnam 		356.19
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 11.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 19% more than Vietnam 		10 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.48
Ranked 145th. 		0.595
Ranked 135th. 24% more than China
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 		7
Ranked 35th. 17% more than China
Teacher student ratio > High school 15.99
Ranked 43th. 		20.67
Ranked 25th. 29% more than China
Inequality adjusted index 0.481
Ranked 77th. 8% more than Vietnam 		0.447
Ranked 81st.
High school repeaters > Female 0.27
Ranked 84th. 		0.74
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 96.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Vietnam 		2.42 million
Ranked 28th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.55
Ranked 73th. 		19.93
Ranked 63th. 14% more than China
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.2
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Vietnam 		96.3
Ranked 61st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 86%
Ranked 39th. 		86.8%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than China
Elementary school > Enrolled students 105.95 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Vietnam 		6.87 million
Ranked 14th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 149th. The same as Vietnam 		5 years
Ranked 148th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,394.49
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		$451.78
Ranked 80th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 95.96
Ranked 96th. 		98.53
Ranked 104th. 3% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.4
Ranked 102nd. 		86.53
Ranked 22nd. 51% more than China
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 5.39%
Ranked 92nd. 10 times more than Vietnam 		0.554%
Ranked 79th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 63th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 153th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 103.84
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Vietnam 		94.8
Ranked 119th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 95.81
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Vietnam 		94.42
Ranked 48th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 19.6%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		8.5%
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Vietnam 		88%
Ranked 98th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 84th. 		7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than China
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 85.8
Ranked 18th. 		149.5
Ranked 5th. 74% more than China
Primary education > Pupils 121 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Vietnam 		7.77 million
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education > Pupils 98.76 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Vietnam 		9.94 million
Ranked 3rd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 70.4%
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Vietnam 		28%
Ranked 131st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.4
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Vietnam 		97.2
Ranked 55th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 43.84%
Ranked 94th. 2% more than Vietnam 		42.79%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 74.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 		116.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 56% more than China
Secondary education, vocational pupils 20.3 million
Ranked 1st. 96 times more than Vietnam 		211,361
Ranked 30th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 16.79
Ranked 80th. 		19.4
Ranked 49th. 16% more than China
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 59.23%
Ranked 46th. 		78.48%
Ranked 31st. 33% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers 5.31 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Vietnam 		415,579
Ranked 2nd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than Vietnam 		10 years
Ranked 4th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.57
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Vietnam 		92.12
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 95.62 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Vietnam 		9.27 million
Ranked 11th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 22.65
Ranked 62nd. 8 times more than Vietnam 		2.68
Ranked 85th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 135th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.99
Ranked 19th. The same as Vietnam 		0.99
Ranked 5th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104%
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Vietnam 		93.22%
Ranked 111th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 3.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Vietnam 		512,867
Ranked 21st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 101.43
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Vietnam 		48.75
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.19%
Ranked 137th. 		47.49%
Ranked 133th. 1% more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.5%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Vietnam 		93.6%
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Vietnam 		92%
Ranked 75th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 94th. The same as Vietnam 		15
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Vietnam 		6
Ranked 72nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.29
Ranked 103th. 		1.03
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 15 per thousand people 321.47
Ranked 1st. 		355.4
Ranked 1st. 11% more than China
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		113.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 72% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.7%
Ranked 79th. 26% more than Vietnam 		5.3%
Ranked 89th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 95.02
Ranked 110th. 		111.15
Ranked 88th. 17% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.095 per capita
Ranked 108th. 		0.111 per capita
Ranked 89th. 17% more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Vietnam 		98%
Ranked 34th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.2%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Vietnam 		94.2%
Ranked 5th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 19.8
Ranked 13th. 		28
Ranked 55th. 41% more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 58%
Ranked 66th. 		77%
Ranked 48th. 33% more than China
Primary education > Teachers 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Vietnam 		360,624
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 12.85 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Vietnam 		466,504
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 46.85%
Ranked 125th. 		47.42%
Ranked 118th. 1% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 790.38
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Vietnam 		714.74
Ranked 4th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 137th. The same as Vietnam 		5
Ranked 136th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 76.2
Ranked 86th. 		120.63
Ranked 12th. 58% more than China
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.43
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Vietnam 		4.38
Ranked 50th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.1%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Vietnam 		93.9%
Ranked 5th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Vietnam 		47.7%
Ranked 105th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.88 trillion
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Vietnam 		$40.11 billion
Ranked 29th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Vietnam 		6
Ranked 76th.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.41%
Ranked 30th. 		38.13%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than China
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.21%
Ranked 41st. 		85%
Ranked 32nd. 18% more than China
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 82.54 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Vietnam 		8.93 million
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.29
Ranked 88th. 		114.97
Ranked 15th. 73% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.1
Ranked 87th. 		5.04
Ranked 31st. 23% more than China
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.64
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Vietnam 		93.62
Ranked 71st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Vietnam 		0.942
Ranked 89th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.3%
Ranked 22nd. 		47.1%
Ranked 96th. 4% more than China
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 20,183
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 58th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.0
Ranked 91st. 		11.3
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.68
Ranked 106th. 		116.49
Ranked 29th. 56% more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.26
Ranked 101st. 		1.92
Ranked 79th. 7 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.31
Ranked 102nd. 		2.83
Ranked 76th. 9 times more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 57.6%
Ranked 53th. 		87.2%
Ranked 50th. 51% more than China
Elementary school teachers 6.04 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Vietnam 		344,853
Ranked 10th.
High school teachers 6.34 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Vietnam 		461,663
Ranked 10th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 94.54
Ranked 45th. 		94.76
Ranked 47th. About the same as China
Literacy > Women above 14 years 86.5%
Ranked 14th. 		86.9%
Ranked 5th. About the same as China
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.99%
Ranked 18th. The same as Vietnam 		0.99%
Ranked 5th.
Teachers' Day date 9/10/2011 11/20/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 74.83
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		30.11
Ranked 88th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 101.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Vietnam 		48.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 100.63 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Vietnam 		9.94 million
Ranked 7th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.99
Ranked 78th. 3% more than Vietnam 		97.47
Ranked 52nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 93.36
Ranked 105th. 		94.35
Ranked 81st. 1% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		119.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 57% more than China
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 16.2
Ranked 72nd. 		28.2
Ranked 19th. 74% more than China
International Mathematical Olympiad > Results for the 2006 IMO > Points 214
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Vietnam 		131
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 15 per thousand people 689.9
Ranked 1st. 		707.72
Ranked 1st. 3% more than China
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.31% net
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Vietnam 		91.46% net
Ranked 63th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.39% net
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Vietnam 		97.06% net
Ranked 29th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 44.6%
Ranked 86th. 7% more than Vietnam 		41.7%
Ranked 91st.
Primary education, teachers > % female 58.36%
Ranked 84th. 		77.41%
Ranked 26th. 33% more than China
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 45.13%
Ranked 34th. 		48.95%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than China
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.97%
Ranked 62nd. 		18.69%
Ranked 20th. 44% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 15 405.9 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Vietnam 		30.57 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.86%
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Vietnam 		93.88%
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 36.01% gross
Ranked 91st. 		59.67% gross
Ranked 29th. 66% more than China
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 84.64
Ranked 85th. 20% more than Vietnam 		70.79
Ranked 42nd.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 94.76%
Ranked 118th. 		100.75%
Ranked 84th. 6% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 26.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 45% more than Vietnam 		18.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 97.7%
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Vietnam 		93.52%
Ranked 36th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.22%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Vietnam 		91.44%
Ranked 56th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.97%
Ranked 50th. 		19.79%
Ranked 16th. 53% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 115.53%
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Vietnam 		101.28%
Ranked 90th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 11 years
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Vietnam 		10 years
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 99.9%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Vietnam 		99.15%
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 95.12%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Vietnam 		93.36%
Ranked 42nd.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.36%
Ranked 48th. 8% more than Vietnam 		92.77%
Ranked 73th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 61.15%
Ranked 72nd. 		75.25%
Ranked 16th. 23% more than China
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 62.76%
Ranked 70th. 		78.95%
Ranked 15th. 26% more than China
Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.11%
Ranked 108th. 1% more than Vietnam 		46.52%
Ranked 77th.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 5.96%
Ranked 46th. 		27.61%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than China
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.69%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Vietnam 		97.48%
Ranked 47th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 101.46%
Ranked 45th. 13% more than Vietnam 		89.73%
Ranked 76th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.65%
Ranked 43th. 		100.73%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 15 per thousand people 18.84
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Vietnam 		14.34
Ranked 1st.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 1.97% of GNI
Ranked 149th. 		2.81% of GNI
Ranked 129th. 43% more than China
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 122nd. 6% more than Vietnam 		1.8%
Ranked 128th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 72.53% gross
Ranked 98th. 		76.74% gross
Ranked 41st. 6% more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 78.3%
Ranked 38th. 		86.5%
Ranked 53th. 10% more than China
School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.43% net
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Vietnam 		87.72% net
Ranked 44th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.2%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Vietnam 		94.18%
Ranked 64th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 86.53%
Ranked 55th. 		86.92%
Ranked 53th. About the same as China
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 22.53%
Ranked 83th. 		28.31%
Ranked 66th. 26% more than China
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 110.9%
Ranked 65th. 9% more than Vietnam 		101.62%
Ranked 74th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 26.62
Ranked 71st. 44% more than Vietnam 		18.47
Ranked 86th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 127.95%
Ranked 11th. 22% more than Vietnam 		104.68%
Ranked 46th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 72.53% gross
Ranked 102nd. 		74.8% gross
Ranked 48th. 3% more than China
Repitition rate > Primary level 0.7
Ranked 25th. 		2.9
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than China
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 81.1%
Ranked 14th. 		97.47%
Ranked 7th. 20% more than China
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.28%
Ranked 103th. 		2.83%
Ranked 67th. 10 times more than China
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Vietnam 		99%
Ranked 73th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 12.97%
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Vietnam 		9.73%
Ranked 90th.

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