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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.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > Elementary 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 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • High school > Spending on teaching materials: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that is allocated for teaching materials.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Primary graduation rate > Females: Females graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total female population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • Library books 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.
  • Primary graduation rate > Males: Males graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total male population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. 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 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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 > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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 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 > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Male is the number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the primary level.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • High school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary 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 > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Female elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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 > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: 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 > 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
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STAT Colombia Cuba HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.38
Ranked 45th. 		99.8
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Colombia
Children out of school, primary 599,113
Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Cuba 		28,025
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 12.56
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Cuba 		2.49
Ranked 43th.
Children out of school, primary, female 294,686
Ranked 10th. 23 times more than Cuba 		12,879
Ranked 34th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 53th. 		1.64
Ranked 10th. 50% more than Colombia
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Cuba 		9
Ranked 61st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 25th. 		12.86%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Colombia
High school enrolment rate 98.49
Ranked 31st. 		98.5
Ranked 3rd. The same as Colombia
Homeschooling legal status Legal. Regulated by the Ministry of Education and the ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education). The student would have to present a Public Validation Test and a State Test (Similar to SAT) if he/she wants to go to College. Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 90.4%
Ranked 6th. 		97%
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Colombia
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 168th. 		6
Ranked 57th. 20% more than Colombia
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.97
Ranked 45th. 		7.87
Ranked 9th. 98% more than Colombia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25.05
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Cuba 		9.06
Ranked 72nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.4
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cuba 		8.43
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Cuba 		6
Ranked 105th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 20.61%
Ranked 20th. 		34.83%
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Colombia
Average IQ 89
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Cuba 		85
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Female 90.7%
Ranked 5th. 		96.9%
Ranked 45th. 7% more than Colombia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.18
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Cuba 		1.14
Ranked 44th.
College and university > Gender ratio 99
Ranked 61st. 		168.65
Ranked 11th. 70% more than Colombia
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 93th. The same as Cuba 		3
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		7.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Colombia
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 113th. 		9 years
Ranked 78th. 13% more than Colombia
Secondary education, pupils 4.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Cuba 		784,466
Ranked 24th.
College and university > Private school share 46.59%
Ranked 11th. 		0.0
Ranked 41st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 74th. 3% more than Cuba 		0.95
Ranked 102nd.
School life expectancy > Total 10 years
Ranked 75th. 		12 years
Ranked 45th. 20% more than Colombia
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.6%
Ranked 41st. 		99.8%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Colombia
Primary education, pupils 4.74 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Cuba 		803,194
Ranked 41st.
Primary education, teachers 189,335
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Cuba 		88,699
Ranked 17th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 93.44
Ranked 41st. 		99.8
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Colombia
Tertiary enrollment 23.3%
Ranked 51st. 		24.2%
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Colombia
Spending per student > College and university 25.99
Ranked 17th. 		58.77
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Colombia
High school > Gender ratio 110.05
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Cuba 		99.49
Ranked 60th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 96th. 		6
Ranked 39th. 20% more than Colombia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.532
Ranked 39th. 		0.748
Ranked 35th. 40% more than Colombia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 184th. 		3
Ranked 77th. 50% more than Colombia
Literacy > Male 90.1%
Ranked 5th. 		97.2%
Ranked 48th. 8% more than Colombia
High school > Private school share 20.21%
Ranked 23th. 		0.0
Ranked 63th.
Spending > Proportion 3.58
Ranked 103th. 		13.18
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Colombia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.54
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Cuba 		10.31
Ranked 92nd.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 162nd. The same as Cuba 		3
Ranked 110th.
High school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Cuba 		0.75
Ranked 80th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98%
Ranked 3rd. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Colombia
Preschool enrollment rate 119.87
Ranked 12th. 18% more than Cuba 		101.94
Ranked 77th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 24,146.42
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Cuba 		1,979.81
Ranked 154th.
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Cuba 		94
Ranked 54th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 989,745
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Cuba 		235,997
Ranked 54th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 178th. 		6
Ranked 63th. 20% more than Colombia
Children out of school > Primary 532,592
Ranked 11th. 28 times more than Cuba 		18,866
Ranked 45th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.05
Ranked 22nd. 		8.26
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Colombia
Secondary education, teachers 193,087
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Cuba 		93,067
Ranked 8th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.63
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Cuba 		12.67
Ranked 40th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 57th. 33% more than Cuba 		3
Ranked 110th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.38
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Cuba 		1.34
Ranked 39th.
Spending per student > High school 14.78
Ranked 21st. 		51.86
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Colombia
Secondary education, general pupils 4.58 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Cuba 		574,195
Ranked 37th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 7.6%
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Cuba 		3%
Ranked 107th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.09
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Cuba 		0.988
Ranked 58th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 337
Ranked 56th. 28% more than Cuba 		264
Ranked 59th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 66%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Cuba 		52%
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.31%
Ranked 107th. 4 times more than Cuba 		0.298%
Ranked 123th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 24.01
Ranked 66th. 14% more than Cuba 		21.05
Ranked 70th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Cuba 		6
Ranked 82nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.1%
Ranked 39th. 		16.6%
Ranked 22nd. 50% more than Colombia
Children out of school, primary, male 304,427
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Cuba 		15,146
Ranked 32nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5%
Ranked 22nd. 		7.7%
Ranked 8th. 54% more than Colombia
High school > Students per teacher 25.4
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cuba 		8.43
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > General pupils 4.03 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Cuba 		668,881
Ranked 32nd.
Spending per student > Elementary school 12.38
Ranked 23th. 		44.66
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Colombia
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 169th. 		12
Ranked 64th. 9% more than Colombia
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 148th. 		12
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Colombia
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		7.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 85% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.63
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Cuba 		35
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.19 million
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Cuba 		925,335
Ranked 77th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.8%
Ranked 96th. 		73.9%
Ranked 47th. 69% more than Colombia
Elementary school graduate rate 87.81
Ranked 51st. 		95.56
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Colombia
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.99
Ranked 48th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Colombia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 102.79
Ranked 14th. 48% more than Cuba 		69.6
Ranked 46th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 99.41
Ranked 56th. 40% more than Cuba 		71.26
Ranked 68th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 54th. 		1.72
Ranked 10th. 58% more than Colombia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.29 million
Ranked 41st. 8 times more than Cuba 		269,400
Ranked 86th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.11
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Cuba 		1
Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 357.93
Ranked 2nd. 		434.52
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 23.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Cuba 		21.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.513
Ranked 143th. 3 times more than Cuba 		0.176
Ranked 181st.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 118th. The same as Cuba 		6
Ranked 90th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 25.64
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cuba 		9.67
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 12.33
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Cuba 		1.67
Ranked 64th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.13
Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Cuba 		0.37
Ranked 82nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.16 million
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Cuba 		140,700
Ranked 88th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 29.4
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Cuba 		9.61
Ranked 123th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.43
Ranked 47th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Colombia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.9%
Ranked 59th. 		97%
Ranked 29th. 20% more than Colombia
Elementary school > Enrolled students 5.29 million
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Cuba 		871,444
Ranked 66th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 160th. 		6 years
Ranked 58th. 20% more than Colombia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,320.55
Ranked 45th. 		$3,164.74
Ranked 37th. 36% more than Colombia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 125.4
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Cuba 		96.71
Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 96.11
Ranked 14th. 89% more than Cuba 		50.94
Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 86.23
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Cuba 		72.03
Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 18.63%
Ranked 24th. 		0.0
Ranked 85th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 175th. 		12
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Colombia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.41
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Cuba 		98.13
Ranked 73th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.51
Ranked 29th. The same as Cuba 		98.46
Ranked 3rd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.5%
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Cuba 		3.1%
Ranked 109th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 90%
Ranked 93th. 		98%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Colombia
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 114th. The same as Cuba 		6
Ranked 85th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 31
Ranked 14th. 		101.7
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Colombia
Primary education > Pupils 5.33 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Cuba 		895,045
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education > Pupils 4.32 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Cuba 		937,493
Ranked 27th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 42.4%
Ranked 107th. 		80.4%
Ranked 44th. 90% more than Colombia
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.55
Ranked 52nd. 		100
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 86.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 3% more than Cuba 		83.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.45%
Ranked 69th. 		56.16%
Ranked 40th. 9% more than Colombia
Secondary education, vocational pupils 318,538
Ranked 8th. 51% more than Cuba 		210,271
Ranked 14th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 25.05
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Cuba 		9.06
Ranked 72nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as Cuba 		100%
Ranked 9th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.36%
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Cuba 		59.18%
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education > Teachers 164,194
Ranked 8th. 94% more than Cuba 		84,827
Ranked 13th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 65th. 		16 years
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Colombia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 87.81
Ranked 44th. 		95.98
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.72 million
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Cuba 		938,047
Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 3.25
Ranked 5th. 75 times more than Cuba 		0.0434
Ranked 14th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 8.05
Ranked 73th. 		23.48
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Colombia
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 142nd. 		6
Ranked 55th. 20% more than Colombia
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Cuba 		1
Ranked 4th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.31%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Cuba 		98.79%
Ranked 71st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 284,987
Ranked 22nd. 68 times more than Cuba 		4,202
Ranked 85th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 9.8
Ranked 13th. 		41.9
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Colombia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 54.64
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Cuba 		23.96
Ranked 104th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.76%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Cuba 		47.74%
Ranked 125th.
Progression to secondary school 99.98%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Cuba 		98.53%
Ranked 15th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.4%
Ranked 3rd. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Colombia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 11.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Cuba 		1.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 3.72 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Cuba 		807,630
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 90%
Ranked 90th. 		97%
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Colombia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 137th. The same as Cuba 		15
Ranked 96th.
High school > Spending on teaching materials 4.68%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Cuba 		0.707%
Ranked 11th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as Cuba 		100%
Ranked 2nd.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 		0.0
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Cuba 		6
Ranked 76th.
Library books 429,238
Ranked 34th. 		3 million
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Colombia
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.47
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Cuba 		0.54
Ranked 95th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 89.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 51% more than Cuba 		59.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 126
Ranked 72nd. 53% more than Cuba 		82.53
Ranked 122nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Cuba 		2.9%
Ranked 104th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.121 per capita
Ranked 75th. 46% more than Cuba 		0.083 per capita
Ranked 122nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 90%
Ranked 88th. 		99%
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Colombia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.5%
Ranked 6th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Colombia
Primary graduation rate > Females 91%
Ranked 6th. 		93%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Colombia
Library books per 1000 10.94
Ranked 41st. 		270.23
Ranked 27th. 25 times more than Colombia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26.5
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Cuba 		10.7
Ranked 131st.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 79%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Cuba 		78%
Ranked 43th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 290,336
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Cuba 		268,612
Ranked 9th.
Primary education > Teachers 186,898
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Cuba 		86,827
Ranked 20th.
Primary graduation rate > Males 91%
Ranked 5th. 		95%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.58%
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Cuba 		48.31%
Ranked 104th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 109,008
Ranked 3rd. 		0.0
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 688.44
Ranked 4th. 		867.08
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Colombia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 149th. 		6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Colombia
Library employees 86
Ranked 35th. 		347
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Colombia
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 100.14
Ranked 24th. 21% more than Cuba 		83.02
Ranked 34th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.33
Ranked 51st. 		7.69
Ranked 11th. 78% more than Colombia
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92.8%
Ranked 5th. 		99.8%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Colombia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Cuba 		1.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Cuba 		47.7%
Ranked 106th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $110.70 billion
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Cuba 		$35.69 billion
Ranked 32nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Cuba 		6
Ranked 82nd.
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 98.06%
Ranked 9th. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Colombia
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as Cuba 		100%
Ranked 2nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.11%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Cuba 		80.15%
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Share of total education spending 36.26%
Ranked 17th. 25% more than Cuba 		29.11%
Ranked 69th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 56.5%
Ranked 62nd. 		82.2%
Ranked 26th. 45% more than Colombia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.46 million
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Cuba 		637,177
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.8
Ranked 42nd. 		7.51
Ranked 14th. 98% more than Colombia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.19
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Cuba 		95.36
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 93.42
Ranked 30th. 58% more than Cuba 		59.23
Ranked 64th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 275,598
Ranked 10th. 52 times more than Cuba 		5,341
Ranked 45th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.965
Ranked 78th. 		0.982
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Colombia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.5%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Cuba 		50%
Ranked 51st.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 54th. 		105
Ranked 6th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 32.4
Ranked 18th. 		0.0
Ranked 92nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.34
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Cuba 		83.66
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 119,795
Ranked 3rd. 245 times more than Cuba 		488
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.88 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Cuba 		392,452
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.01
Ranked 4th. 69 times more than Cuba 		0.0435
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.59
Ranked 4th. 175 times more than Cuba 		0.0148
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.34
Ranked 5th. 81 times more than Cuba 		0.0166
Ranked 14th.
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Cuba 		93
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.96
Ranked 60th. 8 times more than Cuba 		0.36
Ranked 97th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.96
Ranked 63th. 6 times more than Cuba 		0.7
Ranked 92nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 78.3%
Ranked 53th. 		96.1%
Ranked 28th. 23% more than Colombia
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than Cuba 		0.474 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
High school teachers 186,121
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Cuba 		89,495
Ranked 25th.
Elementary school teachers 179,806
Ranked 21st. 98% more than Cuba 		90,677
Ranked 35th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.46
Ranked 29th. 		98.53
Ranked 5th. The same as Colombia
Literacy > Women above 14 years 92.9%
Ranked 1st. 		99.8%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Colombia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Cuba 		1%
Ranked 4th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 27.82
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Cuba 		12.51
Ranked 105th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 52.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Cuba 		24.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Primary completion rate > Men 95
Ranked 45th. The same as Cuba 		95
Ranked 43th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.3 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Cuba 		937,493
Ranked 47th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Cuba 		100.5
Ranked 42nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 123.5
Ranked 64th. 56% more than Cuba 		79.26
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 16% more than Cuba 		83.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Repitition rate > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Cuba 		2.3
Ranked 31st.
Library members 5,064
Ranked 39th. 		9,038
Ranked 35th. 78% more than Colombia
Library members per 1000 0.129
Ranked 41st. 		0.814
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Colombia
Library employees per million 2.19
Ranked 48th. 		31.26
Ranked 26th. 14 times more than Colombia
Pupils reaching grade 5 73
Ranked 13th. 		95.3
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than Colombia
High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 97.98%
Ranked 6th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Colombia
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 2.46%
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Cuba 		0.603%
Ranked 65th.
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 100%
Ranked 7th. The same as Cuba 		100%
Ranked 3rd.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.11%
Ranked 6th. 36% more than Cuba 		67.11%
Ranked 64th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 57.85% net
Ranked 78th. 		87.95% net
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Colombia
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 122.89%
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Cuba 		104.23%
Ranked 42nd.
High school > Trained teachers > Men 96.81%
Ranked 5th. 		100%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Colombia
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 35.58%
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Cuba 		29.04%
Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 28.29% gross
Ranked 18th. 		61.49% gross
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Colombia
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 119.12%
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Cuba 		103.84%
Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 1.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Cuba 		415,178
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.49
Ranked 6th. 91 times more than Cuba 		0.0163
Ranked 14th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 48.65%
Ranked 86th. 		109.2%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Colombia
School enrollment, primary > % net 83.86%
Ranked 47th. 		96.36%
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Colombia
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 92.81%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Cuba 		90.2%
Ranked 22nd.
Progression to secondary school, male > % 97.35%
Ranked 22nd. 		98.28%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Colombia
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 47.71%
Ranked 15th. 		75.84%
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Colombia
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 23.33%
Ranked 29th. 		63.1%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 96.3
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Cuba 		76.55
Ranked 9th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men 100%
Ranked 8th. The same as Cuba 		100%
Ranked 2nd.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 103.93%
Ranked 17th. 		110.18%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Colombia
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 55.95%
Ranked 65th. 		99.35%
Ranked 1st. 78% more than Colombia
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 99.53%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Cuba 		92.87%
Ranked 39th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 95.79%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Cuba 		94.64%
Ranked 30th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 4.08%
Ranked 57th. 8 times more than Cuba 		0.52%
Ranked 76th.
Progression to secondary school > Female 99.96%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Cuba 		98.81%
Ranked 12th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 113.79% gross
Ranked 31st. 9% more than Cuba 		104.21% gross
Ranked 61st.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 39% gross
Ranked 44th. 		112% gross
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Colombia
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 83.2%
Ranked 24th. 		97.15%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Colombia
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.88%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Cuba 		100%
Ranked 55th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 3.56%
Ranked 55th. 12 times more than Cuba 		0.3%
Ranked 75th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 27.7%
Ranked 35th. 45% more than Cuba 		19.1%
Ranked 62nd.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 28.5%
Ranked 23th. 		33%
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Colombia
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 43.7%
Ranked 38th. 		46.8%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Colombia
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 44%
Ranked 35th. 		50.6%
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Colombia
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 24.4%
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Cuba 		3.6%
Ranked 85th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.48% female
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Cuba 		47.76% female
Ranked 69th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.119 per capita
Ranked 63th. 51% more than Cuba 		0.079 per capita
Ranked 92nd.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 58.53%
Ranked 63th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Colombia
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 86%
Ranked 19th. 		98.05%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 29.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cuba 		9.72 million
Ranked 6th.
Elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 6th. The same as Cuba 		100%
Ranked 10th.
Female elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 5th. The same as Cuba 		100%
Ranked 11th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 63.81%
Ranked 44th. 		96.59%
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Colombia
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 63.31%
Ranked 44th. 		97.54%
Ranked 4th. 54% more than Colombia
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 84.58
Ranked 50th. 		95.58
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 4.16 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Cuba 		858,271
Ranked 9th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 64.28%
Ranked 43th. 		95.7%
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Colombia
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.84%
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Cuba 		48.04%
Ranked 99th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 42.4%
Ranked 13th. 		49.76%
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Colombia
Elementary school teachers > % female 77.92%
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Cuba 		76.56%
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 33.01
Ranked 4th. 		47.51
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Colombia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 53.6%
Ranked 10th. 31% more than Cuba 		41.01%
Ranked 60th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 309,191
Ranked 22nd. 35% more than Cuba 		228,425
Ranked 30th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.47%
Ranked 55th. 		99.58%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Colombia
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 49.22
Ranked 69th. 		111.44
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Colombia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 49.54
Ranked 69th. 		110.23
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Colombia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 123.9
Ranked 20th. 27% more than Cuba 		97.66
Ranked 90th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.84
Ranked 17th. 32% more than Cuba 		95.83
Ranked 98th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 92.51
Ranked 32nd. 		96.23
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Colombia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 84.58
Ranked 40th. 		95.76
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Colombia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 1.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cuba 		456,523
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 1.61 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Cuba 		342,824
Ranked 8th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 53th. 		9.32
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 2.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Cuba 		441,368
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.77
Ranked 4th. 64 times more than Cuba 		0.0435
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 99,458
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than Cuba 		53,031
Ranked 4th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 3.24%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Cuba 		1.08%
Ranked 59th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.88% net
Ranked 43th. 		96.28% net
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 1.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Cuba 		321,987
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 86.88% net
Ranked 46th. 		98.34% net
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Colombia
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 70.77%
Ranked 19th. 		86.03%
Ranked 6th. 22% more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 3.06 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cuba 		894,897
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 51,228
Ranked 4th. 204 times more than Cuba 		251
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 2.71 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Cuba 		1.08 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 68,567
Ranked 3rd. 289 times more than Cuba 		237
Ranked 13th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 55.97%
Ranked 59th. 		74.48%
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Colombia
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.81%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Cuba 		90.43%
Ranked 21st.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 53.9%
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Cuba 		46.9%
Ranked 39th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 25th. 		12.86%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 70.97
Ranked 4th. 		79.82
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 41.19
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Cuba 		28.72
Ranked 13th.

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