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Education Stats: compare key data on Colombia & Laos

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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."
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > 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.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • 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.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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 90-94 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 95 to 99. 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
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 95-99: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 95 to 99. 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
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 100. 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 million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Colombia Laos HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.38
Ranked 45th. 28% more than Laos
72.7
Ranked 11th.

Children out of school, primary 599,113
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Laos
29,694
Ranked 33th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 12.56
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Laos
4.47
Ranked 35th.

Children out of school, primary, female 294,686
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Laos
17,910
Ranked 30th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 53th. 49% more than Laos
0.736
Ranked 70th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 20.61%
Ranked 20th. 63% more than Laos
12.63%
Ranked 79th.

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 39th. Twice as much as Laos
5
Ranked 106th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 25th. 34% more than Laos
3.31%
Ranked 94th.

High school enrolment rate 98.49
Ranked 31st. 25% more than Laos
78.78
Ranked 76th.

Literacy > Total population 90.4%
Ranked 6th. 24% more than Laos
73%
Ranked 8th.

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 168th. The same as Laos
5
Ranked 155th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.97
Ranked 45th.
4.9
Ranked 30th. 24% more than Colombia

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25.05
Ranked 38th.
27.13
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Colombia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.4
Ranked 15th. 28% more than Laos
19.89
Ranked 32nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 131st.
7
Ranked 45th. 17% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female 90.7%
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Laos
63%
Ranked 7th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.18
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Laos
2.69
Ranked 32nd.

College and university > Gender ratio 99
Ranked 61st. 27% more than Laos
77.65
Ranked 74th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 93th. The same as Laos
3
Ranked 54th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 30% more than Laos
2.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Secondary education, pupils 4.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Laos
515,130
Ranked 33th.

College and university > Private school share 46.59%
Ranked 11th. 80% more than Laos
25.84%
Ranked 47th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 74th. 11% more than Laos
0.88
Ranked 128th.

School life expectancy > Total 10 years
Ranked 75th. 20% more than Laos
8.3 years
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.6%
Ranked 41st. 28% more than Laos
73.2%
Ranked 85th.

Primary education, teachers 189,335
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Laos
32,586
Ranked 37th.

Primary education, pupils 4.74 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Laos
883,938
Ranked 40th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 93.44
Ranked 41st. 48% more than Laos
63.23
Ranked 11th.

Spending per student > College and university 25.99
Ranked 17th.
27.38
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Colombia

High school > Gender ratio 110.05
Ranked 12th. 37% more than Laos
80.6
Ranked 101st.

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 96th.
6
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Colombia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.532
Ranked 39th.
3.05
Ranked 42nd. 6 times 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 80th. 50% more than Colombia

Literacy > Male 90.1%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Laos
83%
Ranked 8th.

Spending > USD 8.36 billion
Ranked 37th. 132 times more than Laos
63.24 million
Ranked 134th.

High school > Private school share 20.21%
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Laos
3.14%
Ranked 50th.

Spending > Proportion 3.58
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Laos
1.18
Ranked 160th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.54
Ranked 44th.
31.48
Ranked 37th. 10% more than Colombia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 162nd. The same as Laos
3
Ranked 112th.

High school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 54th. 60% more than Laos
2.17
Ranked 66th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98%
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Laos
78.5%
Ranked 22nd.

Preschool enrollment rate 119.87
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Laos
111.84
Ranked 33th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 24,146.42
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Laos
4,111.06
Ranked 121st.

Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 41st. 28% more than Laos
76
Ranked 90th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 989,745
Ranked 24th. 35 times more than Laos
28,117
Ranked 98th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 178th. The same as Laos
5
Ranked 164th.

Children out of school > Primary 532,592
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Laos
126,224
Ranked 25th.

Secondary education, teachers 193,087
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Laos
24,652
Ranked 54th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.05
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Laos
3.78
Ranked 73th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.63
Ranked 18th. 36% more than Laos
18.89
Ranked 20th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 57th. The same as Laos
4
Ranked 38th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.38
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Laos
1.77
Ranked 36th.

Spending per student > High school 14.78
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Laos
5.05
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education, general pupils 4.58 million
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Laos
510,940
Ranked 39th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 7.6%
Ranked 86th.
32.7%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Colombia

High school > Gender parity index 1.09
Ranked 18th. 28% more than Laos
0.853
Ranked 85th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 337
Ranked 56th. 169 times more than Laos
2
Ranked 155th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 66%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Laos
31%
Ranked 55th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.31%
Ranked 107th.
3.28%
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Colombia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 24.01
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Laos
5.07
Ranked 102nd.

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Laos
6
Ranked 85th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.1%
Ranked 39th.
11.7%
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Colombia

Children out of school, primary, male 304,427
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Laos
11,784
Ranked 33th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5%
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Laos
2.5%
Ranked 44th.

High school > Students per teacher 25.4
Ranked 15th. 28% more than Laos
19.89
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education > General pupils 4.03 million
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Laos
388,044
Ranked 45th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 12.38
Ranked 23th. 25% more than Laos
9.89
Ranked 68th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 169th. The same as Laos
11
Ranked 151st.

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 148th. The same as Laos
11
Ranked 134th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.63
Ranked 4th.
45.18
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Colombia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.19 million
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Laos
875,300
Ranked 80th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.8%
Ranked 96th. 91% more than Laos
22.9%
Ranked 121st.

Elementary school graduate rate 87.81
Ranked 51st. 31% more than Laos
66.78
Ranked 78th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.99
Ranked 48th. 17% more than Laos
83.93
Ranked 12th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 99.41
Ranked 56th.
133.01
Ranked 40th. 34% more than Colombia

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 102.79
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Laos
77.51
Ranked 38th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 54th. 51% more than Laos
0.72
Ranked 75th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.29 million
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Laos
1.08 million
Ranked 55th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.11
Ranked 17th. 46% more than Laos
0.76
Ranked 122nd.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 23.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Laos
5.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.513
Ranked 143th.
0.63
Ranked 132nd. 23% more than Colombia

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 118th. The same as Laos
6
Ranked 91st.

Teacher student ratio > High school 25.64
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Laos
22.76
Ranked 21st.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 12.33
Ranked 29th.
21.8
Ranked 20th. 77% more than Colombia

Inequality adjusted index 0.523
Ranked 73th. 68% more than Laos
0.311
Ranked 103th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.13
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Laos
0.96
Ranked 72nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.16 million
Ranked 46th. 60% more than Laos
726,000
Ranked 53th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 29.4
Ranked 41st.
30.49
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Colombia

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.43
Ranked 47th. 25% more than Laos
78.74
Ranked 12th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.9%
Ranked 59th. 28% more than Laos
63%
Ranked 80th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 5.29 million
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Laos
900,817
Ranked 65th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 160th. The same as Laos
5 years
Ranked 150th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,320.55
Ranked 45th. 9 times more than Laos
$250.81
Ranked 90th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 125.4
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Laos
119.92
Ranked 25th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 96.11
Ranked 14th. 25% more than Laos
76.88
Ranked 34th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 86.23
Ranked 6th.
95.33
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Colombia

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 18.63%
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Laos
4.13%
Ranked 57th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 175th. The same as Laos
11
Ranked 156th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.41
Ranked 45th. 10% more than Laos
90.57
Ranked 114th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.51
Ranked 29th. 28% more than Laos
76.93
Ranked 71st.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.5%
Ranked 93th.
43.4%
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Colombia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 90%
Ranked 93th. 7% more than Laos
84%
Ranked 110th.

Primary education > Pupils 5.33 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Laos
890,821
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education > Pupils 4.32 million
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Laos
393,856
Ranked 46th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 42.4%
Ranked 107th. 15% more than Laos
36.8%
Ranked 117th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.55
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Laos
89.19
Ranked 11th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 86.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 32% more than Laos
65.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.45%
Ranked 69th. 44% more than Laos
35.75%
Ranked 109th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 318,538
Ranked 8th. 76 times more than Laos
4,190
Ranked 46th.

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Laos
97.24%
Ranked 16th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 25.05
Ranked 36th.
27.13
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Colombia

Secondary education > Teachers 164,194
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Laos
15,891
Ranked 35th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 65th. 33% more than Laos
9 years
Ranked 83th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 87.81
Ranked 44th. 31% more than Laos
66.78
Ranked 68th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.72 million
Ranked 27th. 11 times more than Laos
353,362
Ranked 94th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 3.25
Ranked 5th.
15.76
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Colombia

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 8.05
Ranked 73th. 21 times more than Laos
0.377
Ranked 163th.

Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Laos
0.9
Ranked 22nd.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 284,987
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Laos
141,619
Ranked 32nd.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.31%
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Laos
87.22%
Ranked 103th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 54.64
Ranked 83th.
192.29
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Colombia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.76%
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Laos
45.65%
Ranked 147th.

Progression to secondary school 99.98%
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Laos
77.96%
Ranked 49th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.4%
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Laos
74.7%
Ranked 22nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 11.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
22.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 88% more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 164,833
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Laos
81,248
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 3.72 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Laos
552,031
Ranked 4th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 90%
Ranked 90th. 11% more than Laos
81%
Ranked 105th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 137th. The same as Laos
15
Ranked 98th.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Laos
90.74%
Ranked 16th.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Laos
89.93%
Ranked 10th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Laos
6
Ranked 79th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 3.47
Ranked 60th.
16.82
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Colombia

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 89.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 31% more than Laos
68.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 13.64
Ranked 4th.
56.3
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 126
Ranked 72nd.
157.85
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Colombia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.121 per capita
Ranked 75th.
0.162 per capita
Ranked 31st. 34% more than Colombia

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 72nd.
22%
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Colombia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 90%
Ranked 88th. 5% more than Laos
86%
Ranked 101st.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.5%
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Laos
82.6%
Ranked 24th.

Primary graduation rate > Females 91%
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Laos
64%
Ranked 17th.

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 79%
Ranked 39th. 52% more than Laos
52%
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 290,336
Ranked 8th. 50 times more than Laos
5,812
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Teachers 186,898
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Laos
28,299
Ranked 37th.

Primary graduation rate > Males 91%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Laos
70%
Ranked 17th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.58%
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Laos
41.85%
Ranked 144th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.03
Ranked 5th.
5.08
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Colombia

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 149th. The same as Laos
5
Ranked 138th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 100.14
Ranked 24th. 47% more than Laos
68.02
Ranked 56th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.33
Ranked 51st.
4.89
Ranked 45th. 13% more than Colombia

Literacy > Men above 14 years 92.8%
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Laos
77%
Ranked 24th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
12.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Colombia

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $110.70 billion
Ranked 14th. 66 times more than Laos
$1.67 billion
Ranked 80th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Laos
6
Ranked 86th.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 100%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Laos
90.76%
Ranked 16th.

High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 98.06%
Ranked 9th.
99.46%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Colombia

High school > Share of total education spending 36.26%
Ranked 17th. 91% more than Laos
19%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.46 million
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Laos
409,868
Ranked 68th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.8
Ranked 42nd. 39% more than Laos
2.74
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 93.42
Ranked 30th. 39% more than Laos
67.01
Ranked 56th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.19
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Laos
88.18
Ranked 84th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 275,598
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Laos
55,251
Ranked 27th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.965
Ranked 78th. 3% more than Laos
0.939
Ranked 90th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 54th.
703
Ranked 13th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.34
Ranked 72nd. 42% more than Laos
63.72
Ranked 125th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.79
Ranked 7th.
8.95
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 119,795
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Laos
88,018
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 4.63
Ranked 7th.
11.64
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 87,648
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Laos
29,397
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.88 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Laos
261,613
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 57.77
Ranked 4th. 68% more than Laos
34.29
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.67
Ranked 6th.
5.32
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Colombia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.34
Ranked 5th.
11.95
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.01
Ranked 4th.
17.68
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.59
Ranked 4th.
15.74
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Colombia

Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 35th. 38% more than Laos
72
Ranked 87th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Laos
0.0927
Ranked 5th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.96
Ranked 63th.
17.88
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Colombia

Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.96
Ranked 60th.
15.62
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Colombia

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 78.3%
Ranked 53th. 23% more than Laos
63.6%
Ranked 70th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 24.43
Ranked 4th.
139.88
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Colombia
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
9.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 59% more than Colombia

High school teachers 186,121
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Laos
18,117
Ranked 57th.

Elementary school teachers 179,806
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Laos
29,541
Ranked 69th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 98.46
Ranked 29th. 23% more than Laos
80.34
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 92.9%
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Laos
60.9%
Ranked 23th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Laos
0.9%
Ranked 22nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 27.82
Ranked 89th.
129.2
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Colombia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 52.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
196.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Colombia

Primary completion rate > Men 95
Ranked 45th. 19% more than Laos
80
Ranked 77th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.3 million
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Laos
393,856
Ranked 80th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 12th. 45% more than Laos
76.33
Ranked 79th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 123.5
Ranked 64th.
153.84
Ranked 39th. 25% more than Colombia

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 38% more than Laos
69.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 194,042
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Laos
54,687
Ranked 4th.

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 18.92%
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Laos
2.36%
Ranked 61st.

High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 22.52
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Laos
21.14
Ranked 16th.

High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Both sexes 97.36%
Ranked 9th.
99.47%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Colombia

High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Men 96.53%
Ranked 9th.
99.48%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Colombia

High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Both sexes 97.64%
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Laos
85.35%
Ranked 16th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.57
Ranked 4th.
5.4
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Colombia

High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 97.98%
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Laos
86.75%
Ranked 14th.

High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 51%
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Laos
48%
Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99 3,606
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Laos
1,125
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 51,297
Ranked 2nd. 96 times more than Laos
537
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 100,222
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Laos
18,561
Ranked 5th.

High school > Trained teachers > Men 96.81%
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Laos
86.73%
Ranked 15th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 1.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Laos
87,740
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 96,073
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Laos
14,741
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 1.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Laos
290,418
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.49
Ranked 6th.
10.13
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Colombia

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 48.65%
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Laos
24.05%
Ranked 42nd.

School enrollment, primary > % net 83.86%
Ranked 47th.
95.88%
Ranked 19th. 14% more than Colombia

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 92.81%
Ranked 16th. Twice as much as Laos
46.54%
Ranked 47th.

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 20.21%
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Laos
3.14%
Ranked 49th.

Progression to secondary school, male > % 97.35%
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Laos
84.87%
Ranked 44th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 47.71%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Laos
14.44%
Ranked 87th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94 per million people 394.98
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Laos
38.16
Ranked 5th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.41%
Ranked 37th. 32% more than Laos
74.68%
Ranked 81st.

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 54.91% net
Ranked 80th. 46% more than Laos
37.7% net
Ranked 51st.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 55.95%
Ranked 65th.
59.72%
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Colombia

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 99.53%
Ranked 20th. 39% more than Laos
71.52%
Ranked 58th.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 95.79%
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Laos
80.09%
Ranked 52nd.

Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 4.08%
Ranked 57th.
19.18%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Colombia

Progression to secondary school > Female 99.96%
Ranked 7th. 32% more than Laos
75.45%
Ranked 49th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 113.79% gross
Ranked 31st.
122.95% gross
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Colombia

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 39% gross
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Laos
9.3% gross
Ranked 69th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 83.2%
Ranked 24th. 32% more than Laos
63.03%
Ranked 47th.

Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.88%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Laos
90.42%
Ranked 83th.

Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 3.56%
Ranked 55th.
17.87%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Colombia

Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 57.27%
Ranked 65th.
60.39%
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people 83.5
Ranked 5th.
194.28
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Colombia
Progression to secondary school > Male 100%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Laos
80.06%
Ranked 42nd.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.119 per capita
Ranked 63th.
0.157 per capita
Ranked 30th. 32% more than Colombia

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 58.53%
Ranked 63th.
61.03%
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Colombia

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 86%
Ranked 19th. 38% more than Laos
62.32%
Ranked 42nd.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 160.87
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than Laos
15.83
Ranked 61st.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 42.4%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Laos
19.68%
Ranked 77th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 486,325
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Laos
21,106
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 28,489
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Laos
941
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 2.28
Ranked 7th.
8.13
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Colombia

Elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Laos
96.89%
Ranked 24th.

Female elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Laos
96.61%
Ranked 23th.

Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 63.81%
Ranked 44th.
69.26%
Ranked 32nd. 9% more than Colombia

Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 63.31%
Ranked 44th.
68.77%
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 33.01
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Laos
21.31
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people 44.74
Ranked 5th.
92.22
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Colombia
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 84.58
Ranked 50th. 28% more than Laos
65.97
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 per thousand people 0.66
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Laos
0.163
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 9.53
Ranked 3rd. 61% more than Laos
5.9
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 2,391
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Laos
392
Ranked 3rd.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 64.28%
Ranked 43th.
69.73%
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Colombia

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.84%
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Laos
46.62%
Ranked 125th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 95-99 5,538
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Laos
1,659
Ranked 4th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 77.92%
Ranked 59th. 59% more than Laos
48.87%
Ranked 96th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 53.6%
Ranked 10th. 34% more than Laos
40.05%
Ranked 67th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 309,191
Ranked 22nd. 123 times more than Laos
2,507
Ranked 89th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 30.49
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Laos
15.15
Ranked 7th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.47%
Ranked 55th. 11% more than Laos
84.1%
Ranked 81st.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 49.22
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Laos
15.35
Ranked 94th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 49.54
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Laos
14.51
Ranked 94th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 123.9
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Laos
115.47
Ranked 32nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.84
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Laos
124.2
Ranked 21st.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 92.51
Ranked 32nd. 37% more than Laos
67.68
Ranked 60th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 84.58
Ranked 40th. 28% more than Laos
65.97
Ranked 61st.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 1.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Laos
176,716
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 1.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Laos
110,819
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 261,965
Ranked 3rd. 52 times more than Laos
5,048
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 130,176
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Laos
102,367
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 454,058
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Laos
13,764
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 749,712
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Laos
68,870
Ranked 5th.

High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Men 97.35%
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Laos
84.14%
Ranked 15th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 36.69
Ranked 4th. 96% more than Laos
18.75
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.84
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Laos
0.808
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people 11.05
Ranked 5th.
21.59
Ranked 3rd. 95% more than Colombia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.77
Ranked 4th.
15.2
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 2.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Laos
246,397
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 6th.
2.21
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 4.49
Ranked 8th.
9.44
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Colombia

Secondary education, teachers, female 99,458
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Laos
11,833
Ranked 51st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 1.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Laos
123,370
Ranked 5th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 3.24%
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Laos
0.641%
Ranked 60th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.01
Ranked 4th.
10.34
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 10,977
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Laos
2,340
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.9%
Ranked 49th. 21% more than Laos
77.01%
Ranked 82nd.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 70.77%
Ranked 19th. 65% more than Laos
42.98%
Ranked 28th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.81%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Laos
43.32%
Ranked 45th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 82,962
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Laos
15,358
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 58,039
Ranked 4th.
69,202
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Colombia

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 55.97%
Ranked 59th. 56% more than Laos
35.81%
Ranked 99th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 6,991
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Laos
1,142
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 102,164
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Laos
25,275
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 86,796
Ranked 3rd. 95% more than Laos
44,624
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 50,815
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Laos
10,195
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 95,588
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Laos
20,917
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 834,686
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Laos
39,692
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 1.2 million
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Laos
70,767
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 20,310
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Laos
2,404
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 1.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Laos
65,049
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 103,657
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Laos
39,366
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 115,426
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Laos
30,823
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 360,102
Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than Laos
8,682
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 6,348
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Laos
533
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 3,957
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Laos
141
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.15
Ranked 5th.
1.23
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 678,561
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Laos
33,575
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 4.86
Ranked 6th.
7.54
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 101,188
Ranked 2nd. 83 times more than Laos
1,214
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 5th.
10.45
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 6.07
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Laos
0.872
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 41.19
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Laos
34.36
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 2.01
Ranked 7th.
7.71
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Colombia

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