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Education Stats: compare key data on Colombia & Russia

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.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • 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 > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: 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
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Number of people older than 100 years who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals 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 > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100: Number of people older than 100 years who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
STAT Colombia Russia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.38
Ranked 45th.
99.5
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Colombia

Children out of school, primary 599,113
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Russia
217,543
Ranked 30th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 12.56
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Russia
1.53
Ranked 98th.

Children out of school, primary, female 294,686
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Russia
88,353
Ranked 31st.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 53th.
1.35
Ranked 44th. 23% more than Colombia

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 39th. The same as Russia
10
Ranked 51st.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Russia
4.1%
Ranked 76th.

High school enrolment rate 98.49
Ranked 31st.
100
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Colombia

Homeschooling legal status Legal. Regulated by the Ministry of Education and the ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education). The student would have to present a Public Validation Test and a State Test (Similar to SAT) if he/she wants to go to College. Legal since 1992, law sometimes ignored and not made legal.
Literacy > Total population 90.4%
Ranked 6th.
99.6%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Colombia

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 168th. 25% more than Russia
4
Ranked 188th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.97
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Russia
1.96
Ranked 142nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25.05
Ranked 38th. 39% more than Russia
18.06
Ranked 77th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.4
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Russia
8.47
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 131st.
7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Colombia

College and university > Share of total education spending 20.61%
Ranked 20th.
23.11%
Ranked 34th. 12% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female 90.7%
Ranked 5th.
99.5%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Colombia

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.18
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Russia
0.623
Ranked 93th.

College and university > Gender ratio 99
Ranked 61st.
135.63
Ranked 32nd. 37% more than Colombia

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 93th.
4
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Colombia

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Colombia

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 113th.
10 years
Ranked 40th. 25% more than Colombia
Secondary education, pupils 4.9 million
Ranked 3rd.
9.61 million
Ranked 8th. 96% more than Colombia

College and university > Private school share 46.59%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Russia
14.78%
Ranked 75th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 74th.
1
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Colombia

Literacy > Adult literacy 93.6%
Ranked 41st.
99.5%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Colombia
Primary education, teachers 189,335
Ranked 7th.
277,657
Ranked 14th. 47% more than Colombia

Primary education, pupils 4.74 million
Ranked 10th.
5.02 million
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Colombia

Adult literacy rate > Female 93.44
Ranked 41st.
99.4
Ranked 12th. 6% more than Colombia

Tertiary enrollment 23.3%
Ranked 51st.
64.1%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Colombia
Spending per student > College and university 25.99
Ranked 17th. 97% more than Russia
13.18
Ranked 66th.

High school > Gender ratio 110.05
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Russia
97.02
Ranked 75th.

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 96th.
6
Ranked 64th. 20% more than Colombia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.532
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Russia
0.0597
Ranked 100th.

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. The same as Russia
2
Ranked 159th.

Literacy > Male 90.1%
Ranked 5th.
99.7%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Colombia

Spending > USD 8.36 billion
Ranked 37th.
57.78 billion
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Colombia

High school > Private school share 20.21%
Ranked 23th. 28 times more than Russia
0.712%
Ranked 118th.

Spending > Proportion 3.58
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Russia
3.54
Ranked 106th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.54
Ranked 44th. 71% more than Russia
16.65
Ranked 110th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 162nd. The same as Russia
3
Ranked 98th.

High school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Russia
1.71
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98%
Ranked 3rd.
99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Colombia

Preschool enrollment rate 119.87
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Russia
96.83
Ranked 106th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 24,146.42
Ranked 37th.
50,947.63
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Colombia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 989,745
Ranked 24th.
8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 413
Ranked 49th.
459
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Colombia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 178th. 25% more than Russia
4
Ranked 198th.

Children out of school > Primary 532,592
Ranked 11th. 44% more than Russia
369,274
Ranked 22nd.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.05
Ranked 22nd.
8
Ranked 28th. 98% more than Colombia

Secondary education, teachers 193,087
Ranked 2nd.
1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Colombia

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.63
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Russia
8.41
Ranked 106th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 57th.
5
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Colombia

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.38
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Russia
0.91
Ranked 83th.

Secondary education, general pupils 4.58 million
Ranked 5th.
8.06 million
Ranked 9th. 76% more than Colombia

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 7.6%
Ranked 86th. 19 times more than Russia
0.4%
Ranked 130th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.09
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Russia
0.976
Ranked 98th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 413
Ranked 49th.
459
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Colombia
Scientific and technical journal articles 337
Ranked 56th.
15,782
Ranked 11th. 47 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 404
Ranked 51st.
469
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Colombia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 66%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Russia
56%
Ranked 3rd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.31%
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Russia
0.508%
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 24.01
Ranked 66th.
56.1
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Colombia

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 133th.
7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Colombia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.1%
Ranked 39th.
12.9%
Ranked 50th. 16% more than Colombia

Children out of school, primary, male 304,427
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Russia
129,190
Ranked 25th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5%
Ranked 22nd. 39% more than Russia
3.6%
Ranked 78th.

High school > Students per teacher 25.4
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Russia
8.47
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary education > General pupils 4.03 million
Ranked 6th.
11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Colombia

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 169th. The same as Russia
11
Ranked 148th.

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 148th. 10% more than Russia
10
Ranked 167th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 87% more than Russia
2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.63
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Russia
28.11
Ranked 14th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.19 million
Ranked 23th.
5.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Colombia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.8%
Ranked 96th.
93.5%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Colombia

Elementary school graduate rate 87.81
Ranked 51st.
95.2
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Colombia

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.99
Ranked 48th.
99.7
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Colombia

Schools connected to the Internet 7.25%
Ranked 6th.
43.3%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Colombia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 102.79
Ranked 14th. 52% more than Russia
67.74
Ranked 118th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 99.41
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Russia
35.34
Ranked 173th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 54th.
1.36
Ranked 27th. 25% more than Colombia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.29 million
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Russia
475,300
Ranked 75th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.11
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Russia
0.99
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 357.93
Ranked 2nd.
472.29
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Colombia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 23.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Colombia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.513
Ranked 143th. 44% more than Russia
0.356
Ranked 157th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 118th.
7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Colombia

Teacher student ratio > High school 25.64
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Russia
8.53
Ranked 92nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 12.33
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Russia
2.57
Ranked 74th.

High school repeaters > Female 2.13
Ranked 61st. 32% more than Russia
1.61
Ranked 41st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.16 million
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Russia
325,100
Ranked 74th.

Class size > Age 13 30.5 students
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia
11.8 students
Ranked 27th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 29.4
Ranked 41st. 68% more than Russia
17.45
Ranked 75th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.43
Ranked 47th.
99.8
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Colombia

Elementary school > Enrolled students 5.29 million
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Russia
4.97 million
Ranked 20th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 160th. 67% more than Russia
3 years
Ranked 194th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,320.55
Ranked 45th.
$3,670.01
Ranked 29th. 58% more than Colombia

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 125.4
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Russia
98.95
Ranked 81st.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 96.11
Ranked 14th. 69% more than Russia
56.77
Ranked 111th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 86.23
Ranked 6th. 50% more than Russia
57.35
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 411
Ranked 50th.
467
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Colombia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 18.63%
Ranked 24th. 29 times more than Russia
0.637%
Ranked 140th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 175th. The same as Russia
11
Ranked 152nd.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.41
Ranked 45th.
100.19
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Colombia

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.51
Ranked 29th.
98.87
Ranked 6th. About the same as Colombia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.5%
Ranked 93th. 15 times more than Russia
0.5%
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 90%
Ranked 93th.
92%
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Colombia

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 114th.
7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Colombia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 31
Ranked 14th. 96% more than Russia
15.8
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Pupils 4.32 million
Ranked 7th.
13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Colombia

Primary education > Pupils 5.33 million
Ranked 10th. The same as Russia
5.33 million
Ranked 21st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 42.4%
Ranked 107th.
96.2%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Colombia

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.55
Ranked 52nd.
99.6
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Colombia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 86.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 15% more than Colombia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.45%
Ranked 69th.
56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Colombia

Secondary education, vocational pupils 318,538
Ranked 8th.
1.56 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Colombia

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 25.05
Ranked 36th. 39% more than Russia
18.06
Ranked 75th.

Secondary education > Teachers 164,194
Ranked 8th.
1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Colombia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 65th.
14 years
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.72 million
Ranked 27th.
14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 3.25
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Russia
0.188
Ranked 14th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 8.05
Ranked 73th.
109.14
Ranked 34th. 14 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 415
Ranked 50th.
461
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Colombia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 409
Ranked 49th.
452
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Colombia
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 142nd. 25% more than Russia
4
Ranked 160th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Russia
1
Ranked 7th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.31%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Russia
98.04%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 284,987
Ranked 22nd.
571,183
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Colombia

Public spending per student > Secondary level 9.8
Ranked 13th.
20.5
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.76%
Ranked 51st. The same as Russia
48.73%
Ranked 52nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 54.64
Ranked 83th. 17 times more than Russia
3.29
Ranked 127th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.4%
Ranked 3rd.
99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Colombia

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 11.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Russia
2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 164,833
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Russia
21,770
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 3.72 million
Ranked 3rd.
8.17 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 422
Ranked 48th.
441
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Colombia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 90%
Ranked 90th.
93%
Ranked 70th. 3% more than Colombia

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 137th.
16
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Colombia

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 120th.
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Colombia

Library books 429,238
Ranked 34th.
73.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 172 times more than Colombia
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.47
Ranked 60th. 8 times more than Russia
0.43
Ranked 98th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 89.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Russia
80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 13.64
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Russia
0.407
Ranked 7th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 72nd. 26 times more than Russia
0.3%
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.121 per capita
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Russia
0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 126
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Russia
37.28
Ranked 167th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 90%
Ranked 88th.
92%
Ranked 73th. 2% more than Colombia

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.5%
Ranked 6th.
99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Colombia

Library books per 1000 10.94
Ranked 41st.
503.26
Ranked 19th. 46 times more than Colombia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26.5
Ranked 59th. 53% more than Russia
17.3
Ranked 103th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 79%
Ranked 39th.
98%
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Colombia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 290,336
Ranked 8th.
2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Colombia

Primary education > Teachers 186,898
Ranked 6th.
320,168
Ranked 14th. 71% more than Colombia

Students from households with computer > Age 13 11%
Ranked 27th.
35%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 109,008
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Russia
17,685
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 688.44
Ranked 4th.
868.8
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Colombia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.03
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Russia
0.0833
Ranked 14th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 18.7
Ranked 24th. 47 times more than Russia
0.4
Ranked 90th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 149th. 67% more than Russia
3
Ranked 177th.

Library employees 86
Ranked 35th.
5,301
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Colombia
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 100.14
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Russia
94.26
Ranked 51st.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.33
Ranked 51st. 94% more than Russia
2.23
Ranked 137th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 92.8%
Ranked 5th.
99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Colombia

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Russia
1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Russia
48.6%
Ranked 56th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $110.70 billion
Ranked 14th.
$526.77 billion
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Colombia

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th.
7
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Colombia

Scouting > Members 11,118
Ranked 71st. 55% more than Russia
7,186
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.46 million
Ranked 15th.
8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 89% more than Colombia

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.8
Ranked 42nd.
9.19
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Colombia

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 93.42
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Russia
80.13
Ranked 56th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.19
Ranked 37th.
99.54
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Colombia

Children out of school > Primary > Male 275,598
Ranked 10th. 39% more than Russia
198,350
Ranked 22nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.965
Ranked 78th.
1
Ranked 39th. 4% more than Colombia

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.5%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Russia
50.8%
Ranked 32nd.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 32.4
Ranked 18th.
0.0
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.34
Ranked 72nd.
99.7
Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.67
Ranked 6th. 55 times more than Russia
0.0484
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 119,795
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia
34,251
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 87,648
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Russia
11,863
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.01
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Russia
0.224
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.88 million
Ranked 3rd.
4 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.79
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Russia
0.0696
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.34
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Russia
0.095
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 57.77
Ranked 4th.
62.65
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 4.63
Ranked 7th. 36 times more than Russia
0.127
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.59
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Russia
0.168
Ranked 14th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.233
Ranked 138th. 5 times more than Russia
0.0501
Ranked 157th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 2nd.
5.65
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Colombia
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.96
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Russia
0.57
Ranked 105th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.96
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Russia
0.57
Ranked 99th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 24.43
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Russia
9.1
Ranked 7th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Russia
1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Elementary school teachers 179,806
Ranked 21st.
284,789
Ranked 12th. 58% more than Colombia

High school teachers 186,121
Ranked 17th.
1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Colombia

Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 41%
Ranked 28th.
83%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Colombia
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 93%
Ranked 11th.
98%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Colombia
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 22.6 years experience
Ranked 20th.
59.7 years experience
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Colombia
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 0.267%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Russia
0.241%
Ranked 26th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.46
Ranked 29th.
100
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Colombia
Literacy > Women above 14 years 92.9%
Ranked 1st.
99.2%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Colombia

Students from households with study desk > Age 13 83%
Ranked 24th.
94%
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Colombia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Russia
1%
Ranked 7th.
Teachers' Day date 5/15/2011 10/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 27.82
Ranked 89th. 12 times more than Russia
2.25
Ranked 126th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 52.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 16 times more than Russia
3.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.3 million
Ranked 19th.
12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Colombia

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 12th. 12% more than Russia
99.14
Ranked 86th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 123.5
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Russia
37.05
Ranked 166th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Russia
94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Students from households with calculator > Age 13 87%
Ranked 24th.
89%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Colombia
Repitition rate > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Russia
1.5
Ranked 25th.
Library members 5,064
Ranked 39th.
100,100
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Colombia
Library members per 1000 0.129
Ranked 41st.
0.684
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Colombia
Library employees per million 2.19
Ranked 48th.
36.23
Ranked 23th. 17 times more than Colombia
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 0.995%
Ranked 24th. 74% more than Russia
0.571%
Ranked 27th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 30% 78%
Students living with mother > Age 13 85%
Ranked 27th.
96%
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Colombia
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Russia
85%
Ranked 25th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 99,458
Ranked 2nd.
922,895
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 1.84 million
Ranked 3rd.
4.16 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 200,101
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Russia
18,081
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 411,375
Ranked 3rd.
3.15 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Colombia

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 48.65%
Ranked 86th.
89.87%
Ranked 38th. 85% more than Colombia

School enrollment, primary > % net 83.86%
Ranked 47th.
93.42%
Ranked 63th. 11% more than Colombia

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 92.81%
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Russia
84.92%
Ranked 86th.

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 20.21%
Ranked 23th. 28 times more than Russia
0.712%
Ranked 117th.

Progression to secondary school, male > % 97.35%
Ranked 22nd.
98.36%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Colombia
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 47.71%
Ranked 15th.
86.69%
Ranked 18th. 82% more than Colombia

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 23.33%
Ranked 29th. 64% more than Russia
14.25%
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.33
Ranked 7th. 37 times more than Russia
0.0622
Ranked 14th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 26.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 12 times more than Russia
2.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 103.93%
Ranked 17th.
109.55%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Colombia

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 99.53%
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Russia
91.3%
Ranked 22nd.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 95.79%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Russia
91.47%
Ranked 21st.

Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 4.08%
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Russia
0.68%
Ranked 107th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 113.79% gross
Ranked 31st.
123.21% gross
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Colombia

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 39% gross
Ranked 44th.
80.65% gross
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Colombia

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 3.24%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Russia
1.61%
Ranked 43th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.88%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Russia
100.09%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 18.3%
Ranked 21st. 76% more than Russia
10.4%
Ranked 76th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people 83.5
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Russia
46.19
Ranked 6th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.119 per capita
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Russia
0.037 per capita
Ranked 167th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 160.87
Ranked 52nd.
3,092.31
Ranked 15th. 19 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 486,325
Ranked 3rd.
6.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 28,489
Ranked 2nd.
212,820
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Colombia
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.81%
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Russia
83.83%
Ranked 89th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 2.28
Ranked 7th. 35 times more than Russia
0.0658
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.82
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Russia
0.153
Ranked 14th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.84%
Ranked 41st.
48.86%
Ranked 39th. The same as Colombia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 678,561
Ranked 3rd.
3.89 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 4.86
Ranked 6th. 69 times more than Russia
0.0701
Ranked 13th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 77.92%
Ranked 59th.
98.46%
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Colombia

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 53.6%
Ranked 10th. 46% more than Russia
36.77%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 309,191
Ranked 22nd.
1.67 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 101,188
Ranked 2nd.
2.07 million
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Colombia
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.47%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Russia
92.13%
Ranked 36th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 49.22
Ranked 69th.
89.39
Ranked 28th. 82% more than Colombia

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 49.54
Ranked 69th.
90.73
Ranked 28th. 83% more than Colombia

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 123.9
Ranked 20th. 23% more than Russia
100.7
Ranked 72nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.84
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Russia
101.91
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 1.46 million
Ranked 3rd.
5.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 1.18 million
Ranked 3rd.
4.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 261,965
Ranked 3rd.
4.17 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 130,176
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Russia
31,964
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 454,058
Ranked 3rd.
4.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 749,712
Ranked 3rd.
5.08 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 20.04
Ranked 2nd.
53.41
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Colombia

Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.9%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Russia
100%
Ranked 38th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 per million people 28.69
Ranked 4th.
35.73
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Colombia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 2.22
Ranked 7th. 46 times more than Russia
0.0486
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 38.07
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Russia
9.51
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 29.24
Ranked 3rd.
33.67
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people 128.24
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia
47.53
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.84
Ranked 2nd.
4.96
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people 11.05
Ranked 5th. 53% more than Russia
7.21
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.77
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Russia
0.241
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 2.68 million
Ranked 3rd.
9.81 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Colombia

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 2.76%
Ranked 49th. 50% more than Russia
1.84%
Ranked 55th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 1.43 million
Ranked 3rd.
5.35 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 10,977
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Russia
10,625
Ranked 4th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.9%
Ranked 49th.
99.69%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Colombia

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 87.04%
Ranked 31st.
92.57%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Colombia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 1,932
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Russia
191
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 99,634
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Russia
9,222
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 2.71 million
Ranked 3rd.
10.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Colombia

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 55.97%
Ranked 59th.
60.13%
Ranked 47th. 7% more than Colombia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 6,991
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Russia
461
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 102,164
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Russia
22,093
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 86,796
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Russia
8,858
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 50,815
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than Russia
27,980
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 95,588
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Russia
10,001
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 834,686
Ranked 3rd.
6.04 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 1.2 million
Ranked 3rd.
9.73 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 20,310
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Russia
1,367
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 1.08 million
Ranked 3rd.
5.45 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 103,657
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Russia
6,752
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 115,426
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Russia
6,890
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 360,102
Ranked 3rd.
2.44 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 6,348
Ranked 2nd.
48,531
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 3,957
Ranked 2nd.
40,336
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Colombia
Primary education, teachers > % female 77.15%
Ranked 27th.
98.45%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Colombia

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 65.65%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Russia
55.91%
Ranked 10th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14.93%
Ranked 57th. 25% more than Russia
11.94%
Ranked 83th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 4.19
Ranked 2nd.
19.49
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 70.97
Ranked 4th.
81.23
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.18
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Russia
0.197
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 62.69
Ranked 5th.
74.35
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Colombia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.31
Ranked 6th. 36 times more than Russia
0.0648
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 1.92
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Russia
0.247
Ranked 9th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 84.21%
Ranked 38th.
93.43%
Ranked 48th. 11% more than Colombia

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 82.62% gross
Ranked 41st.
92.54% gross
Ranked 59th. 12% more than Colombia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 19.33
Ranked 2nd.
42.43
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Colombia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 8.34
Ranked 2nd.
17.16
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 67,889
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Russia
14,057
Ranked 7th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.1%
Ranked 24th. 30% more than Russia
15.5%
Ranked 78th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 18.9%
Ranked 41st.
46%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Colombia

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 25.7%
Ranked 15th.
41.6%
Ranked 11th. 62% more than Colombia

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 22.8%
Ranked 8th.
27.4%
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Colombia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 89,098
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia
32,944
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 1,239
Ranked 2nd.
5,088
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 140,498
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Russia
26,722
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 1.58 million
Ranked 3rd.
11.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Colombia

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.73% gross
Ranked 22nd.
122.65% gross
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Colombia

Primary education > Teachers > % female 76.5% female
Ranked 31st.
98.5% female
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Colombia

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 84.71%
Ranked 35th.
96.15%
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Colombia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years
Ranked 64th.
13 years
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Colombia
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 126.5%
Ranked 13th. 29% more than Russia
98.18%
Ranked 102nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 25.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 25 times more than Russia
1.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1.12 million
Ranked 33th. 7 times more than Russia
150,000
Ranked 77th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.9%
Ranked 93th. 10% more than Russia
3.54%
Ranked 103th.

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