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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Spending on teaching materials: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that is allocated for teaching materials.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Primary graduation rate > Females: Females graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total female population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Primary graduation rate > Males: Males graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total male population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • 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).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Female elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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 and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Colombia Venezuela HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.38
Ranked 45th. 		95.15
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Colombia
Average years of schooling of adults 5.3
Ranked 62nd. 		6.6
Ranked 43th. 25% more than Colombia
Children out of school, primary 599,113
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		190,870
Ranked 17th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 12.56
Ranked 24th. 97% more than Venezuela 		6.37
Ranked 32nd.
Children out of school, primary, female 294,686
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		112,619
Ranked 16th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 53th. 		1.69
Ranked 12th. 55% more than Colombia
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 39th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Colombia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 25th. 		6.87%
Ranked 16th. 55% more than Colombia
High school enrolment rate 98.49
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Venezuela 		95.3
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Total population 90.4%
Ranked 6th. 		93.4%
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Colombia
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 168th. 		6
Ranked 96th. 20% more than Colombia
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.97
Ranked 45th. 		6.14
Ranked 27th. 55% more than Colombia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25.05
Ranked 38th. 		25.68
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Colombia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.4
Ranked 15th. 41% more than Venezuela 		18.03
Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 131st. 20% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 187th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 20.61%
Ranked 20th. 		22.6%
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female 90.7%
Ranked 5th. 		93.1%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Colombia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.18
Ranked 23th. 64% more than Venezuela 		3.76
Ranked 27th.
College and university > Gender ratio 99
Ranked 61st. 		169.46
Ranked 10th. 71% more than Colombia
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 93th. The same as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		7.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 93% more than Colombia
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 113th. 14% more than Venezuela 		7 years
Ranked 124th.
Secondary education, pupils 4.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Venezuela 		2.35 million
Ranked 13th.
College and university > Private school share 46.59%
Ranked 11th. 62% more than Venezuela 		28.85%
Ranked 51st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 74th. The same as Venezuela 		0.98
Ranked 71st.
School life expectancy > Total 10 years
Ranked 75th. 		10.9 years
Ranked 63th. 9% more than Colombia
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.6%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Venezuela 		93%
Ranked 1st.
Primary education, teachers 189,335
Ranked 7th. 69% more than Venezuela 		112,157
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, pupils 4.74 million
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Venezuela 		3.49 million
Ranked 17th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 93.44
Ranked 41st. 		94.93
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Colombia
Tertiary enrollment 23.3%
Ranked 51st. 		28.5%
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Colombia
High school > Gender ratio 110.05
Ranked 12th. 		110.21
Ranked 11th. About the same as Colombia
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 96th. 67% more than Venezuela 		3
Ranked 108th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.532
Ranked 39th. 		0.987
Ranked 59th. 85% more than Colombia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 184th. The same as Venezuela 		2
Ranked 181st.
Literacy > Male 90.1%
Ranked 5th. 		93.8%
Ranked 75th. 4% more than Colombia
Spending > USD 8.36 billion
Ranked 37th. 		11.1 billion
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Colombia
High school > Private school share 20.21%
Ranked 23th. 		28.3%
Ranked 15th. 40% more than Colombia
Spending > Proportion 3.58
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Venezuela 		3.53
Ranked 108th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.54
Ranked 44th. 53% more than Venezuela 		18.7
Ranked 70th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 162nd. The same as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 153th.
High school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 54th. 		3.75
Ranked 51st. 8% more than Colombia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Venezuela 		97.2%
Ranked 14th.
Preschool enrollment rate 119.87
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Venezuela 		103.11
Ranked 71st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 24,146.42
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		11,515.04
Ranked 72nd.
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Venezuela 		92
Ranked 64th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 989,745
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Venezuela 		983,217
Ranked 25th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 178th. 		6
Ranked 101st. 20% more than Colombia
Children out of school > Primary 532,592
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		235,577
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.05
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Venezuela 		3.37
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education, teachers 193,087
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Venezuela 		61,671
Ranked 29th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.63
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Venezuela 		22.47
Ranked 18th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 57th. 33% more than Venezuela 		3
Ranked 141st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.38
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		2.61
Ranked 31st.
Spending per student > High school 14.78
Ranked 21st. 82% more than Venezuela 		8.11
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, general pupils 4.58 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		2.23 million
Ranked 15th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 7.6%
Ranked 86th. 15% more than Venezuela 		6.6%
Ranked 93th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.09
Ranked 18th. 		1.09
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Colombia
Scientific and technical journal articles 337
Ranked 56th. 		563
Ranked 48th. 67% more than Colombia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 66%
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Venezuela 		34%
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.31%
Ranked 107th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		0.597%
Ranked 126th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 24.01
Ranked 66th. 		38.81
Ranked 28th. 62% more than Colombia
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 125th.
Children out of school, primary, male 304,427
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		78,251
Ranked 16th.
High school > Students per teacher 25.4
Ranked 15th. 41% more than Venezuela 		18.03
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education > General pupils 4.03 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		1.95 million
Ranked 16th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 12.38
Ranked 23th. 36% more than Venezuela 		9.1
Ranked 61st.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 169th. 		12
Ranked 96th. 9% more than Colombia
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 148th. 		12
Ranked 90th. 9% more than Colombia
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 67% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.63
Ranked 4th. 		45.28
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.19 million
Ranked 23th. 51% more than Venezuela 		3.45 million
Ranked 34th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.8%
Ranked 96th. 		55.1%
Ranked 77th. 26% more than Colombia
Elementary school graduate rate 87.81
Ranked 51st. 9% more than Venezuela 		80.74
Ranked 61st.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.99
Ranked 48th. 		98.4
Ranked 11th. About the same as Colombia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 102.79
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Venezuela 		78.6
Ranked 34th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 99.41
Ranked 56th. 		116.39
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Colombia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Venezuela 		1.08
Ranked 84th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.29 million
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Venezuela 		1.14 million
Ranked 52nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.11
Ranked 17th. 		1.13
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 357.93
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Venezuela 		343.66
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 23.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		38.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 69% more than Colombia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.513
Ranked 143th. 31% more than Venezuela 		0.39
Ranked 153th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 118th. 20% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 167th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 25.64
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		10.23
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 12.33
Ranked 29th. 40% more than Venezuela 		8.81
Ranked 41st.
Inequality adjusted index 0.523
Ranked 73th. 		0.571
Ranked 63th. 9% more than Colombia
High school repeaters > Female 2.13
Ranked 61st. 		2.23
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Colombia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.16 million
Ranked 46th. 95% more than Venezuela 		598,600
Ranked 58th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 29.4
Ranked 41st. 82% more than Venezuela 		16.19
Ranked 86th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 83.2%
Ranked 1st. 45% more than Venezuela 		57.38%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.43
Ranked 47th. 		98.84
Ranked 8th. About the same as Colombia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.9%
Ranked 59th. 		89%
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Colombia
Elementary school > Enrolled students 5.29 million
Ranked 18th. 54% more than Venezuela 		3.44 million
Ranked 33th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 160th. 		6 years
Ranked 94th. 20% more than Colombia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,320.55
Ranked 45th. 		$2,395.19
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Colombia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 125.4
Ranked 16th. 23% more than Venezuela 		102.06
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 96.11
Ranked 14th. 29% more than Venezuela 		74.39
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 86.23
Ranked 6th. 		90.11
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Colombia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 175th. 		12
Ranked 97th. 9% more than Colombia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 18.63%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Venezuela 		17.66%
Ranked 26th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.41
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Venezuela 		97.34
Ranked 85th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.51
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Venezuela 		95.5
Ranked 46th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.5%
Ranked 93th. 9% more than Venezuela 		6.9%
Ranked 95th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 90%
Ranked 93th. 		93%
Ranked 75th. 3% more than Colombia
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 114th. 20% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 161st.
Primary education > Pupils 5.33 million
Ranked 10th. 55% more than Venezuela 		3.45 million
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education > Pupils 4.32 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		2.03 million
Ranked 16th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 42.4%
Ranked 107th. 		49.8%
Ranked 89th. 17% more than Colombia
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.55
Ranked 52nd. 		97.97
Ranked 14th. About the same as Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 86.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 17% more than Venezuela 		73.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.45%
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Venezuela 		51.02%
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 318,538
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		126,014
Ranked 19th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.36%
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Venezuela 		79.23%
Ranked 34th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 25.05
Ranked 36th. 		25.68
Ranked 64th. 3% more than Colombia
Secondary education > Teachers 164,194
Ranked 8th. 		187,737
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Colombia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 65th. The same as Venezuela 		12 years
Ranked 3rd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 87.81
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Venezuela 		84.34
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.72 million
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Venezuela 		1.87 million
Ranked 39th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 8.05
Ranked 73th. 		21.82
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Colombia
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 142nd. 		6
Ranked 91st. 20% more than Colombia
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 1st. 		1.02
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Colombia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 284,987
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Venezuela 		263,698
Ranked 23th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.31%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Venezuela 		102.2%
Ranked 22nd.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 9.8
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		4.7
Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.76%
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Venezuela 		48.44%
Ranked 82nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 54.64
Ranked 83th. 24% more than Venezuela 		44.03
Ranked 94th.
Progression to secondary school 99.98%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Venezuela 		98.72%
Ranked 10th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.4%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Venezuela 		98.1%
Ranked 12th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 11.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 34% more than Venezuela 		8.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 3.72 million
Ranked 3rd. 66% more than Venezuela 		2.24 million
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 90%
Ranked 90th. 		93%
Ranked 75th. 3% more than Colombia
High school > Spending on teaching materials 4.68%
Ranked 1st. 160 times more than Venezuela 		0.0293%
Ranked 17th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 137th. The same as Venezuela 		15
Ranked 133th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 112th.
Library books 429,238
Ranked 34th. 		3.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Colombia
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.47
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Venezuela 		3.37
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 89.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 22% more than Venezuela 		73.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 126
Ranked 72nd. 		136.18
Ranked 58th. 8% more than Colombia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 72nd. 22% more than Venezuela 		6.3%
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.121 per capita
Ranked 75th. 		0.137 per capita
Ranked 56th. 13% more than Colombia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 90%
Ranked 88th. 		92%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Colombia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.5%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Venezuela 		96.3%
Ranked 16th.
Primary graduation rate > Females 91%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Venezuela 		83%
Ranked 13th.
Library books per 1000 10.94
Ranked 41st. 		167.03
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Colombia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26.5
Ranked 59th. 27% more than Venezuela 		20.8
Ranked 6th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 290,336
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		77,659
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education > Teachers 186,898
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Venezuela 		184,409
Ranked 7th.
Primary graduation rate > Males 91%
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Venezuela 		79%
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.58%
Ranked 22nd. 		52.53%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Colombia
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 688.44
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Venezuela 		674.65
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 109,008
Ranked 3rd. 52% more than Venezuela 		71,528
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 18.7
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		9
Ranked 24th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 149th. 		6
Ranked 89th. 20% more than Colombia
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.33
Ranked 51st. 		6.9
Ranked 19th. 59% more than Colombia
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 100.14
Ranked 24th. 32% more than Venezuela 		75.9
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92.8%
Ranked 5th. 		93.3%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Colombia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 44% more than Venezuela 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Venezuela 		48.5%
Ranked 77th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $110.70 billion
Ranked 14th. 54% more than Venezuela 		$71.75 billion
Ranked 19th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 125th.
Scouting > Members 11,118
Ranked 71st. 		14,893
Ranked 60th. 34% more than Colombia
High school > Share of total education spending 36.26%
Ranked 17th. 90% more than Venezuela 		19.04%
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 81.35%
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Venezuela 		61.21%
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.11%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Venezuela 		82.64%
Ranked 44th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 81.35%
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Venezuela 		61.54%
Ranked 37th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 56.5%
Ranked 62nd. 12% more than Venezuela 		50.4%
Ranked 65th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.46 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		2.1 million
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.8
Ranked 42nd. 		7.02
Ranked 19th. 85% more than Colombia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 93.42
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Venezuela 		72.99
Ranked 45th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.19
Ranked 37th. About the same as Venezuela 		97.99
Ranked 38th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 275,598
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		129,789
Ranked 20th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.965
Ranked 78th. 		0.974
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Colombia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.5%
Ranked 22nd. 		53.6%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Colombia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 54th. 		0.0
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.34
Ranked 72nd. 23% more than Venezuela 		73.66
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.88 million
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Venezuela 		1.13 million
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.59
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Venezuela 		2.4
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 119,795
Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Venezuela 		65,494
Ranked 7th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.233
Ranked 138th. 		0.497
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than Colombia
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Venezuela 		95
Ranked 51st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.96
Ranked 60th. 16% more than Venezuela 		2.55
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.96
Ranked 63th. 		4.14
Ranked 61st. 5% more than Colombia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 78.3%
Ranked 53th. 		85.1%
Ranked 45th. 9% more than Colombia
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 26% more than Venezuela 		4.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
High school teachers 186,121
Ranked 17th. 		217,516
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Colombia
Elementary school teachers 179,806
Ranked 21st. 		212,425
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Colombia
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.46
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Venezuela 		95.09
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 92.9%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Venezuela 		92.7%
Ranked 11th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 1st. 		1.02%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Colombia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 52.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 18% more than Venezuela 		44.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 27.82
Ranked 89th. 20% more than Venezuela 		23.2
Ranked 94th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.3 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		2.03 million
Ranked 33th.
Primary completion rate > Men 95
Ranked 45th. 7% more than Venezuela 		89
Ranked 66th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 123.5
Ranked 64th. 		129.06
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Colombia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 12th. 		112.95
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Colombia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 26% more than Venezuela 		76.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Repitition rate > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Venezuela 		5.3
Ranked 23th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 73
Ranked 13th. 		90.8
Ranked 30th. 24% more than Colombia
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.88%
Ranked 16th. 		101.81%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Colombia
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 3.56%
Ranked 55th. 		5.12%
Ranked 47th. 44% more than Colombia
Labor force with primary education > % of total 28.5%
Ranked 23th. 		41.1%
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Colombia
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 43.7%
Ranked 38th. 23% more than Venezuela 		35.4%
Ranked 51st.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 44%
Ranked 35th. 61% more than Venezuela 		27.4%
Ranked 60th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 57.27%
Ranked 65th. 		59.88%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Colombia
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 18.3%
Ranked 21st. 		38.1%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Colombia
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.48% female
Ranked 38th. The same as Venezuela 		48.45% female
Ranked 41st.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.119 per capita
Ranked 63th. 		0.13 per capita
Ranked 58th. 9% more than Colombia
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 58.53%
Ranked 63th. 		59.53%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Colombia
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 86%
Ranked 19th. 		95.04%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Colombia
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 160.87
Ranked 52nd. 		182.64
Ranked 50th. 14% more than Colombia
High school teachers > % female 50.11%
Ranked 61st. 		63.95%
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Colombia
Female elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Venezuela 		86.82%
Ranked 36th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 92.51
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Venezuela 		83.5
Ranked 52nd.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 93,265
Ranked 17th. 		139,093
Ranked 12th. 49% more than Colombia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 146,899
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Venezuela 		141,014
Ranked 22nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 138,088
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Venezuela 		122,684
Ranked 24th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 71.23%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Venezuela 		69.5%
Ranked 56th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 95%
Ranked 41st. 12% more than Venezuela 		85.15%
Ranked 71st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.29%
Ranked 35th. 		51.55%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Colombia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.44%
Ranked 11th. The same as Venezuela 		51.43%
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 1.61 million
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Venezuela 		1.03 million
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 28.43
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Venezuela 		24.22
Ranked 15th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 35.53%
Ranked 43th. 		58.62%
Ranked 13th. 65% more than Colombia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 56.91
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Venezuela 		46.4
Ranked 13th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.88% net
Ranked 43th. 		91.66% net
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 1.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 66% more than Venezuela 		1.07 million
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 86.88% net
Ranked 46th. 		90.9% net
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Colombia
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 55.97%
Ranked 59th. 33% more than Venezuela 		42.05%
Ranked 139th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 19.75%
Ranked 8th. 24% more than Venezuela 		15.9%
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 15.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than Venezuela 		8.55 million
Ranked 7th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14.93%
Ranked 57th. 		25.58%
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Colombia
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 25th. 		6.87%
Ranked 16th. 55% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 41.19
Ranked 5th. 		43.18
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Colombia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.59
Ranked 4th. 		1.68
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Colombia
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.1%
Ranked 24th. 		30.4%
Ranked 14th. 51% more than Colombia
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 18.9%
Ranked 41st. 		27.6%
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Colombia
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 25.7%
Ranked 15th. 		33.6%
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Colombia
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 22.8%
Ranked 8th. 		32.9%
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than Colombia
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 39.23% gross
Ranked 45th. 		58.18% gross
Ranked 30th. 48% more than Colombia
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.73% gross
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Venezuela 		103.8% gross
Ranked 50th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 76.5% female
Ranked 31st. 		81.39% female
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Colombia
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 126.5%
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Venezuela 		101.27%
Ranked 56th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 25.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 23% more than Venezuela 		20.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1.12 million
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		537,300
Ranked 50th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 97.62%
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Venezuela 		91.6%
Ranked 46th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 89.7%
Ranked 67th. 		90.18%
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Colombia
Government spending on education > % of government spending 14.93%
Ranked 31st. 		22.4%
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Colombia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 119.51%
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Venezuela 		101.69%
Ranked 72nd.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 80.63%
Ranked 24th. 		88.07%
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Colombia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Venezuela 		12 years
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.99%
Ranked 13th. About the same as Venezuela 		100.54%
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 93.58%
Ranked 40th. 		95.51%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Colombia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 102.59%
Ranked 9th. About the same as Venezuela 		102.33%
Ranked 11th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 48.61%
Ranked 86th. 		72.94%
Ranked 20th. 50% more than Colombia
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 48.68%
Ranked 84th. 		72%
Ranked 20th. 48% more than Colombia
Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.15%
Ranked 8th. 		51.22%
Ranked 7th. About the same as Colombia
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 15.42%
Ranked 5th. 		17.91%
Ranked 39th. 16% more than Colombia
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 6.68
Ranked 24th. 59% more than Venezuela 		4.21
Ranked 35th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.08
Ranked 20th. 69% more than Venezuela 		1.24
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 97.76%
Ranked 44th. 		98.27%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Colombia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 108.8%
Ranked 8th. 		109.38%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Colombia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 96.55%
Ranked 50th. 		97.83%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Colombia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 2.52
Ranked 3rd. 		2.88
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Colombia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 37.39
Ranked 6th. 		41.45
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Colombia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 48.94
Ranked 3rd. 		49.24
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Colombia
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.9%
Ranked 93th. 10% more than Venezuela 		3.55%
Ranked 101st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years
Ranked 64th. 9% more than Venezuela 		11 years
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 67,889
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Venezuela 		39,948
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 106.86%
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Venezuela 		102.07%
Ranked 48th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 82.62% gross
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Venezuela 		79.09% gross
Ranked 44th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 83.49%
Ranked 37th. 		91.15%
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Colombia
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 84.71%
Ranked 29th. 		96.04%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 47.36
Ranked 3rd. 		48.94
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.01
Ranked 3rd. 		1.06
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Colombia

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