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Education Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Dominican Republic

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • High school > Spending on teaching materials: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that is allocated for teaching materials.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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 > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 100. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: 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.
  • 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 > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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."
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers: 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education 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 > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). 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 tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. 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 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 90 to 94. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. 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 illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 95 to 99. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers: 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 90 to 94. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, primary > % 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.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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 last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Male 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.
STAT Costa Rica Dominican Republic HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 96
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
88.24
Ranked 17th.

Average years of schooling of adults 6
Ranked 52nd. 22% more than Dominican Republic
4.9
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary 23,445
Ranked 60th.
113,092
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.95
Ranked 51st.
11.14
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Children out of school, primary, female 10,290
Ranked 56th.
62,367
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 38th.
1.59
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Costa Rica

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 73th. 11% more than Dominican Republic
9
Ranked 78th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.27%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
2.19%
Ranked 104th.

High school enrolment rate 97.18
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Dominican Republic
89.68
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Total population 96%
Ranked 55th. 13% more than Dominican Republic
84.7%
Ranked 99th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 133th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.17
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Dominican Republic
5.07
Ranked 55th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.34
Ranked 77th.
25.46
Ranked 50th. 47% more than Costa Rica

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.92
Ranked 49th.
28.72
Ranked 12th. 92% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 191st.
6
Ranked 154th. 20% more than Costa Rica

College and university > Share of total education spending 19.71%
Ranked 57th. 36% more than Dominican Republic
14.54%
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Female 96.1%
Ranked 51st. 13% more than Dominican Republic
84.8%
Ranked 86th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.17
Ranked 53th.
6.15
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

College and university > Gender ratio 125.58
Ranked 45th.
158.86
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Costa Rica

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 176th.
3
Ranked 109th. 50% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 21% more than Dominican Republic
3.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 58th. The same as Dominican Republic
10 years
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education, pupils 419,453
Ranked 80th.
898,690
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Dominican Republic
0.95
Ranked 109th.

Literacy > Adult literacy 95.9%
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Dominican Republic
89.1%
Ranked 59th.
Primary education, pupils 506,961
Ranked 80th.
1.31 million
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Primary education, teachers 29,233
Ranked 69th.
51,464
Ranked 48th. 76% more than Costa Rica

Adult literacy rate > Female 96.2
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
88.28
Ranked 13th.

Tertiary enrollment 16%
Ranked 59th.
22.9%
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Costa Rica
High school > Gender ratio 106.09
Ranked 25th.
118.58
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Costa Rica

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 174th. The same as Dominican Republic
5
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.15
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Dominican Republic
2.83
Ranked 44th.

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 192nd.
4
Ranked 44th. Twice as much as Costa Rica

Literacy > Male 95.9%
Ranked 59th. 13% more than Dominican Republic
84.6%
Ranked 104th.

Spending > USD 1.46 billion
Ranked 68th.
1.55 billion
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Costa Rica

High school > Private school share 9.61%
Ranked 77th.
20.81%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Spending > Proportion 5.04
Ranked 50th. 42% more than Dominican Republic
3.54
Ranked 107th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.34
Ranked 61st.
24.33
Ranked 53th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 52nd. 33% more than Dominican Republic
3
Ranked 184th.

High school repeaters > Male 10.22
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
1.78
Ranked 71st.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.6%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Dominican Republic
94.2%
Ranked 9th.

Preschool enrollment rate 109.87
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Dominican Republic
104.29
Ranked 66th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,022.88
Ranked 153th.
3,499.37
Ranked 130th. 73% more than Costa Rica

Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 66th. The same as Dominican Republic
92
Ranked 68th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 77,283
Ranked 86th.
286,954
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 140th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.93
Ranked 49th. 92% more than Dominican Republic
3.08
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, teachers 28,111
Ranked 53th.
31,289
Ranked 49th. 11% more than Costa Rica

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 14.17
Ranked 67th.
23.58
Ranked 27th. 66% more than Costa Rica

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 164th. 50% more than Dominican Republic
2
Ranked 203th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.78
Ranked 46th.
5
Ranked 32nd. 80% more than Costa Rica

Spending per student > High school 17.05
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
6.45
Ranked 29th.

Secondary education, general pupils 355,843
Ranked 79th.
859,325
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4%
Ranked 104th.
15.3%
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica

High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 25th.
1.13
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Costa Rica

Scientific and technical journal articles 84
Ranked 86th. 14 times more than Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 139th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.08%
Ranked 111th. 52% more than Dominican Republic
0.708%
Ranked 134th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 18.88
Ranked 75th.
32.11
Ranked 43th. 70% more than Costa Rica

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 149th. The same as Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 158th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 18.5%
Ranked 16th. 91% more than Dominican Republic
9.7%
Ranked 43th.

Children out of school, primary, male 13,155
Ranked 52nd.
50,725
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.1%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
1.9%
Ranked 50th.

High school > Students per teacher 14.92
Ranked 50th.
28.72
Ranked 12th. 92% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > General pupils 286,414
Ranked 55th.
768,351
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Spending per student > Elementary school 16.96
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
7.37
Ranked 36th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 115th. The same as Dominican Republic
12
Ranked 124th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 106th. The same as Dominican Republic
12
Ranked 112th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Dominican Republic
5.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.63
Ranked 2nd.
47.57
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 545,509
Ranked 93th.
1.37 million
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 54.4%
Ranked 79th. 26% more than Dominican Republic
43.3%
Ranked 98th.

Elementary school graduate rate 94.3
Ranked 37th. 37% more than Dominican Republic
68.77
Ranked 76th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.1
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
95.79
Ranked 17th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 14.9
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
2.8
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 88.54
Ranked 52nd.
88.56
Ranked 51st. The same as Costa Rica

Primary education, pupils per 1000 107.01
Ranked 75th.
129.11
Ranked 53th. 21% more than Costa Rica

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.26
Ranked 34th.
1.64
Ranked 18th. 30% more than Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 119,800
Ranked 103th.
910,200
Ranked 62nd. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.06
Ranked 34th.
1.21
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 383.91
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Dominican Republic
337.08
Ranked 12th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 18.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
31.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 68% more than Costa Rica

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.427
Ranked 148th. 24% more than Dominican Republic
0.345
Ranked 159th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 172nd.
6
Ranked 136th. 20% more than Costa Rica

Teacher student ratio > High school 15.64
Ranked 44th.
24.47
Ranked 17th. 56% more than Costa Rica

Inequality adjusted index 0.601
Ranked 61st. 31% more than Dominican Republic
0.458
Ranked 80th.
High school repeaters > Female 7.82
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than Dominican Republic
0.85
Ranked 73th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 58,000
Ranked 103th.
446,300
Ranked 70th. 8 times more than Costa Rica

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.97
Ranked 67th.
19.62
Ranked 64th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.6
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
96.93
Ranked 15th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 83.6%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Dominican Republic
82.9%
Ranked 56th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 534,816
Ranked 76th.
1.31 million
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 118th. The same as Dominican Republic
6 years
Ranked 130th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,340.64
Ranked 32nd. 15% more than Dominican Republic
$2,893.29
Ranked 34th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 94.95
Ranked 102nd.
104.53
Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 75.11
Ranked 52nd.
84.68
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 84.9
Ranked 4th.
93.82
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Costa Rica

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 118th. The same as Dominican Republic
12
Ranked 127th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.45%
Ranked 82nd.
23.27%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.19
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Dominican Republic
93.44
Ranked 109th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 94.29
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Dominican Republic
91.36
Ranked 7th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 4%
Ranked 103th.
15.2%
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 88%
Ranked 76th.
90%
Ranked 94th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 169th.
6
Ranked 131st. 20% more than Costa Rica
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 55.7
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
9.3
Ranked 10th.
Primary education > Pupils 542,087
Ranked 54th.
1.29 million
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > Pupils 347,244
Ranked 50th.
808,352
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 52.8%
Ranked 86th. 27% more than Dominican Republic
41.7%
Ranked 109th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.7
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Dominican Republic
94.63
Ranked 18th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 70.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
72.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 52.36%
Ranked 67th.
61.32%
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education, vocational pupils 63,610
Ranked 59th. 62% more than Dominican Republic
39,365
Ranked 66th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.34
Ranked 77th.
25.46
Ranked 50th. 47% more than Costa Rica

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 91.45%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Dominican Republic
84.85%
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education > Teachers 16,355
Ranked 82nd.
30,583
Ranked 28th. 87% more than Costa Rica

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 19th. The same as Dominican Republic
12 years
Ranked 6th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.21
Ranked 23th. 32% more than Dominican Republic
72.92
Ranked 63th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 288,965
Ranked 104th.
658,164
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.25
Ranked 4th.
7.05
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.14
Ranked 66th. 29 times more than Dominican Republic
0.704
Ranked 156th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 111th. The same as Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 123th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 5th.
1.03
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Costa Rica

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 41,790
Ranked 40th.
219,759
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.03%
Ranked 24th.
102.93%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Costa Rica

Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.4
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
4.9
Ranked 17th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 28.72
Ranked 101st.
100.34
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.13%
Ranked 108th.
49.53%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Progression to secondary school 100%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Dominican Republic
87.59%
Ranked 38th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Dominican Republic
95.4%
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 6,097
Ranked 5th.
70,463
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 402,228
Ranked 4th.
939,814
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 88%
Ranked 74th.
91%
Ranked 85th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 65.57%
Ranked 27th.
90.03%
Ranked 11th. 37% more than Costa Rica

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 149th. 7% more than Dominican Republic
14
Ranked 198th.

High school > Spending on teaching materials 0.0
Ranked 13th.
2.16%
Ranked 7th.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 80.92%
Ranked 23th.
95.32%
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Costa Rica

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 139th.

Library books 824,623
Ranked 31st. 17% more than Dominican Republic
702,000
Ranked 10th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 7.04
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
3.45
Ranked 61st.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
81.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 23% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 10.76
Ranked 1st.
86.65
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.1%
Ranked 99th.
15.4%
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 133.25
Ranked 62nd.
153.84
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.133 per capita
Ranked 60th.
0.152 per capita
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 87%
Ranked 80th.
88%
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Costa Rica

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Dominican Republic
93%
Ranked 10th.

Library books per 1000 214.65
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
87.99
Ranked 11th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 24.9
Ranked 65th.
40.5
Ranked 30th. 63% more than Costa Rica
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 80%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Dominican Republic
78%
Ranked 47th.
Primary education > Teachers 25,399
Ranked 44th.
53,015
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 60,830
Ranked 24th. 52% more than Dominican Republic
40,001
Ranked 28th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.46%
Ranked 43th.
54.24%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.684
Ranked 3rd.
4.1
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 745.98
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Dominican Republic
667.95
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 2,862
Ranked 4th.
67,992
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Costa Rica

Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.9
Ranked 45th.
11.6
Ranked 17th. 68% more than Costa Rica
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 120th.

Library employees 80
Ranked 36th.
637
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 80.38
Ranked 38th.
86.52
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Costa Rica

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.88
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Dominican Republic
5.67
Ranked 29th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 94.7%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
86.8%
Ranked 10th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 101st.
48.4%
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $16.05 billion
Ranked 40th.
$29.73 billion
Ranked 31st. 85% more than Costa Rica

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 148th. The same as Dominican Republic
6
Ranked 157th.

Scouting > Members 11,297
Ranked 70th. 9 times more than Dominican Republic
1,269
Ranked 137th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 54.46%
Ranked 47th.
74.35%
Ranked 11th. 37% more than Costa Rica

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 97.17%
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Dominican Republic
77.43%
Ranked 34th.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 81.82%
Ranked 21st.
95.65%
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Costa Rica

High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 89.56%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Dominican Republic
86.44%
Ranked 13th.

High school > Share of total education spending 20.19%
Ranked 88th. 12% more than Dominican Republic
17.95%
Ranked 71st.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 68.63%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Dominican Republic
67.37%
Ranked 16th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 49.2%
Ranked 66th. 22% more than Dominican Republic
40.2%
Ranked 73th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 321,961
Ranked 76th.
868,017
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.92
Ranked 95th. 20% more than Dominican Republic
3.27
Ranked 48th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.3
Ranked 57th.
82.23
Ranked 33th. 24% more than Costa Rica

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.78
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Dominican Republic
95.22
Ranked 64th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.99
Ranked 51st. 9% more than Dominican Republic
0.905
Ranked 100th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.8%
Ranked 33th.
54.8%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Costa Rica
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 60th.
0.0
Ranked 31st.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 17.7
Ranked 40th.
32.6
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 70.59
Ranked 117th.
73.66
Ranked 113th. 4% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 58.54
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Dominican Republic
50.79
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.32
Ranked 6th.
7.26
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 4,118
Ranked 4th.
58,211
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.11
Ranked 5th.
6.39
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.622
Ranked 5th.
4.33
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.743
Ranked 4th.
2.38
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.603
Ranked 4th.
2.93
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.5
Ranked 5th.
2.53
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 3,239
Ranked 4th.
41,071
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 201,990
Ranked 4th.
476,483
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.35
Ranked 57th. 19 times more than Dominican Republic
0.123
Ranked 152nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 93
Ranked 62nd.
96
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 2.26
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
0.99
Ranked 6th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 8.18
Ranked 36th. 96% more than Dominican Republic
4.18
Ranked 60th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.82
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
2.64
Ranked 64th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 80.9%
Ranked 50th. 37% more than Dominican Republic
58.9%
Ranked 70th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 13.93
Ranked 4th.
146.55
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Costa Rica
High school teachers 24,347
Ranked 53th.
37,164
Ranked 46th. 53% more than Costa Rica

Elementary school teachers 28,186
Ranked 71st.
66,539
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Dominican Republic
88.03
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 95.1%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
87.2%
Ranked 9th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 5th.
1.03%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Costa Rica
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 28.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
99.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 13.91
Ranked 103th.
49.2
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Costa Rica

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 347,244
Ranked 84th.
808,352
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Primary completion rate > Men 91
Ranked 61st. 3% more than Dominican Republic
88
Ranked 68th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 106.24
Ranked 24th.
121.29
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 125.48
Ranked 61st.
138.04
Ranked 45th. 10% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 80.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
85.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Costa Rica

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Library employees per million 20.82
Ranked 33th.
79.84
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Pupils reaching grade 5 80.2
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Dominican Republic
75.1
Ranked 54th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 22.53%
Ranked 62nd.
25.7%
Ranked 54th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 3.37
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Dominican Republic
2.16
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people 32.08
Ranked 2nd.
72.28
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.869
Ranked 6th.
5.81
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 281,974
Ranked 6th.
566,260
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.264
Ranked 6th.
1.58
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 704
Ranked 4th.
5,549
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Costa Rica
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 94.65%
Ranked 40th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
86.81%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 86.84% net
Ranked 74th.
87.08% net
Ranked 44th. About the same as Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 35,409
Ranked 7th.
44,342
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 373,176
Ranked 6th.
702,226
Ranked 8th. 88% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 1,793
Ranked 5th.
22,430
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 3,512
Ranked 5th.
20,578
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 2,367
Ranked 5th.
25,382
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Costa Rica

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 68.63%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Dominican Republic
62.2%
Ranked 38th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 619
Ranked 3rd.
4,252
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 3,787
Ranked 6th.
27,296
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 2,581
Ranked 6th.
31,730
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 2,514
Ranked 5th.
17,774
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 2,989
Ranked 5th.
39,911
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 119,759
Ranked 7th.
164,727
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 177,774
Ranked 7th.
251,426
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 1,265
Ranked 3rd.
7,214
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 136,315
Ranked 6th.
215,471
Ranked 8th. 58% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 3,310
Ranked 7th.
31,112
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 3,521
Ranked 6th.
23,885
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 50,370
Ranked 8th.
70,032
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 2,472
Ranked 4th.
2,988
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 1,533
Ranked 4th.
1,658
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Costa Rica
Primary education, teachers > % female 80.14%
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Dominican Republic
78.31%
Ranked 57th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 32.86%
Ranked 10th.
41.26%
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Costa Rica

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 23.06%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
11.02%
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.378
Ranked 5th.
2.24
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 0.531
Ranked 6th.
1.77
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 69.02
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Dominican Republic
64.13
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.648
Ranked 5th.
3.74
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 0.741
Ranked 7th.
2.05
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 267.01
Ranked 2nd.
720.19
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 28.77
Ranked 12th. 34% more than Dominican Republic
21.51
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 521.77
Ranked 4th. 75% more than Dominican Republic
298.3
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 19.69
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Dominican Republic
12.5
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 323.58
Ranked 4th. 95% more than Dominican Republic
165.52
Ranked 4th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 38.4%
Ranked 44th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
35.2%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 47.2%
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Dominican Republic
44%
Ranked 23th.

Education spending > % of GDP 5.1%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
2.3%
Ranked 121st.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 125.44
Ranked 47th.
163.85
Ranked 16th. 31% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.03% female
Ranked 25th.
53.95% female
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 61,900
Ranked 96th.
463,900
Ranked 53th. 7 times more than Costa Rica

Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 96.79%
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Dominican Republic
88.27%
Ranked 26th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 91.99%
Ranked 44th. About the same as Dominican Republic
91.84%
Ranked 45th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 10.33%
Ranked 61st.
22.09%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 22.55% gross
Ranked 63th.
25.03% gross
Ranked 55th. 11% more than Costa Rica

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 25.34%
Ranked 62nd.
33.25%
Ranked 51st. 31% more than Costa Rica

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 28.3%
Ranked 61st.
40.82%
Ranked 46th. 44% more than Costa Rica

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 91.6%
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Dominican Republic
82.45%
Ranked 90th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 36.38%
Ranked 3rd.
52.16%
Ranked 63th. 43% more than Costa Rica

Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers 96.81%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Dominican Republic
90.48%
Ranked 23th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 83.75%
Ranked 20th. 44% more than Dominican Republic
58.21%
Ranked 61st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 12 years
Ranked 19th.
13 years
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Costa Rica
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 8.45%
Ranked 80th.
23.27%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.42%
Ranked 85th. 4% more than Dominican Republic
46.62%
Ranked 137th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 106.55%
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Dominican Republic
100.14%
Ranked 88th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 97.27%
Ranked 95th. 6% more than Dominican Republic
92%
Ranked 115th.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.82%
Ranked 67th.
52%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Costa Rica

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 94.59%
Ranked 55th. 3% more than Dominican Republic
91.98%
Ranked 67th.

Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 81%
Ranked 5th.
95.2%
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Costa Rica

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 31.1%
Ranked 14th.
31.7%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 23.3%
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Dominican Republic
20.2%
Ranked 44th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 97.88%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
96.09%
Ranked 52nd.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 105.48%
Ranked 24th.
112.92%
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Costa Rica

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 98.99%
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
90.55%
Ranked 127th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 5,807
Ranked 5th.
69,534
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 2,872
Ranked 6th.
34,038
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 261,930
Ranked 6th.
427,638
Ranked 8th. 63% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 33,771
Ranked 8th.
53,807
Ranked 7th. 59% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94 1,323
Ranked 4th.
9,801
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.608
Ranked 4th.
3.86
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 17.83
Ranked 13th. 42% more than Dominican Republic
12.6
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 42.42
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Dominican Republic
40.42
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people 130.65
Ranked 2nd.
424.49
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 0.706
Ranked 4th.
2.29
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 55.29
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Dominican Republic
42.69
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1
Ranked 6th.
3.23
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 198.2
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Dominican Republic
132.78
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.23
Ranked 6th.
6.94
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 14.97
Ranked 11th. 40% more than Dominican Republic
10.69
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 30.92
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Dominican Republic
28.9
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 310.7
Ranked 6th.
922.45
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 68.81%
Ranked 55th. 97% more than Dominican Republic
34.88%
Ranked 82nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 91.53%
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Dominican Republic
80%
Ranked 93th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 110.3%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
107.76%
Ranked 55th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 86.83%
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Dominican Republic
79.79%
Ranked 94th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 7.8%
Ranked 71st.
20.8%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 98.75%
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Dominican Republic
90.6%
Ranked 83th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.04% of GNI
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
1.2% of GNI
Ranked 161st.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.92%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
1.83%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 62.2%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Dominican Republic
50.4%
Ranked 25th.

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 24.1%
Ranked 34th.
31.1%
Ranked 49th. 29% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94 4,542
Ranked 6th.
4,603
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Costa Rica
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 17.05%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
8.11%
Ranked 34th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 76.88% gross
Ranked 40th. 20% more than Dominican Republic
64.03% gross
Ranked 54th.

Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers 96.7%
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Dominican Republic
81.26%
Ranked 29th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 86.5%
Ranked 44th.
87.8%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Costa Rica

School enrollment > Primary > % net 87.47% net
Ranked 72nd.
87.69% net
Ranked 45th. About the same as Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 3,189
Ranked 6th.
35,279
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Costa Rica

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 79.2% gross
Ranked 42nd. 12% more than Dominican Republic
70.73% gross
Ranked 50th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 2,881
Ranked 5th.
38,625
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Costa Rica

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 35.55%
Ranked 46th.
50.44%
Ranked 15th. 42% more than Costa Rica

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 127.25%
Ranked 25th.
158.71%
Ranked 15th. 25% more than Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 14.84
Ranked 95th.
51.14
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 228,999
Ranked 7th.
330,996
Ranked 8th. 45% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 2,854
Ranked 6th.
3,587
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Costa Rica
School enrollment, primary > % gross 107.1%
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
105.46%
Ranked 58th.

Repitition rate > Primary level 8.1
Ranked 40th. 59% more than Dominican Republic
5.1
Ranked 60th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.47%
Ranked 39th. 9% more than Dominican Republic
86.44%
Ranked 73th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 92.88%
Ranked 40th. 16% more than Dominican Republic
79.75%
Ranked 70th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 40.14
Ranked 3rd.
45.08
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.256
Ranked 4th.
2.93
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Costa Rica

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 109.52% gross
Ranked 36th.
112.79% gross
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 89.65%
Ranked 55th. 35% more than Dominican Republic
66.28%
Ranked 68th.

Male elementary teachers > % trained 86.56%
Ranked 35th.
89.74%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Costa Rica

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