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  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, 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.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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, 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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 members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. 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 55-59 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 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% 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.
  • 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.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 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 20-24 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
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STAT Egypt Greece HISTORY
Average IQ 83
Ranked 37th. 		93
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Egypt
Children out of school, primary 210,911
Ranked 24th. 76 times more than Greece 		2,787
Ranked 94th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.66
Ranked 71st. 11 times more than Greece 		0.246
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female 93,942
Ranked 31st. 165 times more than Greece 		571
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.33
Ranked 71st. 26 times more than Greece 		0.0505
Ranked 107th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.9
Ranked 64th. 		1.1
Ranked 74th. 22% more than Egypt
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 86th. 		10
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Egypt
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 87th. 		4.09%
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Egypt
Literacy > Female 59.4%
Ranked 8th. 		96.5%
Ranked 48th. 62% more than Egypt
Literacy > Total population 71.4%
Ranked 9th. 		97.5%
Ranked 45th. 37% more than Egypt
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 35th. The same as Greece 		6
Ranked 89th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.87
Ranked 62nd. 		5.55
Ranked 51st. 14% more than Egypt
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 27.73
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Greece 		10.29
Ranked 140th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.13
Ranked 72nd. 54% more than Greece 		7.88
Ranked 114th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th. The same as Greece 		6
Ranked 124th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 136th. The same as Greece 		2
Ranked 163th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 		7.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Egypt
Secondary education, pupils 6.85 million
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Greece 		716,601
Ranked 65th.
College and university > Private school share 18.6%
Ranked 62nd. 		0.0
Ranked 107th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 111th. 		1
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Egypt
School life expectancy > Total 10.3 years
Ranked 72nd. 		14.3 years
Ranked 26th. 39% more than Egypt
Literacy > Adult literacy 72%
Ranked 88th. 		97.1%
Ranked 30th. 35% more than Egypt
Primary education, pupils 10.27 million
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than Greece 		642,639
Ranked 82nd.
Primary education, teachers 380,111
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Greece 		62,114
Ranked 55th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 44th. 20% more than Greece 		5
Ranked 165th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.158
Ranked 97th. 		0.704
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 58th. The same as Greece 		3
Ranked 96th.
Literacy > Male 83%
Ranked 7th. 		98.6%
Ranked 43th. 19% more than Egypt
High school > Private school share 5.49%
Ranked 77th. 14% more than Greece 		4.81%
Ranked 99th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.86
Ranked 77th. 94% more than Greece 		11.26
Ranked 136th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 21st. The same as Greece 		4
Ranked 40th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 84.9%
Ranked 7th. 		98.9%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Egypt
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,479.31
Ranked 55th. 		29,265.68
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Egypt
Primary completion rate 98
Ranked 35th. 		100
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.15 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Greece 		561,468
Ranked 35th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 39th. The same as Greece 		6
Ranked 94th.
Children out of school > Primary 219,515
Ranked 28th. 87 times more than Greece 		2,536
Ranked 95th.
Secondary education, teachers 549,344
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Greece 		86,513
Ranked 35th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.16
Ranked 42nd. 		7.73
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Egypt
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 30.35
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Greece 		11.92
Ranked 98th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 87th. The same as Greece 		3
Ranked 137th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.000864
Ranked 104th. 		0.196
Ranked 101st. 227 times more than Egypt
Secondary education, general pupils 5.58 million
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Greece 		604,863
Ranked 65th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 42.3%
Ranked 24th. 17 times more than Greece 		2.5%
Ranked 110th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.962
Ranked 106th. 1% more than Greece 		0.956
Ranked 107th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 1,720
Ranked 38th. 		3,770
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Egypt
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.645%
Ranked 121st. 		4.55%
Ranked 77th. 7 times more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.53
Ranked 44th. 		51.1
Ranked 10th. 62% more than Egypt
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 57th. The same as Greece 		6
Ranked 117th.
Children out of school, primary, male 61
Ranked 103th. 		2,216
Ranked 81st. 36 times more than Egypt
High school > Students per teacher 12.13
Ranked 74th. 54% more than Greece 		7.88
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education > General pupils 5.8 million
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Greece 		571,242
Ranked 63th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 45th. The same as Greece 		12
Ranked 91st.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		5.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 6% more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 7.94
Ranked 7th. 		31.3
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.87 million
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Greece 		652,052
Ranked 90th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.4%
Ranked 97th. 		57.7%
Ranked 72nd. 33% more than Egypt
Schools connected to the Internet 66%
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Greece 		59%
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 129.31
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Greece 		56.83
Ranked 133th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 87.68
Ranked 65th. 38% more than Greece 		63.37
Ranked 124th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.55
Ranked 73th. 		1.14
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Egypt
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 20.16 million
Ranked 7th. 88 times more than Greece 		228,800
Ranked 89th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.92
Ranked 103th. 		0.98
Ranked 82nd. 7% more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 143.5
Ranked 5th. 		431.62
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 		51.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 66% more than Egypt
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.182
Ranked 179th. 		2.59
Ranked 72nd. 14 times more than Egypt
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.11
Ranked 70th. 14 times more than Greece 		0.229
Ranked 113th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.347
Ranked 95th. 		0.759
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Egypt
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 12.57 million
Ranked 6th. 75 times more than Greece 		167,600
Ranked 86th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 1,026 hours
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Greece 		928 hours
Ranked 15th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 94.5%
Ranked 36th. 		98.9%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Egypt
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 36th. The same as Greece 		6 years
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 71.5
Ranked 74th. 34% more than Greece 		53.49
Ranked 122nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,026 hours
Ranked 9th. 		1,064 hours
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Egypt
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 13.69
Ranked 7th. 		65.77
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Egypt
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 46th. The same as Greece 		12
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.79%
Ranked 79th. 8% more than Greece 		7.24%
Ranked 87th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 53.1%
Ranked 22nd. 15 times more than Greece 		3.6%
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 41st. 		99%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Egypt
Secondary education > Pupils 8.33 million
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Greece 		695,838
Ranked 61st.
Primary education > Pupils 7.93 million
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Greece 		657,492
Ranked 85th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 59.3%
Ranked 75th. 		66.6%
Ranked 66th. 12% more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 119.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 85% more than Greece 		64.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 41.52%
Ranked 72nd. 		50.95%
Ranked 75th. 23% more than Egypt
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.59 million
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Greece 		111,738
Ranked 59th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 27.73
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Greece 		10.29
Ranked 142nd.
Secondary education > Teachers 487,709
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Greece 		83,848
Ranked 38th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.38 million
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Greece 		713,850
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 45.46
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Greece 		0.95
Ranked 17th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 24.77
Ranked 60th. 		342
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Egypt
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.88
Ranked 7th. 		1
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Egypt
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 290.42
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Greece 		20.76
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.61%
Ranked 129th. 		48.36%
Ranked 88th. 2% more than Egypt
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 79%
Ranked 7th. 		99%
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Egypt
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 13 times more than Greece 		0.229 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 2.92 million
Ranked 1st. 307 times more than Greece 		9,514
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 999,281
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Greece 		720,168
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 64th. 		99%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Egypt
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 73th. The same as Greece 		15
Ranked 125th.
Library books 1 million
Ranked 7th. 		2.41 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Egypt
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 36 weeks per year
Ranked 30th. 		40 weeks per year
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Egypt
School life expectancy > Male 11.2 years
Ranked 59th. 		14.2 years
Ranked 23th. 27% more than Egypt
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 55% more than Greece 		51.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.113 per capita
Ranked 86th. 92% more than Greece 		0.059 per capita
Ranked 144th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 115.29
Ranked 84th. 94% more than Greece 		59.34
Ranked 148th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 31.7%
Ranked 23th. 23 times more than Greece 		1.4%
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Greece 		99%
Ranked 24th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 90.1%
Ranked 7th. 		98.9%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Egypt
Library books per 1000 15.62
Ranked 6th. 		223.36
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Egypt
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 53%
Ranked 36th. 		65%
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Egypt
Primary education > Teachers 362,679
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Greece 		58,395
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 2.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Greece 		124,596
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.3%
Ranked 119th. 		48.53%
Ranked 97th. 3% more than Egypt
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 233.23
Ranked 5th. 		866.5
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 7.37 million
Ranked 1st. 7370716 times more than Greece 		1
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 23.45
Ranked 1st. 53 times more than Greece 		0.443
Ranked 17th.
Library employees 558
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Greece 		486
Ranked 2nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 1,053 hours
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Greece 		928 hours
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 118
Ranked 20th. 88% more than Greece 		62.91
Ranked 111th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.14
Ranked 60th. 		5.28
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Egypt
Literacy > Men above 14 years 83%
Ranked 7th. 		97.8%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Egypt
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 10 times more than Greece 		0.229 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 57th. The same as Greece 		6
Ranked 118th.
Scouting > Members 82,940
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Greece 		15,218
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.91
Ranked 44th. 		7.58
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Egypt
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 82.23
Ranked 50th. 59% more than Greece 		51.64
Ranked 122nd.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.73
Ranked 109th. 		98.88
Ranked 64th. 3% more than Egypt
Children out of school > Primary > Male 58,051
Ranked 31st. 28 times more than Greece 		2,053
Ranked 81st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.943
Ranked 87th. 		1
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Egypt
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		1,064 hours
Ranked 12th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,026 hours
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Greece 		928 hours
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 122.75
Ranked 19th. 89% more than Greece 		64.97
Ranked 122nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 65.4
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Greece 		0.962
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 19.65
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Greece 		1.06
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 16.5
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Greece 		0.425
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 23.77
Ranked 6th. 		70.54
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.24
Ranked 5th. 		4.75
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 103.29
Ranked 1st. 188 times more than Greece 		0.548
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 30.43
Ranked 2nd. 73 times more than Greece 		0.416
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.71 million
Ranked 1st. 353 times more than Greece 		4,856
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 6.39 million
Ranked 1st. 606 times more than Greece 		10,539
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 579,490
Ranked 3rd. 69% more than Greece 		342,721
Ranked 12th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.03
Ranked 89th. 		1.35
Ranked 78th. 31% more than Egypt
Primary completion rate > Women 93
Ranked 56th. 		100
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Egypt
School life expectancy > Female 9.3 years
Ranked 70th. 		14.4 years
Ranked 27th. 55% more than Egypt
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.3%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Greece 		97.8%
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.799 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 4 times more than Greece 		0.186 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 66%
Ranked 31st. 		93%
Ranked 22nd. 41% more than Egypt
Literacy > Women above 14 years 59.4%
Ranked 7th. 		94.2%
Ranked 10th. 59% more than Egypt
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.88%
Ranked 7th. 		1%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Egypt
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 282.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Greece 		20.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 181.06
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Greece 		15.2
Ranked 100th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 29th. 		56%
Ranked 1st.
Primary completion rate > Men 102
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Greece 		100
Ranked 28th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.77
Ranked 111th. 		100.54
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Egypt
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 114.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 82% more than Greece 		62.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 112.31
Ranked 83th. 89% more than Greece 		59.44
Ranked 145th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Library members 456,000
Ranked 3rd. 		605,000
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Egypt
Library members per 1000 7.12
Ranked 3rd. 		56.14
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Egypt
Library employees per million 8.71
Ranked 5th. 		45.1
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Egypt
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 57%
Ranked 31st. 		94%
Ranked 10th. 65% more than Egypt
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 29th. 		68%
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 1.43 million
Ranked 2nd. 308 times more than Greece 		4,640
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 26.27
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Greece 		0.897
Ranked 17th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 15.49
Ranked 41st. 91% more than Greece 		8.09
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Greece 		0.424
Ranked 17th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 7.97%
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Greece 		7.48%
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 89.28%
Ranked 1st. 		99.35%
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Egypt
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 4.76
Ranked 6th. 		53.55
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Egypt
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.91%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Greece 		97.57%
Ranked 20th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.7% gross
Ranked 99th. 		101.56% gross
Ranked 90th. 1% more than Egypt
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 78.95%
Ranked 76th. 		98.99%
Ranked 31st. 25% more than Egypt
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 79.08% net
Ranked 45th. 		86.55% net
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Egypt
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 98.6%
Ranked 16th. 		99.75%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Egypt
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 87.65%
Ranked 85th. 		100.1%
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 48.12
Ranked 1st. 526937 times more than Greece 		9.13e-05
Ranked 24th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 29.1%
Ranked 31st. 		33.6%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Egypt
Labor force with primary education > % of total 10.4%
Ranked 65th. 		29.7%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Egypt
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 37.7%
Ranked 48th. 		40.2%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Egypt
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 37.2%
Ranked 48th. 		41.2%
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Egypt
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 33.2%
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Greece 		22.4%
Ranked 31st.
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 26th. 		77%
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 2.81
Ranked 6th. 		25.66
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Egypt
Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.87% female
Ranked 115th. 		48.24% female
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Egypt
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 34.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece 		11.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 584,687
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Greece 		489,964
Ranked 4th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.32%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Greece 		97.6%
Ranked 19th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 95.64%
Ranked 33th. 		99.81%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 9.28
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Greece 		0.499
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Greece 		675,695
Ranked 8th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 109.54
Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Greece 		5.54
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 371,545
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Greece 		68,347
Ranked 6th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 90.19%
Ranked 83th. 		110.01%
Ranked 73th. 22% more than Egypt
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 615,912
Ranked 3rd. 61% more than Greece 		383,030
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 334,591
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Greece 		255,259
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 4.77 million
Ranked 1st. 453 times more than Greece 		10,535
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 620,514
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Greece 		311,570
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 588,966
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Greece 		333,745
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 40.37 million
Ranked 1st. 109 times more than Greece 		371,452
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 1.92 million
Ranked 1st. 195 times more than Greece 		9,826
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 9.39
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Greece 		0.398
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 468,546
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than Greece 		8,281
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 3.51 million
Ranked 1st. 3512483 times more than Greece 		1
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 7.54 million
Ranked 1st. 1255 times more than Greece 		6,006
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 87.54
Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Greece 		0.962
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Greece 		773,899
Ranked 8th.
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 12.3%
Ranked 59th. 		34.2%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 2.55 million
Ranked 1st. 427 times more than Greece 		5,976
Ranked 14th.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 9.05%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Greece 		3.26%
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 45.51%
Ranked 37th. 29% more than Greece 		35.15%
Ranked 96th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 52.86
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 24th.
School enrollment, secondary > % net 65.33%
Ranked 26th. 		99.23%
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Egypt
Total enrollment, primary > % net 97.77%
Ranked 38th. 		99.55%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Egypt
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 83.02%
Ranked 73th. 		97.81%
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Egypt
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.44%
Ranked 29th. 		99.81%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Egypt
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 3.49%
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Greece 		0.705%
Ranked 101st.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 99.34%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Greece 		97.81%
Ranked 13th.
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 99.3%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Greece 		97.39%
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 952,893
Ranked 1st. 219 times more than Greece 		4,345
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 1.41 million
Ranked 3rd. 64% more than Greece 		859,532
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 282,667
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Greece 		11,716
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 3.43 million
Ranked 1st. 573 times more than Greece 		5,985
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 52,472
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Greece 		42,623
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 902,147
Ranked 2nd. 184 times more than Greece 		4,915
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.45 million
Ranked 1st. 314 times more than Greece 		4,614
Ranked 15th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 111.08%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Greece 		105.08%
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece 		341,950
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 1.3 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Greece 		544,138
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 1.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Greece 		352,373
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 185,095
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Greece 		30,323
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 90,211
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Greece 		52,060
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 461,872
Ranked 1st. 65% more than Greece 		279,585
Ranked 6th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 33th. 		16%
Ranked 21st.
Primary education, teachers > % female 52.88%
Ranked 97th. 		65.33%
Ranked 91st. 24% more than Egypt
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.93%
Ranked 84th. 29% more than Greece 		9.22%
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Greece 		772,414
Ranked 8th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 88th. 		4.09%
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 8.5
Ranked 2nd. 		28.45
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 40.57
Ranked 1st. 98 times more than Greece 		0.416
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 19.26
Ranked 6th. 		78.5
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Egypt
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 76.69% net
Ranked 55th. 		88.39% net
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Egypt

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