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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 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 > 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same 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.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
  • 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 > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male 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 > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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 > 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 > 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 literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates 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 literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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 25-29: 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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).
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STAT Egypt India HISTORY
Average IQ 83
Ranked 37th. 2% more than India 		81
Ranked 38th.
Children out of school, primary 210,911
Ranked 24th. 		1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Egypt
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.66
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than India 		1.14
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary, female 93,942
Ranked 31st. 		6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Egypt
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.33
Ranked 71st. 		5.58
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Egypt
College and university > Gender parity index 0.9
Ranked 64th. 24% more than India 		0.726
Ranked 100th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 86th. The same as India 		9
Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 87th. 19% more than India 		3.17%
Ranked 44th.
Literacy > Female 59.4%
Ranked 8th. 23% more than India 		48.3%
Ranked 131st.
Literacy > Total population 71.4%
Ranked 9th. 20% more than India 		59.5%
Ranked 134th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 35th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 160th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.87
Ranked 62nd. 52% more than India 		3.21
Ranked 104th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 27.73
Ranked 44th. 		35.15
Ranked 29th. 27% more than Egypt
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.13
Ranked 72nd. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Egypt
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th. 		7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than Egypt
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 136th. 		3
Ranked 65th. 50% more than Egypt
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than India 		2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education, pupils 6.85 million
Ranked 14th. 		113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Egypt
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 111th. 1% more than India 		0.93
Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 72%
Ranked 88th. 9% more than India 		66%
Ranked 91st.
Primary education, pupils 10.27 million
Ranked 11th. 		137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Egypt
Primary education, teachers 380,111
Ranked 10th. 		3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Egypt
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 44th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 46th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.158
Ranked 97th. 7 times more than India 		0.0212
Ranked 98th.
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. 		4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Egypt
Literacy > Male 83%
Ranked 7th. 18% more than India 		70.2%
Ranked 131st.
High school > Private school share 5.49%
Ranked 77th. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Egypt
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.86
Ranked 77th. 		40.2
Ranked 27th. 84% more than Egypt
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 21st. 33% more than India 		3
Ranked 125th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 84.9%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than India 		76.4%
Ranked 23th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,479.31
Ranked 55th. 		198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Egypt
Primary completion rate 98
Ranked 35th. 9% more than India 		90
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.15 million
Ranked 15th. 		11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Egypt
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 39th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 169th.
Secondary education, teachers 549,344
Ranked 10th. 		4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Egypt
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.16
Ranked 42nd. Twice as much as India 		3.59
Ranked 77th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 30.35
Ranked 11th. 		40.31
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Egypt
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 87th. The same as India 		3
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.000864
Ranked 104th. 		4.44
Ranked 42nd. 5134 times more than Egypt
Secondary education, general pupils 5.58 million
Ranked 13th. 		100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Egypt
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 42.3%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than India 		40.5%
Ranked 26th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.962
Ranked 106th. 5% more than India 		0.918
Ranked 115th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 1,720
Ranked 38th. 		12,774
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Egypt
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.645%
Ranked 121st. 		0.745%
Ranked 119th. 16% more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.53
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than India 		10.49
Ranked 92nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 57th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 96th.
Children out of school, primary, male 61
Ranked 103th. 		4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 79546 times more than Egypt
High school > Students per teacher 12.13
Ranked 74th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Egypt
Secondary education > General pupils 5.8 million
Ranked 14th. 		83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Egypt
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 45th. 9% more than India 		11
Ranked 156th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 59% more than India 		3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 7.94
Ranked 7th. 		31.74
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.87 million
Ranked 13th. 		125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Egypt
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.4%
Ranked 97th. 63% more than India 		26.6%
Ranked 116th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 87.68
Ranked 65th. 		93.13
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Egypt
Primary education, pupils per 1000 129.31
Ranked 52nd. 15% more than India 		112.8
Ranked 72nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.55
Ranked 73th. 		0.7
Ranked 77th. 27% more than Egypt
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 20.16 million
Ranked 7th. 		289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Egypt
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.92
Ranked 103th. 14% more than India 		0.81
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 143.5
Ranked 5th. 		188.02
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than India 		10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.182
Ranked 179th. 12% more than India 		0.163
Ranked 184th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.347
Ranked 95th. 31% more than India 		0.264
Ranked 109th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 12.57 million
Ranked 6th. 		179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Egypt
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 1,026 hours
Ranked 5th. 		1,051 hours
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Egypt
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 94.5%
Ranked 36th. 29% more than India 		73%
Ranked 66th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 36th. 20% more than India 		5 years
Ranked 154th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $720.67
Ranked 71st. 17% more than India 		$616.31
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 71.5
Ranked 74th. 		85.94
Ranked 45th. 20% more than Egypt
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,026 hours
Ranked 9th. 		1,176 hours
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Egypt
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 13.69
Ranked 7th. 		75
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Egypt
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.79%
Ranked 79th. 		17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Egypt
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 46th. 9% more than India 		11
Ranked 161st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 53.1%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than India 		51.7%
Ranked 25th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 41st. 2% more than India 		95%
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education > Pupils 8.33 million
Ranked 10th. 		83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Egypt
Primary education > Pupils 7.93 million
Ranked 11th. 		136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Egypt
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 59.3%
Ranked 75th. 18% more than India 		50.4%
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 119.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 55% more than India 		77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 41.52%
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than India 		38.45%
Ranked 105th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.59 million
Ranked 7th. 92% more than India 		829,377
Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 27.73
Ranked 44th. 		35.15
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Egypt
Secondary education > Teachers 487,709
Ranked 10th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.38 million
Ranked 13th. 		81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 45.46
Ranked 1st. 69% more than India 		26.86
Ranked 4th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 24.77
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than India 		11.68
Ranked 70th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.88
Ranked 7th. 10% more than India 		0.8
Ranked 25th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 290.42
Ranked 15th. 10% more than India 		264.81
Ranked 23th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.61%
Ranked 129th. 2% more than India 		46.82%
Ranked 143th.
Progression to secondary school 86.08%
Ranked 69th. 1% more than India 		85.08%
Ranked 71st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 79%
Ranked 7th. 17% more than India 		67.7%
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 999,281
Ranked 3rd. 		79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 2.92 million
Ranked 1st. 		29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Egypt
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 64th. 3% more than India 		91%
Ranked 83th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 73th. 7% more than India 		14
Ranked 186th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 36 weeks per year
Ranked 30th. 		42 weeks per year
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Egypt
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 4% more than India 		76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.113 per capita
Ranked 86th. 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 6% more than Egypt
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 31.7%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than India 		29.8%
Ranked 25th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 115.29
Ranked 84th. 		116.62
Ranked 83th. 1% more than Egypt
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than India 		98%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 90.1%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than India 		84.2%
Ranked 21st.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 53%
Ranked 36th. 20% more than India 		44%
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 2.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India 		726,889
Ranked 15th.
Primary education > Teachers 362,679
Ranked 11th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Egypt
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.3%
Ranked 119th. 11% more than India 		42.56%
Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 23.45
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		9.81
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 7.37 million
Ranked 1st. 		22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 233.23
Ranked 5th. 		477.67
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Egypt
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 1,053 hours
Ranked 5th. About the same as India 		1,051 hours
Ranked 6th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.14
Ranked 60th. 68% more than India 		3.05
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 118
Ranked 20th. 56% more than India 		75.51
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 83%
Ranked 7th. 13% more than India 		73.4%
Ranked 27th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $58.17 billion
Ranked 23th. 		$762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Egypt
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 57th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 97th.
Scouting > Members 82,940
Ranked 17th. 		3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Egypt
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.73
Ranked 109th. 2% more than India 		93.44
Ranked 131st.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.91
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than India 		2.33
Ranked 104th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 82.23
Ranked 50th. 10% more than India 		74.85
Ranked 67th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.943
Ranked 87th. 		0.999
Ranked 46th. 6% more than Egypt
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,026 hours
Ranked 6th. 		1,051 hours
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Egypt
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 0.0
Ranked 37th. 		1,176 hours
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 122.75
Ranked 19th. 63% more than India 		75.28
Ranked 104th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 23.77
Ranked 6th. 		29.71
Ranked 25th. 25% more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 6.39 million
Ranked 1st. 		24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 19.65
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than India 		17.18
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.24
Ranked 5th. 		7.72
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 30.43
Ranked 2nd. 72% more than India 		17.74
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.71 million
Ranked 1st. 		10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 579,490
Ranked 3rd. 		33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 16.5
Ranked 2nd. 		18.03
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 103.29
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India 		19.59
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 65.4
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India 		25.95
Ranked 4th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.03
Ranked 89th. 		2.73
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Egypt
Primary completion rate > Women 93
Ranked 56th. 8% more than India 		86
Ranked 71st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.3%
Ranked 14th. 34% more than India 		73.1%
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 59.4%
Ranked 7th. 24% more than India 		47.8%
Ranked 27th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.88%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than India 		0.8%
Ranked 25th.
Teachers' Day date 2/28/2011 9/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 181.06
Ranked 19th. 10% more than India 		164.38
Ranked 23th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 282.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 4% more than India 		272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
Primary completion rate > Men 102
Ranked 20th. 9% more than India 		94
Ranked 48th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.77
Ranked 111th. 17% more than India 		79.83
Ranked 131st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 112.31
Ranked 83th. 		122.63
Ranked 77th. 9% more than Egypt
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 114.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 48% more than India 		77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 32.58% gross
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than India 		11.76% gross
Ranked 89th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 98.88%
Ranked 87th. 		130.14%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.43 million
Ranked 2nd. 		18.2 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 430,024
Ranked 3rd. 		7.37 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 89.28%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than India 		81.13%
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.59
Ranked 6th. 		10.63
Ranked 3rd. 61% more than Egypt
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 176.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 4% more than India 		168.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 4.76
Ranked 6th. 		96.29
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Egypt
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 78.99%
Ranked 73th. 		86.89%
Ranked 121st. 10% more than Egypt
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 2,058.52
Ranked 89th. 		26,517.35
Ranked 45th. 13 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 204,823
Ranked 4th. 		45.59 million
Ranked 1st. 223 times more than Egypt
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 98.6%
Ranked 16th. 25% more than India 		78.92%
Ranked 48th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 87.65%
Ranked 85th. 9% more than India 		80.47%
Ranked 92nd.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 2.85%
Ranked 74th. 		3.09%
Ranked 70th. 8% more than Egypt
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 1.24 million
Ranked 1st. 		7.63 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Egypt
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 29.1%
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than India 		7%
Ranked 61st.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 2.7%
Ranked 31st. 		8.9%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Egypt
Progression to secondary school > Male 83.16%
Ranked 68th. 		87.46%
Ranked 59th. 5% more than Egypt
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 34.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 52 times more than India 		0.673 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 584,687
Ranked 1st. 		5.01 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 1.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 		10.34 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Egypt
Secondary education, teachers > % female 44.5%
Ranked 80th. 8% more than India 		41.07%
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 9.28
Ranked 3rd. 		13.21
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Egypt
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 3.43
Ranked 2nd. 		3.49
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Egypt
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 19.88
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		8.61
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 89.73
Ranked 6th. 		289.65
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 15.33
Ranked 5th. 52% more than India 		10.12
Ranked 25th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 596,331
Ranked 3rd. 		25.64 million
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 615,912
Ranked 3rd. 		20.76 million
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 334,591
Ranked 1st. 		1.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 4.77 million
Ranked 1st. 		27.49 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 620,514
Ranked 1st. 		2.97 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 14.39
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than India 		9.76
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 9.39
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		4.58
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 8.17
Ranked 6th. 		24.2
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 635,868
Ranked 3rd. 		17.23 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 8.21
Ranked 7th. 		31.02
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 553.02
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		265.23
Ranked 4th.
Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced 1914 1909
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.04% net
Ranked 49th. 8% more than India 		86.96% net
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 878,956
Ranked 3rd. 		27.16 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Egypt
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.69% net
Ranked 33th. 5% more than India 		92.24% net
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 1.61 million
Ranked 3rd. 		55.93 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 2.96 million
Ranked 1st. 		16.29 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 2.22 million
Ranked 1st. 		18.8 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 282,667
Ranked 3rd. 		10.21 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 3.43 million
Ranked 1st. 		7.75 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Egypt
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 46.31%
Ranked 81st. 		56.86%
Ranked 58th. 23% more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 52,472
Ranked 4th. 		5.87 million
Ranked 1st. 112 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 902,147
Ranked 2nd. 		15.14 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.45 million
Ranked 1st. 		9.12 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 		5.48 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 1.3 million
Ranked 1st. 		12.59 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 1.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 		8.55 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 185,095
Ranked 3rd. 		10.96 million
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 90,211
Ranked 3rd. 		8.18 million
Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 461,872
Ranked 1st. 		2.15 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Egypt
Primary education, teachers > % female 52.88%
Ranked 97th. 20% more than India 		44%
Ranked 112th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.93%
Ranked 84th. 8% more than India 		11.02%
Ranked 45th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 40.57
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India 		15.37
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 19.26
Ranked 6th. 		43.24
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Egypt
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 13.05
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as India 		6.55
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 26.27
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than India 		20.41
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 15.31
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than India 		8.07
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 10.52
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India 		3.64
Ranked 22nd.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 15.49
Ranked 41st. 		32.88
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Egypt
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 35.4%
Ranked 48th. 75% more than India 		20.2%
Ranked 57th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 53.7%
Ranked 8th. 50% more than India 		35.9%
Ranked 20th.

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