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Education Stats: compare key data on El Salvador & Honduras

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: 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.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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. 
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 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 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 > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • 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.
  • 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 literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19:

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

  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Male elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. 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 10-14: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Female is the number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the primary level.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). 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 current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: 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.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 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 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 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males 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.
  • 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).
STAT El Salvador Honduras HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 83.95
Ranked 70th. About the same as Honduras
83.59
Ranked 19th.

Average years of schooling of adults 5.2
Ranked 64th. 8% more than Honduras
4.8
Ranked 70th.
Children out of school, primary 39,400
Ranked 47th.
66,576
Ranked 25th. 69% more than El Salvador

Children out of school, primary per 1000 6.3
Ranked 43th.
8.39
Ranked 29th. 33% more than El Salvador

Children out of school, primary, female 18,681
Ranked 47th.
28,188
Ranked 23th. 51% more than El Salvador

College and university > Gender parity index 1.14
Ranked 48th.
1.15
Ranked 70th. 1% more than El Salvador

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 76th. The same as Honduras
9
Ranked 47th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.42%
Ranked 39th.
3.58%
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than El Salvador

High school enrolment rate 91.72
Ranked 58th. 29% more than Honduras
70.86
Ranked 92nd.

Literacy > Total population 81.1%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Honduras
76.2%
Ranked 117th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 114th. The same as Honduras
6
Ranked 28th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.92
Ranked 57th.
5
Ranked 60th. 2% more than El Salvador

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 29.29
Ranked 40th.
33.88
Ranked 32nd. 16% more than El Salvador

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 24.35
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Honduras
19.91
Ranked 21st.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 143th. 20% more than Honduras
5
Ranked 166th.

Literacy > Female 79.6%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Honduras
76.3%
Ranked 104th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.99
Ranked 44th.
3.55
Ranked 30th. 19% more than El Salvador

College and university > Gender ratio 108.77
Ranked 58th.
151.48
Ranked 19th. 39% more than El Salvador

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 99th. The same as Honduras
3
Ranked 27th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 30% more than Honduras
2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 92nd. 50% more than Honduras
6 years
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, pupils 597,823
Ranked 68th.
659,558
Ranked 30th. 10% more than El Salvador

College and university > Private school share 66.23%
Ranked 16th. 65% more than Honduras
40.13%
Ranked 35th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 95th.
1
Ranked 19th. 4% more than El Salvador

School life expectancy > Total 9.8 years
Ranked 79th. 13% more than Honduras
8.7 years
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 85.5%
Ranked 70th. 3% more than Honduras
83.1%
Ranked 75th.
Primary education, teachers 30,755
Ranked 67th.
37,370
Ranked 64th. 22% more than El Salvador

Primary education, pupils 900,681
Ranked 67th.
1.22 million
Ranked 37th. 35% more than El Salvador

Adult literacy rate > Female 81.36
Ranked 67th.
83.45
Ranked 17th. 3% more than El Salvador

Tertiary enrollment 17.5%
Ranked 56th. 19% more than Honduras
14.7%
Ranked 62nd.
High school > Gender ratio 101.54
Ranked 46th.
126.94
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than El Salvador

Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Honduras
6
Ranked 18th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.89
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Honduras
3.74
Ranked 26th.

Literacy > Definition age 5 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 116th. 50% more than Honduras
2
Ranked 142nd.

Literacy > Male 82.8%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Honduras
76.1%
Ranked 120th.

Spending > USD 713.36 million
Ranked 86th. 55% more than Honduras
461.48 million
Ranked 95th.

High school > Private school share 16.32%
Ranked 54th.
28.28%
Ranked 17th. 73% more than El Salvador

Spending > Proportion 3.31
Ranked 115th.
3.55
Ranked 105th. 7% more than El Salvador

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 29.6
Ranked 42nd.
32.9
Ranked 40th. 11% more than El Salvador

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 49th. 33% more than Honduras
3
Ranked 67th.

High school repeaters > Male 6.02
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Honduras
5.46
Ranked 45th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 88.5%
Ranked 26th.
88.9%
Ranked 20th. About the same as El Salvador

Preschool enrollment rate 115.02
Ranked 23th.
115.96
Ranked 21st. 1% more than El Salvador

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,288.88
Ranked 146th. 2% more than Honduras
2,240.21
Ranked 147th.

Primary completion rate 87
Ranked 75th. 10% more than Honduras
79
Ranked 83th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 113,366
Ranked 77th. 17% more than Honduras
96,612
Ranked 77th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Honduras
6
Ranked 32nd.

Children out of school > Primary 47,632
Ranked 36th.
70,026
Ranked 41st. 47% more than El Salvador

Secondary education, teachers 24,556
Ranked 55th. 47% more than Honduras
16,667
Ranked 63th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.93
Ranked 71st. 59% more than Honduras
2.46
Ranked 91st.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 24.05
Ranked 26th.
26.58
Ranked 15th. 11% more than El Salvador

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 158th. The same as Honduras
3
Ranked 79th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.31
Ranked 41st.
4.84
Ranked 27th. 46% more than El Salvador

Spending per student > High school 9.09
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Honduras
1.08
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education, general pupils 504,955
Ranked 64th. 63% more than Honduras
310,053
Ranked 83th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 19.9%
Ranked 54th.
23.2%
Ranked 47th. 17% more than El Salvador

High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 50th.
1.22
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than El Salvador

Scientific and technical journal articles 2
Ranked 158th.
11
Ranked 127th. 6 times more than El Salvador

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 36%
Ranked 49th.
39%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than El Salvador
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.43%
Ranked 102nd.
1.73%
Ranked 108th. 21% more than El Salvador

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 18.87
Ranked 76th. 24% more than Honduras
15.18
Ranked 79th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Honduras
6
Ranked 47th.

Children out of school, primary, male 20,719
Ranked 44th.
38,388
Ranked 23th. 85% more than El Salvador

High school > Students per teacher 24.35
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Honduras
19.91
Ranked 21st.

Secondary education > General pupils 416,339
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Honduras
347,485
Ranked 87th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 8.5
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Honduras
1.07
Ranked 39th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Honduras
12
Ranked 40th.

High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 28th. The same as Honduras
13
Ranked 5th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
5.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 6% more than El Salvador

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.92
Ranked 3rd.
51.24
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than El Salvador
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 987,676
Ranked 74th.
1.12 million
Ranked 67th. 13% more than El Salvador

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 34.8%
Ranked 106th. 68% more than Honduras
20.7%
Ranked 127th.

Elementary school graduate rate 75.7
Ranked 68th.
76.19
Ranked 66th. 1% more than El Salvador

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 95.96
Ranked 61st. 2% more than Honduras
93.92
Ranked 19th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 95.56
Ranked 40th. 15% more than Honduras
83.11
Ranked 29th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 143.97
Ranked 40th.
153.32
Ranked 27th. 6% more than El Salvador

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.23
Ranked 40th.
1.46
Ranked 26th. 19% more than El Salvador

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 861,800
Ranked 63th.
953,800
Ranked 60th. 11% more than El Salvador

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 52nd.
1.24
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than El Salvador

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 323.37
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Honduras
285.1
Ranked 19th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 17.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 18% more than Honduras
14.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.366
Ranked 155th. 27% more than Honduras
0.288
Ranked 167th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Honduras
6
Ranked 72nd.

Teacher student ratio > High school 26.33
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Honduras
19.91
Ranked 2nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 7.84
Ranked 46th.
10.36
Ranked 38th. 32% more than El Salvador

Inequality adjusted index 0.429
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Honduras
0.413
Ranked 84th.
High school repeaters > Female 3.44
Ranked 49th.
5.46
Ranked 35th. 59% more than El Salvador
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 502,000
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Honduras
473,000
Ranked 68th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 32.61
Ranked 33th.
33.34
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than El Salvador

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 96.48
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Honduras
95.05
Ranked 18th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 66.4%
Ranked 78th. 8% more than Honduras
61.7%
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 993,795
Ranked 62nd.
1.28 million
Ranked 60th. 28% more than El Salvador

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 112th. The same as Honduras
6 years
Ranked 28th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,678.14
Ranked 52nd. 91% more than Honduras
$876.55
Ranked 65th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 121.09
Ranked 23th.
124.02
Ranked 19th. 2% more than El Salvador

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 80.71
Ranked 45th. 62% more than Honduras
49.72
Ranked 119th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 92.77
Ranked 3rd.
99.59
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than El Salvador
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.11%
Ranked 71st. 11% more than Honduras
9.14%
Ranked 47th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Honduras
12
Ranked 40th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.28
Ranked 86th.
99.78
Ranked 34th. 3% more than El Salvador

High school enrolment rate > Female 91.79
Ranked 56th. 24% more than Honduras
73.84
Ranked 79th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 22.3%
Ranked 54th.
23%
Ranked 53th. 3% more than El Salvador

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Honduras
94%
Ranked 68th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 121st. 20% more than Honduras
5
Ranked 138th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 10.4
Ranked 68th.
59.4
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than El Salvador
Primary education > Pupils 1.05 million
Ranked 43th.
1.26 million
Ranked 64th. 20% more than El Salvador

Secondary education > Pupils 524,202
Ranked 37th.
554,810
Ranked 69th. 6% more than El Salvador

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 40.8%
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Honduras
18.8%
Ranked 143th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 95.41
Ranked 63th. 3% more than Honduras
92.7
Ranked 20th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 70.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th. 85% more than Honduras
38.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54.38%
Ranked 50th.
56.11%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than El Salvador

Secondary education, vocational pupils 92,868
Ranked 55th. 38% more than Honduras
67,501
Ranked 48th.

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 95.57%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Honduras
36.44%
Ranked 78th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 29.29
Ranked 39th.
33.88
Ranked 29th. 16% more than El Salvador

Secondary education > Teachers 21,083
Ranked 32nd. 26% more than Honduras
16,667
Ranked 74th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 69th. 9% more than Honduras
11 years
Ranked 8th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 79.78
Ranked 54th. 3% more than Honduras
77.82
Ranked 58th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 462,501
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Honduras
203,192
Ranked 97th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 8.06
Ranked 3rd.
8.33
Ranked 6th. 3% more than El Salvador
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.342
Ranked 160th.
1.8
Ranked 139th. 5 times more than El Salvador

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 106th. The same as Honduras
6
Ranked 27th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.04
Ranked 3rd.
1.05
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than El Salvador

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 38,077
Ranked 49th. 23% more than Honduras
30,968
Ranked 55th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.28%
Ranked 74th.
107.29%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than El Salvador

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 142.93
Ranked 48th.
143.9
Ranked 47th. 1% more than El Salvador

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.82%
Ranked 124th.
49.61%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than El Salvador

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 90.3%
Ranked 25th.
90.9%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than El Salvador

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 6.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
9.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 44% more than El Salvador

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 54,255
Ranked 5th.
58,480
Ranked 6th. 8% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 568,012
Ranked 4th.
633,879
Ranked 15th. 12% more than El Salvador
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 62nd. The same as Honduras
95%
Ranked 57th.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 92.42%
Ranked 16th. 45% more than Honduras
63.91%
Ranked 30th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 73.31%
Ranked 22nd. 39% more than Honduras
52.91%
Ranked 17th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 47th. 7% more than Honduras
15
Ranked 66th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 36th. The same as Honduras
7
Ranked 3rd.

Elementary school repeaters > All 6.1
Ranked 44th. 15% more than Honduras
5.3
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 60.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 23% more than Honduras
49.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 17.2%
Ranked 50th.
23.5%
Ranked 38th. 37% more than El Salvador

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 164.39
Ranked 33th.
175.27
Ranked 20th. 7% more than El Salvador

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.151 per capita
Ranked 45th.
0.169 per capita
Ranked 26th. 12% more than El Salvador

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 94%
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Honduras
92%
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 86.6%
Ranked 29th.
86.9%
Ranked 20th. About the same as El Salvador

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 25.6
Ranked 62nd.
34.1
Ranked 43th. 33% more than El Salvador
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 73%
Ranked 55th. The same as Honduras
73%
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 107,863
Ranked 18th.
207,325
Ranked 37th. 92% more than El Salvador

Primary education > Teachers 35,315
Ranked 32nd.
38,212
Ranked 63th. 8% more than El Salvador

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.55%
Ranked 69th.
54.88%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than El Salvador

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 35,980
Ranked 4th.
89,509
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.27
Ranked 3rd.
4.23
Ranked 5th. 29% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 618.13
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Honduras
555.54
Ranked 20th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 11
Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Honduras
5.5
Ranked 3rd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th. The same as Honduras
6
Ranked 26th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.32
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Honduras
82.04
Ranked 70th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.82
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Honduras
5.65
Ranked 48th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 82.1%
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Honduras
79.8%
Ranked 22nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
3.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 23% more than El Salvador

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 100th.
49.6%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than El Salvador
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $10.57 billion
Ranked 45th. 52% more than Honduras
$6.96 billion
Ranked 51st.

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Honduras
6
Ranked 47th.

Scouting > Members 4,477
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Honduras
1,473
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 67.46%
Ranked 69th.
99.86%
Ranked 2nd. 48% more than El Salvador
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 58.81%
Ranked 42nd.
98.95%
Ranked 1st. 68% more than El Salvador
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 94.69%
Ranked 13th. 47% more than Honduras
64.58%
Ranked 27th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 94.62%
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Honduras
69.54%
Ranked 18th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 434,996
Ranked 66th. 42% more than Honduras
306,092
Ranked 80th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.47
Ranked 44th. 41% more than Honduras
2.46
Ranked 102nd.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.44
Ranked 53th.
99.79
Ranked 30th. 3% more than El Salvador

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.56
Ranked 51st. 33% more than Honduras
51.38
Ranked 123th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 26,104
Ranked 33th.
42,802
Ranked 35th. 64% more than El Salvador

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.954
Ranked 83th.
0.997
Ranked 31st. 5% more than El Salvador

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 59th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 76.98
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Honduras
38.2
Ranked 113th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 5.32
Ranked 3rd.
11.46
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 5.59
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Honduras
4.96
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 37,545
Ranked 5th.
70,038
Ranked 6th. 87% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 9.06
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Honduras
8.57
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 7.54
Ranked 3rd.
9.04
Ranked 6th. 20% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 287,307
Ranked 4th.
326,114
Ranked 14th. 14% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 40.35
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Honduras
33.2
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 20,003
Ranked 5th.
26,908
Ranked 6th. 35% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 5.18
Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Honduras
3.58
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 4.28
Ranked 3rd.
4.36
Ranked 5th. 2% more than El Salvador
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.711
Ranked 104th. 4 times more than Honduras
0.186
Ranked 143th.
Primary completion rate > Women 87
Ranked 70th. 7% more than Honduras
81
Ranked 77th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.01
Ranked 47th. 11% more than Honduras
4.53
Ranked 50th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 7.12
Ranked 41st. 18% more than Honduras
6.03
Ranked 48th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 64.6%
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Honduras
59.5%
Ranked 72nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 3.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
6.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 60% more than El Salvador

Elementary school teachers 30,474
Ranked 68th.
38,283
Ranked 55th. 26% more than El Salvador

High school teachers 20,484
Ranked 55th. 23% more than Honduras
16,667
Ranked 76th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 91.65
Ranked 52nd. 35% more than Honduras
67.76
Ranked 86th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 79.2%
Ranked 20th.
80.2%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than El Salvador
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 3rd.
1.05%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than El Salvador
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 83.26
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Honduras
71.36
Ranked 55th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 129.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
138.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 7% more than El Salvador

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 524,202
Ranked 67th.
565,535
Ranked 65th. 8% more than El Salvador

Primary completion rate > Men 86
Ranked 71st. 12% more than Honduras
77
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
78.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 3% more than El Salvador

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 172.16
Ranked 26th.
185.93
Ranked 17th. 8% more than El Salvador

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.94
Ranked 35th.
124.4
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than El Salvador

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils reaching grade 5 70.7
Ranked 60th. 18% more than Honduras
59.8
Ranked 14th.
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 95.19%
Ranked 49th. About the same as Honduras
94.82%
Ranked 24th.

Total enrollment, primary > % net 95.03%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Honduras
94.01%
Ranked 34th.

School enrollment, secondary > % net 59.67%
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Honduras
20.51%
Ranked 21st.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 96.48%
Ranked 36th.
98.26%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than El Salvador

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 51.33%
Ranked 7th.
58.47%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than El Salvador

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 23.5%
Ranked 35th.
54.5%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 1.8 million
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Honduras
1.72 million
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 158,760
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Honduras
142,556
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 436,537
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Honduras
395,179
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 10,549
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than Honduras
5,907
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 45,270
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Honduras
34,182
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 14,874
Ranked 5th.
28,318
Ranked 5th. 90% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 56,573
Ranked 5th.
58,331
Ranked 6th. 3% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 18,407
Ranked 4th.
18,746
Ranked 6th. 2% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 36,951
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Honduras
18,259
Ranked 13th.
Male elementary teachers > % trained 90.77%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Honduras
31.38%
Ranked 61st.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 62,745
Ranked 4th. 65% more than Honduras
38,141
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 17.76
Ranked 6th.
30.66
Ranked 12th. 73% more than El Salvador

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 18,603
Ranked 3rd. 93% more than Honduras
9,641
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 20,558
Ranked 4th.
53,345
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 53,483
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Honduras
49,932
Ranked 11th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 9.75%
Ranked 41st. 97% more than Honduras
4.94%
Ranked 58th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 82.11%
Ranked 64th. 24% more than Honduras
66.34%
Ranked 41st.

Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 96.55%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Honduras
38.14%
Ranked 63th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 6.91%
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Honduras
5.55%
Ranked 38th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 113.14% gross
Ranked 26th. About the same as Honduras
112.96% gross
Ranked 31st.

High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Both sexes 92.89%
Ranked 11th. 42% more than Honduras
65.37%
Ranked 18th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Men 90.74%
Ranked 11th. 51% more than Honduras
60.08%
Ranked 16th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Both sexes 88.86%
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Honduras
61.58%
Ranked 28th.

High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 91.18%
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Honduras
66.3%
Ranked 23th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 86.11%
Ranked 62nd. 18% more than Honduras
73.02%
Ranked 38th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 93.58%
Ranked 45th. About the same as Honduras
93.24%
Ranked 22nd.

Repitition rate > Primary level 7.5
Ranked 9th.
12
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 280,705
Ranked 4th.
307,765
Ranked 15th. 10% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 55,463
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Honduras
54,570
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 48,846
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Honduras
31,962
Ranked 18th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $13.32 billion
Ranked 51st. 36% more than Honduras
$9.83 billion
Ranked 58th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 4.86 billion
Ranked 86th.
90.44 billion
Ranked 61st. 19 times more than El Salvador

School enrollment, primary > % gross 113.53%
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Honduras
109.41%
Ranked 32nd.

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 63.04%
Ranked 72nd. 49% more than Honduras
42.25%
Ranked 35th.

School enrollment, primary > % net 93.56%
Ranked 57th.
94.01%
Ranked 25th. About the same as El Salvador

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 67.2%
Ranked 98th.
73.09%
Ranked 36th. 9% more than El Salvador

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 16.32%
Ranked 55th.
28.28%
Ranked 17th. 73% more than El Salvador

Progression to secondary school, male > % 92.44%
Ranked 57th. 40% more than Honduras
65.86%
Ranked 58th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 26.08%
Ranked 72nd. 19% more than Honduras
21.98%
Ranked 87th.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 11.18%
Ranked 42nd.
39.92%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 5.99
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Honduras
4.65
Ranked 7th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 75.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Honduras
68.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 17,679
Ranked 4th.
44,648
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 25,146
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Honduras
16,013
Ranked 6th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 82.59%
Ranked 73th.
90.91%
Ranked 69th. 10% more than El Salvador

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 53.16% net
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Honduras
20.58% net
Ranked 44th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 771.38
Ranked 99th.
11,397.02
Ranked 60th. 15 times more than El Salvador

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 63.4%
Ranked 11th.
67.3%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than El Salvador
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 49.71% gross
Ranked 36th. 54% more than Honduras
32.24% gross
Ranked 92nd.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 49.42% female
Ranked 44th.
54.68% female
Ranked 69th. 11% more than El Salvador
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 61.75%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Honduras
60.15%
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 32.2%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Honduras
26.8%
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 49,381
Ranked 5th.
53,007
Ranked 6th. 7% more than El Salvador
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.152 per capita
Ranked 36th.
0.178 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than El Salvador

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 61.52%
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Honduras
59.2%
Ranked 61st.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 52,187
Ranked 3rd. 79% more than Honduras
29,101
Ranked 14th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 63.56%
Ranked 88th.
64.53%
Ranked 87th. 2% more than El Salvador

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 63.08%
Ranked 86th. 11% more than Honduras
56.96%
Ranked 92nd.

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 77.71
Ranked 56th.
78.75
Ranked 55th. 1% more than El Salvador

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 10,642
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Honduras
9,114
Ranked 72nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 23,243
Ranked 45th. 8% more than Honduras
21,579
Ranked 48th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 65,577
Ranked 2nd. 80% more than Honduras
36,388
Ranked 18th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 84.02%
Ranked 67th. 21% more than Honduras
69.56%
Ranked 44th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 14,834
Ranked 50th. 58% more than Honduras
9,390
Ranked 55th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 55%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Honduras
19.74%
Ranked 9th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 64.05%
Ranked 88th.
72.3%
Ranked 85th. 13% more than El Salvador

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.41%
Ranked 82nd.
54.4%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than El Salvador

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.08%
Ranked 34th.
55.27%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than El Salvador

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years
Ranked 67th. 9% more than Honduras
11 years
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 187,020
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Honduras
175,097
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 209,917
Ranked 4th.
242,354
Ranked 16th. 15% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 26.18
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Honduras
19.62
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 71.3
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Honduras
62.09
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 22.29
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Honduras
18.8
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.72
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Honduras
0.928
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 6.13
Ranked 3rd.
11
Ranked 5th. 79% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 298,892
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Honduras
251,883
Ranked 18th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 92.84% net
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Honduras
91.55% net
Ranked 64th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 239,080
Ranked 4th.
274,065
Ranked 16th. 15% more than El Salvador
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 69.09%
Ranked 64th.
80.22%
Ranked 68th. 16% more than El Salvador

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.53% net
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Honduras
89.67% net
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 21,724
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Honduras
11,651
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 411,723
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Honduras
375,553
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 19,461
Ranked 5th.
31,691
Ranked 6th. 63% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 23,978
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Honduras
13,792
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 26,224
Ranked 5th.
27,745
Ranked 6th. 6% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 35,780
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Honduras
25,654
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 18,084
Ranked 4th.
38,347
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 17,218
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Honduras
15,519
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 162,381
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Honduras
132,238
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 34,252
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Honduras
31,572
Ranked 7th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 11.22%
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Honduras
4.24%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 1.98 million
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Honduras
1.81 million
Ranked 18th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 72.78%
Ranked 72nd.
73.39%
Ranked 79th. 1% more than El Salvador

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 35.87%
Ranked 71st.
39.24%
Ranked 50th. 9% more than El Salvador

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.13%
Ranked 58th.
16.39%
Ranked 20th. 25% more than El Salvador

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 3.18
Ranked 3rd.
4.98
Ranked 5th. 57% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 4.24
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Honduras
2.1
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 39.05
Ranked 3rd.
43.06
Ranked 7th. 10% more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 6.05
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Honduras
4.92
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 5.84
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than Honduras
4.03
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.95
Ranked 3rd.
6.02
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.57
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Honduras
4.26
Ranked 9th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 10.65%
Ranked 54th. 17% more than Honduras
9.07%
Ranked 62nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 13.69
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Honduras
9.61
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.15
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Honduras
3.03
Ranked 16th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 85.14%
Ranked 80th.
86.89%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than El Salvador

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 12.3%
Ranked 65th.
29%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 45.6%
Ranked 21st.
50.5%
Ranked 13th. 11% more than El Salvador

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