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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: 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)."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 15-19: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 100. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary 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).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male 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.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Male is the percentage of males age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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 > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Female is the percentage of females age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Female is the number of females age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the female population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • 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 > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Number of people older than 100 years who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 100. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 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 60-64 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 95 to 99. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 95-99: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 95 to 99. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. 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 rate > Youth total > % of people 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.
STAT Estonia Lithuania HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 99.8
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Lithuania
99.7
Ranked 8th.

Children out of school, primary 2,112
Ranked 98th. 53% more than Lithuania
1,381
Ranked 103th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.58
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Lithuania
0.456
Ranked 104th.

Children out of school, primary, female 994
Ranked 92nd. 16% more than Lithuania
855
Ranked 88th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.63
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Lithuania
1.49
Ranked 18th.

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 120th. The same as Lithuania
9
Ranked 110th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.68%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Lithuania
5.37%
Ranked 47th.

High school enrolment rate 98.14
Ranked 35th.
98.73
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Estonia

Homeschooling legal status Legal under restrictive conditions, only allowed for exceptional cases. Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Lithuania
99.6%
Ranked 9th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 103th. 50% more than Lithuania
4
Ranked 192nd.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.63
Ranked 66th. 51% more than Lithuania
3.07
Ranked 110th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.72
Ranked 118th.
12.41
Ranked 108th. 6% more than Estonia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.76
Ranked 89th. 2% more than Lithuania
8.56
Ranked 94th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 133th.
8
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Estonia

College and university > Share of total education spending 21.74%
Ranked 47th.
23.56%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Estonia

Literacy > Female 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Lithuania
99.6%
Ranked 7th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.742
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Lithuania
0.282
Ranked 89th.

College and university > Gender ratio 168.59
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Lithuania
155.77
Ranked 18th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 17th. The same as Lithuania
4
Ranked 13th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
12.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Estonia

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 87th. The same as Lithuania
9 years
Ranked 81st.
Secondary education, pupils 95,331
Ranked 115th.
325,215
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Estonia

College and university > Private school share 83.85%
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Lithuania
11.5%
Ranked 85th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 109th.
0.99
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Estonia

School life expectancy > Total 14.1 years
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Lithuania
11.6 years
Ranked 51st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Lithuania
99.7%
Ranked 6th.
Primary education, teachers 6,200
Ranked 101st.
9,312
Ranked 91st. 50% more than Estonia

Primary education, pupils 72,955
Ranked 136th.
115,581
Ranked 116th. 58% more than Estonia

Adult literacy rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Lithuania
99.7
Ranked 6th.

Tertiary enrollment 57.5%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Lithuania
52.5%
Ranked 19th.
Spending per student > College and university 21.28
Ranked 38th. 24% more than Lithuania
17.23
Ranked 46th.

High school > Gender ratio 102.94
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Lithuania
100.24
Ranked 57th.

Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 25th. The same as Lithuania
7
Ranked 15th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 6.54
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Lithuania
2.83
Ranked 45th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 107th. 50% more than Lithuania
2
Ranked 175th.

Literacy > Male 99.8%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Lithuania
99.7%
Ranked 8th.

Spending > USD 993.84 million
Ranked 75th.
2.1 billion
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Estonia

High school > Private school share 3.31%
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Lithuania
1.31%
Ranked 111th.

Spending > Proportion 4.61
Ranked 66th. About the same as Lithuania
4.59
Ranked 68th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.11
Ranked 136th.
14.72
Ranked 118th. 4% more than Estonia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 163th. The same as Lithuania
3
Ranked 141st.

High school repeaters > Male 4.2
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Lithuania
1.9
Ranked 70th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Lithuania
99.7%
Ranked 5th.

Preschool enrollment rate 100.16
Ranked 87th. 4% more than Lithuania
96.19
Ranked 108th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 4,126.64
Ranked 120th.
9,983.54
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Estonia

Primary completion rate 104
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Lithuania
98
Ranked 50th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 63,625
Ranked 90th.
167,606
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 501
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Lithuania
468
Ranked 38th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 108th. 50% more than Lithuania
4
Ranked 202nd.

Children out of school > Primary 3,221
Ranked 93th.
13,512
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Estonia

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.72
Ranked 29th.
12.53
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Estonia

Secondary education, teachers 10,344
Ranked 68th.
37,981
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Estonia

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 5.67
Ranked 119th.
7.28
Ranked 111th. 29% more than Estonia

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 149th.
6
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Estonia

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.834
Ranked 82nd. 5 times more than Lithuania
0.174
Ranked 94th.

Spending per student > High school 24.42
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Lithuania
20.25
Ranked 31st.

Secondary education, general pupils 76,645
Ranked 122nd.
288,038
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than Estonia

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 0.2%
Ranked 138th.
0.4%
Ranked 132nd. Twice as much as Estonia

High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 79th. 3% more than Lithuania
0.974
Ranked 67th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 501
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Lithuania
468
Ranked 38th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 368
Ranked 55th. 14% more than Lithuania
322
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 503
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Lithuania
476
Ranked 34th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 48%
Ranked 1st.
55%
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Estonia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.76%
Ranked 63th. 8% more than Lithuania
5.34%
Ranked 58th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 46.83
Ranked 16th.
48.31
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Estonia

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 30th. The same as Lithuania
7
Ranked 24th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.9%
Ranked 39th.
15.6%
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Estonia

Children out of school, primary, male 1,118
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Lithuania
526
Ranked 94th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.6%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Lithuania
5.4%
Ranked 42nd.

High school > Students per teacher 8.76
Ranked 90th. 2% more than Lithuania
8.56
Ranked 95th.

Secondary education > General pupils 106,986
Ranked 116th.
410,567
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Estonia

Spending per student > Elementary school 20.44
Ranked 23th. 29% more than Lithuania
15.9
Ranked 35th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Lithuania
11
Ranked 163th.

High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Lithuania
11
Ranked 144th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 68% more than Lithuania
3.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 24.55
Ranked 12th.
42.81
Ranked 1st. 74% more than Estonia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 100,171
Ranked 136th.
183,542
Ranked 127th. 83% more than Estonia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 94.4%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Lithuania
87.9%
Ranked 29th.

Elementary school graduate rate 98.26
Ranked 18th. About the same as Lithuania
98.02
Ranked 20th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 14th. The same as Lithuania
99.8
Ranked 12th.

Schools connected to the Internet 75%
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Lithuania
56%
Ranked 23th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 24.5
Ranked 8th.
61.4
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Estonia
Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.44
Ranked 137th. 43% more than Lithuania
38.14
Ranked 148th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 71.13
Ranked 111th.
107.33
Ranked 22nd. 51% more than Estonia

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.68
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Lithuania
1.56
Ranked 20th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2,500
Ranked 136th.
11,800
Ranked 127th. 5 times more than Estonia

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Lithuania
0.98
Ranked 106th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 460.9
Ranked 5th.
542.41
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Estonia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 46.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
48.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Estonia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.08
Ranked 64th.
3.29
Ranked 58th. 7% more than Estonia

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 119th.
8
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Estonia

Teacher student ratio > High school 9.41
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Lithuania
9.16
Ranked 88th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.39
Ranked 77th.
3.93
Ranked 65th. 65% more than Estonia

Inequality adjusted index 0.894
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Lithuania
0.83
Ranked 21st.
High school repeaters > Female 3.44
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Lithuania
0.74
Ranked 75th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1,300
Ranked 136th.
7,300
Ranked 127th. 6 times more than Estonia

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 12.15
Ranked 113th.
13
Ranked 108th. 7% more than Estonia

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 16th. The same as Lithuania
99.8
Ranked 15th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Lithuania
97.9%
Ranked 23th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 74,629
Ranked 119th.
135,719
Ranked 106th. 82% more than Estonia

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 101st. 50% more than Lithuania
4 years
Ranked 184th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $6,228.96
Ranked 33th. 28% more than Lithuania
$4,857.17
Ranked 40th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.22
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Lithuania
95.87
Ranked 97th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.19
Ranked 107th.
95.06
Ranked 20th. 66% more than Estonia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 50.37
Ranked 15th.
87.2
Ranked 1st. 73% more than Estonia

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 500
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Lithuania
469
Ranked 38th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Lithuania
11
Ranked 169th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.07%
Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Lithuania
1.06%
Ranked 125th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.72
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Lithuania
97.64
Ranked 82nd.

High school enrolment rate > Female 99
Ranked 21st. About the same as Lithuania
98.79
Ranked 25th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 0.2%
Ranked 138th.
0.5%
Ranked 131st. 3 times more than Estonia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Lithuania
92%
Ranked 81st.

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 166th.
8
Ranked 12th. 60% more than Estonia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 33
Ranked 44th.
40.4
Ranked 40th. 22% more than Estonia
Primary education > Pupils 92,098
Ranked 132nd.
170,216
Ranked 122nd. 85% more than Estonia

Secondary education > Pupils 124,382
Ranked 109th.
448,764
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Estonia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 94.6%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Lithuania
93.1%
Ranked 23th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 20th.
99.8
Ranked 9th. About the same as Estonia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 90.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
129.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 43% more than Estonia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 61.54%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Lithuania
60.03%
Ranked 19th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 18,686
Ranked 86th.
37,177
Ranked 68th. 99% more than Estonia

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 66.19%
Ranked 57th.
78.87%
Ranked 30th. 19% more than Estonia

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.72
Ranked 120th.
12.41
Ranked 109th. 6% more than Estonia

Secondary education > Teachers 12,259
Ranked 80th.
42,030
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Estonia

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 21st. The same as Lithuania
16 years
Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 123,074
Ranked 121st.
447,952
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.117
Ranked 13th.
0.268
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Estonia

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 271.88
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Lithuania
93.22
Ranked 39th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 512
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Lithuania
462
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 497
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Lithuania
470
Ranked 37th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 97th. 50% more than Lithuania
4
Ranked 167th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 16th. The same as Lithuania
1
Ranked 10th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.17%
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Lithuania
99.55%
Ranked 60th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2,592
Ranked 90th.
5,451
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Estonia

Public spending per student > Secondary level 30.8
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Lithuania
27.2
Ranked 5th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 1.85
Ranked 133th.
3.42
Ranked 126th. 85% more than Estonia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.72%
Ranked 127th.
48.54%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Estonia

Progression to secondary school 96.3%
Ranked 47th.
98.99%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Estonia

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Lithuania
99.7%
Ranked 6th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
3.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 65% more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 177
Ranked 15th.
705
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 67,486
Ranked 12th.
264,236
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 503
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Lithuania
463
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Lithuania
92%
Ranked 78th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 42nd.
17
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Estonia

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 32nd. The same as Lithuania
7
Ranked 26th.

Library books 2.28 million
Ranked 24th.
5.76 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Estonia
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.89
Ranked 84th. 33% more than Lithuania
0.67
Ranked 89th.

School life expectancy > Male 13.6 years
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Lithuania
11.6 years
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
119.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 51% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 0.0
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 73.73
Ranked 137th. 39% more than Lithuania
52.91
Ranked 153th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.2%
Ranked 138th.
0.3%
Ranked 132nd. 50% more than Estonia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.074 per capita
Ranked 135th. 40% more than Lithuania
0.053 per capita
Ranked 147th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 41st. 7% more than Lithuania
91%
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.7%
Ranked 4th. The same as Lithuania
99.7%
Ranked 4th.

Library books per 1000 1,660.87
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Lithuania
1,634.68
Ranked 7th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.1
Ranked 120th.
16
Ranked 110th. 13% more than Estonia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 93%
Ranked 3rd.
96%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Estonia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 17,396
Ranked 85th.
38,197
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Estonia

Primary education > Teachers 7,702
Ranked 112th.
11,561
Ranked 97th. 50% more than Estonia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.72%
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Lithuania
48.52%
Ranked 99th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 0.0
Ranked 13th.
438
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 847.22
Ranked 8th.
1,007.26
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.0791
Ranked 12th.
0.128
Ranked 10th. 61% more than Estonia

Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.8
Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Lithuania
0.3
Ranked 93th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 95th. 50% more than Lithuania
4
Ranked 170th.

Library employees 522
Ranked 7th.
657
Ranked 5th. 26% more than Estonia
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 92.18
Ranked 57th.
130.62
Ranked 10th. 42% more than Estonia

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.67
Ranked 50th. 68% more than Lithuania
3.37
Ranked 109th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Lithuania
99.6%
Ranked 3rd.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.
1.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 89% more than Estonia

Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.7%
Ranked 108th.
48.5%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Estonia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $8.35 billion
Ranked 73th.
$15.96 billion
Ranked 59th. 91% more than Estonia

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 30th. The same as Lithuania
7
Ranked 24th.

Scouting > Members 1,423
Ranked 134th.
1,446
Ranked 133th. 2% more than Estonia
High school > Share of total education spending 40.13%
Ranked 29th.
44.86%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Estonia

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 71.31%
Ranked 55th.
84.63%
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Estonia

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 82.8%
Ranked 25th.
88.6%
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Estonia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 87,298
Ranked 103th.
339,612
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Estonia

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.29
Ranked 59th.
119.5
Ranked 15th. 51% more than Estonia

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.02
Ranked 20th.
12.23
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Estonia

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.06
Ranked 95th.
99.28
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Estonia

Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,886
Ranked 86th.
7,081
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Estonia

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 81st. About the same as Lithuania
0.984
Ranked 59th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.5%
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Lithuania
48.8%
Ranked 77th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 136
Ranked 23th.
707
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Estonia

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.7
Ranked 23th.
0.0
Ranked 93th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.59
Ranked 71st.
129.13
Ranked 13th. 43% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 106
Ranked 10th.
387
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 32,901
Ranked 11th.
129,723
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.0702
Ranked 14th.
0.138
Ranked 12th. 97% more than Estonia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 64.66
Ranked 7th.
87.18
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.0448
Ranked 14th.
0.108
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0224
Ranked 15th.
0.22
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.113
Ranked 14th.
0.266
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.053
Ranked 12th.
0.105
Ranked 11th. 98% more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.0224
Ranked 10th.
0.184
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 62
Ranked 15th.
818
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Estonia

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.06
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Lithuania
0.484
Ranked 124th.
Primary completion rate > Women 103
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Lithuania
97
Ranked 54th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 9.92
Ranked 2nd. 65% more than Lithuania
6
Ranked 5th.

School life expectancy > Female 14.5 years
Ranked 25th. 26% more than Lithuania
11.5 years
Ranked 53th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.29
Ranked 83th. 57% more than Lithuania
0.82
Ranked 88th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.46
Ranked 93th.
0.51
Ranked 90th. 11% more than Estonia

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.6%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Lithuania
97.6%
Ranked 21st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 0.746
Ranked 8th.
4.95
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Estonia

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 47% more than Estonia

High school teachers 11,272
Ranked 67th.
41,142
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Estonia

Elementary school teachers 6,141
Ranked 98th.
10,441
Ranked 90th. 70% more than Estonia

Homeschooling prevalance fewer than 100 Virtually no homeschooling*
High school enrolment rate > Male 97.35
Ranked 35th.
98.67
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Estonia

Literacy > Women above 14 years 99.8%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Lithuania
99.6%
Ranked 1st.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 15th. The same as Lithuania
1%
Ranked 10th.
Teachers' Day date 10/5/2011 10/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 1.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
3.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th. 85% more than Estonia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 0.96
Ranked 134th.
2.11
Ranked 127th. 2 times more than Estonia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 124,493
Ranked 106th.
423,706
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Estonia

Primary completion rate > Men 106
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Lithuania
99
Ranked 39th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 68.26
Ranked 140th. 38% more than Lithuania
49.54
Ranked 152nd.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.19
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Lithuania
98.23
Ranked 93th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 92.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
130.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 42% more than Estonia

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 10.5
Ranked 103th.
11.2
Ranked 100th. 7% more than Estonia
Repitition rate > Secondary level 3.4
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Lithuania
1.5
Ranked 35th.
Library members 60,400
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Lithuania
14,757
Ranked 29th.
Library members per 1000 43.91
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Lithuania
4.19
Ranked 22nd.
Library employees per million 379.46
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Lithuania
186.42
Ranked 5th.
Progression to secondary level 85
Ranked 12th.
99
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Estonia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 53
Ranked 8th.
409
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 1,490
Ranked 13th.
10,324
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 108
Ranked 15th.
450
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Estonia

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 1.93%
Ranked 99th. 6 times more than Lithuania
0.35%
Ranked 115th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 36
Ranked 13th.
301
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 0.0
Ranked 12th.
192
Ranked 8th.

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 13.5%
Ranked 27th. 21% more than Lithuania
11.2%
Ranked 29th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 30
Ranked 15th.
667
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 17
Ranked 7th.
100
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 65
Ranked 14th.
347
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 0.0
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 6th.
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 12.9%
Ranked 38th. 95% more than Lithuania
6.6%
Ranked 43th.

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 32.04%
Ranked 14th. 39% more than Lithuania
23.09%
Ranked 42nd.

Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 3.27%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Lithuania
0.973%
Ranked 91st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 34.36%
Ranked 97th. 4% more than Lithuania
32.91%
Ranked 99th.

School enrollment, secondary > % net 94.24%
Ranked 13th.
98.14%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Estonia

Total enrollment, primary > % net 97.15%
Ranked 52nd.
98.81%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Estonia

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.23%
Ranked 41st.
98.49%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Estonia

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.588%
Ranked 106th. 15% more than Lithuania
0.511%
Ranked 98th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.0485
Ranked 12th.
0.115
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Estonia

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $11.17 billion
Ranked 81st.
$22.18 billion
Ranked 68th. 99% more than Estonia

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 6.71 billion
Ranked 115th.
39.58 billion
Ranked 94th. 6 times more than Estonia

Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 1.4
Ranked 73th.
2.06
Ranked 65th. 47% more than Estonia

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 99.77%
Ranked 6th. The same as Lithuania
99.68%
Ranked 11th.

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 89.59%
Ranked 40th. 17% more than Lithuania
76.57%
Ranked 57th.

School enrollment, primary > % net 94.84%
Ranked 51st.
96.2%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Estonia

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 109.11%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Lithuania
106.92%
Ranked 13th.

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 3.31%
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Lithuania
1.31%
Ranked 109th.

Progression to secondary school, male > % 98.86%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Lithuania
98.15%
Ranked 34th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 89.79%
Ranked 16th.
91.41%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Estonia

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 23.98%
Ranked 61st. 16% more than Lithuania
20.65%
Ranked 69th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.0276
Ranked 13th.
0.0706
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Estonia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 0.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
2.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st. 2 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 99.82%
Ranked 2nd. The same as Lithuania
99.72%
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 99.85%
Ranked 11th. The same as Lithuania
99.78%
Ranked 15th.

Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 99.81%
Ranked 12th. The same as Lithuania
99.74%
Ranked 18th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 89.69% net
Ranked 21st.
93.51% net
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Estonia

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 5,008.83
Ranked 108th.
12,042.69
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Estonia

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 23.1%
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Lithuania
18.9%
Ranked 26th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 90.94% net
Ranked 19th.
93.69% net
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Estonia

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 115.31% gross
Ranked 5th. 76% more than Lithuania
65.64% gross
Ranked 53th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 88.51% net
Ranked 21st.
93.34% net
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Estonia

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 81.89% female
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Lithuania
80.58% female
Ranked 4th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 101.06%
Ranked 79th.
101.16%
Ranked 77th. The same as Estonia

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 23.1%
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Lithuania
11.4%
Ranked 74th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people 3.73
Ranked 8th.
18.81
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Estonia

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 24.58%
Ranked 77th. 47% more than Lithuania
16.71%
Ranked 93th.

Progression to secondary school > Male 94.32%
Ranked 48th.
98.88%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Estonia

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 65.07% gross
Ranked 18th.
73.16% gross
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Estonia

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 12.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 16% more than Lithuania
11.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 101.18%
Ranked 72nd.
101.54%
Ranked 68th. About the same as Estonia

High school teachers > % female 77.67%
Ranked 8th.
81.5%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Estonia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 99.34%
Ranked 25th. About the same as Lithuania
98.98%
Ranked 27th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 97.94%
Ranked 28th.
98.86%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Estonia

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 97.73
Ranked 23th.
97.97
Ranked 21st. About the same as Estonia

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 8,755
Ranked 55th.
33,532
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Estonia

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 1,390
Ranked 85th.
2,591
Ranked 78th. 86% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 0.0433
Ranked 13th.
0.0766
Ranked 11th. 77% more than Estonia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 18.87
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than Lithuania
10.06
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0127
Ranked 14th.
0.119
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Estonia

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 1,202
Ranked 85th.
2,860
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Estonia

High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 77%
Ranked 6th.
81%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Estonia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 89.54%
Ranked 17th.
91.64%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Estonia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 100.82%
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Lithuania
99.1%
Ranked 28th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 52.65%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Lithuania
50.42%
Ranked 58th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.38%
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Lithuania
48.9%
Ranked 61st.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 47,933
Ranked 10th.
117,461
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 78,886
Ranked 11th.
181,376
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 58.87
Ranked 4th.
59.86
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Estonia

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 54.49%
Ranked 30th.
62.13%
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Estonia

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 per million people 85.08
Ranked 2nd.
137.62
Ranked 1st. 62% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.0284
Ranked 12th.
0.0795
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 0.746
Ranked 8th.
4.95
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 32.92
Ranked 10th.
43.74
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Estonia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 31.95
Ranked 13th.
42.4
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 per million people 0.0
Ranked 8th.
2.64
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 per thousand people 3.19
Ranked 2nd.
3.33
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 24.91
Ranked 6th.
25.1
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 134
Ranked 7th.
605
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Estonia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 90.82%
Ranked 16th.
92.49%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Estonia

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 47.71%
Ranked 30th.
60.72%
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Estonia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 34.24
Ranked 9th.
39.06
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 1.11
Ranked 12th.
3.41
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.0142
Ranked 10th.
0.127
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.0433
Ranked 14th.
0.221
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Estonia

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.14% of GNI
Ranked 50th.
5.72% of GNI
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Estonia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 95-99 5
Ranked 8th.
65
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0097
Ranked 14th.
0.101
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 386.32
Ranked 9th.
464.86
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 17
Ranked 8th.
219
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Estonia

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 99.78%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Lithuania
99.64%
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 32.94
Ranked 6th.
45.36
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Estonia

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 102
Ranked 9th.
411
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 60
Ranked 14th.
326
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 29
Ranked 10th.
276
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 43,934
Ranked 10th.
136,830
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 71
Ranked 14th.
318
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 48
Ranked 8th.
353
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Estonia

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 36.04%
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Lithuania
29.33%
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 617,571
Ranked 10th.
1.64 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Estonia

Primary education, teachers > % female 92.94%
Ranked 13th.
96.49%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Estonia

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 48.47%
Ranked 15th.
54.72%
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Estonia

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14%
Ranked 48th. 6% more than Lithuania
13.18%
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.0172
Ranked 14th.
0.108
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 31
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Lithuania
30.01
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 33.93
Ranked 9th.
37.81
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.0396
Ranked 12th.
0.0983
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.0306
Ranked 13th.
0.0875
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.0291
Ranked 14th.
0.162
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.0164
Ranked 14th.
0.121
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 3.73
Ranked 8th.
18.48
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Estonia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 32.66
Ranked 10th.
37.61
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Estonia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 661.23
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Lithuania
656.73
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 35.23
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Lithuania
33.92
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 561.22
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Lithuania
457.07
Ranked 3rd.

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 46.9%
Ranked 24th.
50.8%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Estonia

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 56.9%
Ranked 23th.
66.7%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Estonia

Education spending > % of GDP 5.7%
Ranked 39th.
5.9%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Estonia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.0
Ranked 12th.
0.0812
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 0.0396
Ranked 8th.
0.135
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Estonia

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.77%
Ranked 13th. The same as Lithuania
99.7%
Ranked 18th.

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