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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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: 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).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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 > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female 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.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
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STAT Estonia Syria HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 99.8
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Syria 		83.6
Ranked 71st.
Children out of school, primary 2,112
Ranked 98th. 		18,600
Ranked 68th. 9 times more than Estonia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.58
Ranked 86th. 82% more than Syria 		0.864
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school, primary, female 994
Ranked 92nd. 		16,974
Ranked 58th. 17 times more than Estonia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.63
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Syria 		0.722
Ranked 60th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 21.74%
Ranked 47th. 		24.22%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Estonia
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 120th. The same as Syria 		9
Ranked 69th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.68%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Syria 		5.13%
Ranked 54th.
High school enrolment rate 98.14
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Syria 		95.49
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Total population 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Syria 		79.6%
Ranked 14th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 103th. 50% more than Syria 		4
Ranked 194th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.63
Ranked 66th. 		6.75
Ranked 24th. 46% more than Estonia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.72
Ranked 118th. 		25.33
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Estonia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.76
Ranked 89th. 		18.13
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Estonia
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 133th. 		8
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Estonia
Literacy > Female 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Syria 		73.6%
Ranked 14th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.742
Ranked 84th. 		0.807
Ranked 88th. 9% more than Estonia
College and university > Gender ratio 168.59
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Syria 		71.9
Ranked 61st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Syria 		3
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Syria 		3.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 87th. 50% more than Syria 		6 years
Ranked 142nd.
Secondary education, pupils 95,331
Ranked 115th. 		2.88 million
Ranked 11th. 30 times more than Estonia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 109th. 2% more than Syria 		0.95
Ranked 106th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.1 years
Ranked 29th. 48% more than Syria 		9.5 years
Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Syria 		83.1%
Ranked 76th.
Primary education, pupils 72,955
Ranked 136th. 		2.55 million
Ranked 22nd. 35 times more than Estonia
Primary education, teachers 6,200
Ranked 101st. 		114,676
Ranked 33th. 18 times more than Estonia
Adult literacy rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Syria 		77.2
Ranked 73th.
Tertiary enrollment 57.5%
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Syria 		6.1%
Ranked 26th.
High school > Gender ratio 102.94
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Syria 		97.78
Ranked 72nd.
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 58th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 6.54
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Syria 		1.07
Ranked 77th.
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. The same as Syria 		3
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Male 99.8%
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Syria 		86%
Ranked 14th.
Spending > USD 993.84 million
Ranked 75th. 		1.4 billion
Ranked 69th. 41% more than Estonia
High school > Private school share 3.31%
Ranked 107th. 		3.96%
Ranked 48th. 19% more than Estonia
Spending > Proportion 4.61
Ranked 66th. 77% more than Syria 		2.6
Ranked 136th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.11
Ranked 136th. 		25.33
Ranked 66th. 80% more than Estonia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 163th. The same as Syria 		3
Ranked 148th.
High school repeaters > Male 4.2
Ranked 49th. 		7.63
Ranked 33th. 82% more than Estonia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Syria 		92.5%
Ranked 25th.
Preschool enrollment rate 100.16
Ranked 87th. 		124.4
Ranked 8th. 24% more than Estonia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 4,126.64
Ranked 120th. 		16,729.95
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Estonia
Primary completion rate 104
Ranked 16th. 		111
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 63,625
Ranked 90th. 		215,734
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Estonia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 108th. 50% more than Syria 		4
Ranked 204th.
Children out of school > Primary 3,221
Ranked 93th. 		70,395
Ranked 42nd. 22 times more than Estonia
Secondary education, teachers 10,344
Ranked 68th. 		65,218
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than Estonia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.72
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Syria 		3.84
Ranked 84th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 5.67
Ranked 119th. 		18.66
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Estonia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 149th. 		5
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Estonia
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.834
Ranked 82nd. 7 times more than Syria 		0.115
Ranked 110th.
Spending per student > High school 24.42
Ranked 19th. 74% more than Syria 		14
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education, general pupils 76,645
Ranked 122nd. 		2.75 million
Ranked 12th. 36 times more than Estonia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 0.2%
Ranked 138th. 		23.1%
Ranked 48th. 116 times more than Estonia
High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 79th. About the same as Syria 		0.998
Ranked 53th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 368
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Syria 		67
Ranked 91st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.76%
Ranked 63th. 97% more than Syria 		2.93%
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 46.83
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Syria 		15.47
Ranked 58th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male 1,118
Ranked 92nd. 		2,428
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Estonia
High school > Students per teacher 8.76
Ranked 90th. 		18.13
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Estonia
Secondary education > General pupils 106,986
Ranked 116th. 		2.27 million
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Estonia
Spending per student > Elementary school 20.44
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Syria 		18.45
Ranked 27th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 25th. 30% more than Syria 		10
Ranked 193th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Syria 		12
Ranked 86th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 		6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 100,171
Ranked 136th. 		2.98 million
Ranked 39th. 30 times more than Estonia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 94.4%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Syria 		27.4%
Ranked 114th.
Elementary school graduate rate 98.26
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Syria 		96.68
Ranked 26th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Syria 		94.1
Ranked 69th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 24.5
Ranked 8th. 90% more than Syria 		12.9
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.44
Ranked 137th. 		113.97
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Estonia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 71.13
Ranked 111th. 		128.38
Ranked 3rd. 80% more than Estonia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.68
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Syria 		0.64
Ranked 67th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2,500
Ranked 136th. 		2.49 million
Ranked 35th. 996 times more than Estonia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Syria 		0.94
Ranked 99th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 46.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Syria 		15.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.08
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Syria 		0.762
Ranked 128th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 119th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 110th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 9.41
Ranked 86th. 		14.53
Ranked 48th. 54% more than Estonia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 2.39
Ranked 77th. 		4.14
Ranked 68th. 74% more than Estonia
Inequality adjusted index 0.894
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Syria 		0.372
Ranked 92nd.
High school repeaters > Female 3.44
Ranked 48th. 		4.9
Ranked 40th. 42% more than Estonia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1,300
Ranked 136th. 		1.93 million
Ranked 33th. 1483 times more than Estonia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 12.15
Ranked 113th. 		17.84
Ranked 71st. 47% more than Estonia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Syria 		92.5
Ranked 74th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Syria 		94.2%
Ranked 37th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 74,629
Ranked 119th. 		2.36 million
Ranked 41st. 32 times more than Estonia
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 101st. 50% more than Syria 		4 years
Ranked 185th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $6,228.96
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Syria 		$748.45
Ranked 107th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.22
Ranked 61st. 		117.21
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Estonia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.19
Ranked 107th. 		122.64
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Estonia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 25th. 30% more than Syria 		10
Ranked 200th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.07%
Ranked 106th. 1% more than Syria 		4.02%
Ranked 58th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.72
Ranked 61st. 3% more than Syria 		95.76
Ranked 98th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Syria 		96.17
Ranked 44th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 0.2%
Ranked 138th. 		36.1%
Ranked 40th. 181 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 45th. The same as Syria 		97%
Ranked 47th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 166th. 		6
Ranked 106th. 20% more than Estonia
Secondary education > Pupils 124,382
Ranked 109th. 		2.39 million
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Estonia
Primary education > Pupils 92,098
Ranked 132nd. 		2.25 million
Ranked 30th. 24 times more than Estonia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 94.6%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Syria 		38.2%
Ranked 116th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Syria 		95.6
Ranked 62nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 90.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 25% more than Syria 		72.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 61.54%
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Syria 		41.14%
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 18,686
Ranked 86th. 		128,675
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Estonia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.72
Ranked 120th. 		25.33
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Estonia
Secondary education > Teachers 12,259
Ranked 80th. 		65,218
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Estonia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.57
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Syria 		92.37
Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 123,074
Ranked 121st. 		1.28 million
Ranked 49th. 10 times more than Estonia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 271.88
Ranked 27th. 70 times more than Syria 		3.87
Ranked 82nd.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 86th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Syria 		0.95
Ranked 28th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2,592
Ranked 90th. 		70,818
Ranked 44th. 27 times more than Estonia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.17%
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Syria 		96.8%
Ranked 85th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 30.8
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Syria 		23.3
Ranked 12th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 1.85
Ranked 133th. 		143.98
Ranked 46th. 78 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.72%
Ranked 127th. About the same as Syria 		47.51%
Ranked 131st.
Progression to secondary school 96.3%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Syria 		94.55%
Ranked 27th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Syria 		90.2%
Ranked 26th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 2.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 67% more than Estonia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Syria 		95%
Ranked 59th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Syria 		15
Ranked 129th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 108th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.89
Ranked 84th. 		7.46
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Estonia
School life expectancy > Male 13.6 years
Ranked 30th. 35% more than Syria 		10.1 years
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 		119.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 50% more than Estonia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.2%
Ranked 138th. 		10.3%
Ranked 67th. 52 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 73.73
Ranked 137th. 		175.63
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.074 per capita
Ranked 135th. 		0.169 per capita
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 41st. 		100%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Estonia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.7%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Syria 		94.6%
Ranked 25th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.1
Ranked 120th. 		24.1
Ranked 69th. 71% more than Estonia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 93%
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Syria 		69%
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 17,396
Ranked 85th. 		122,356
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Estonia
Primary education > Teachers 7,702
Ranked 112th. 		114,676
Ranked 37th. 15 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.72%
Ranked 63th. 6% more than Syria 		46.92%
Ranked 124th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.8
Ranked 72nd. 		4.3
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Estonia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 95th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 84th.
Library employees 522
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Syria 		391
Ranked 15th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.67
Ranked 50th. 		6.75
Ranked 29th. 19% more than Estonia
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 92.18
Ranked 57th. 		131.52
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Estonia
Literacy > Men above 14 years 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Syria 		87.8%
Ranked 23th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Estonia
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.7%
Ranked 108th. 1% more than Syria 		47.2%
Ranked 118th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $8.35 billion
Ranked 73th. 		$13.60 billion
Ranked 68th. 63% more than Estonia
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Syria 		6
Ranked 121st.
Scouting > Members 1,423
Ranked 134th. 		9,260
Ranked 79th. 7 times more than Estonia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 71.31%
Ranked 55th. 		89.39%
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Estonia
High school > Share of total education spending 40.13%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Syria 		36.9%
Ranked 45th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 82.8%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Syria 		39.1%
Ranked 74th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 87,298
Ranked 103th. 		2.53 million
Ranked 27th. 29 times more than Estonia
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.02
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Syria 		3.84
Ranked 93th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.29
Ranked 59th. 		124.79
Ranked 11th. 57% more than Estonia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.06
Ranked 95th. 2% more than Syria 		95.4
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,886
Ranked 86th. 		5,145
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Estonia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 81st. 		0.988
Ranked 53th. The same as Estonia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.5%
Ranked 64th. 7% more than Syria 		46.4%
Ranked 100th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 136
Ranked 23th. 		2,352
Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Estonia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.7
Ranked 23th. 		5.9
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Estonia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.59
Ranked 71st. 20% more than Syria 		75.57
Ranked 103th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.06
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Syria 		0.413
Ranked 128th.
Primary completion rate > Women 103
Ranked 22nd. 		109
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Estonia
School life expectancy > Female 14.5 years
Ranked 25th. 65% more than Syria 		8.8 years
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.29
Ranked 83th. 		8.48
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Estonia
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.46
Ranked 93th. 		6.34
Ranked 38th. 14 times more than Estonia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.6%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Syria 		93.5%
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Syria 		0.306 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Elementary school teachers 6,141
Ranked 98th. 		132,099
Ranked 28th. 22 times more than Estonia
High school teachers 11,272
Ranked 67th. 		180,703
Ranked 18th. 16 times more than Estonia
High school enrolment rate > Male 97.35
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Syria 		94.87
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Syria 		73.6%
Ranked 25th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Syria 		0.95%
Ranked 13th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 0.96
Ranked 134th. 		111.43
Ranked 36th. 116 times more than Estonia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 1.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th. 		137.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 74 times more than Estonia
Primary completion rate > Men 106
Ranked 12th. 		112
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Estonia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 124,493
Ranked 106th. 		2.39 million
Ranked 29th. 19 times more than Estonia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 92.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 		125.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 36% more than Estonia
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 68.26
Ranked 140th. 		123.97
Ranked 63th. 82% more than Estonia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.19
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Syria 		93.51
Ranked 62nd.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 10.5
Ranked 103th. 		14.7
Ranked 80th. 40% more than Estonia
Repitition rate > Secondary level 3.4
Ranked 26th. 		12.3
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Estonia
Library members 60,400
Ranked 11th. 		85,275
Ranked 7th. 41% more than Estonia
Library members per 1000 43.91
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Syria 		5.33
Ranked 20th.
Library employees per million 379.46
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Syria 		24.44
Ranked 31st.
Pupils reaching grade 5 99.2
Ranked 12th. 6% more than Syria 		93.5
Ranked 7th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 36.04%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Syria 		6.25%
Ranked 8th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 92.94%
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Syria 		69.02%
Ranked 77th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 48.47%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Syria 		8.32%
Ranked 35th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14%
Ranked 48th. 		18.88%
Ranked 25th. 35% more than Estonia
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 18.8%
Ranked 71st. 		52%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Estonia
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 28%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Syria 		6.3%
Ranked 78th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 22.7%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Syria 		8.1%
Ranked 74th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 13.9%
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Syria 		3.1%
Ranked 83th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 98.37% gross
Ranked 111th. 		121.25% gross
Ranked 10th. 23% more than Estonia
Primary education > Teachers > % female 85.99% female
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Syria 		69.02% female
Ranked 85th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 100.95%
Ranked 81st. 		122.55%
Ranked 20th. 21% more than Estonia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 0.887 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 		30.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 35 times more than Estonia
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 99.77%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Syria 		79.56%
Ranked 71st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1,200
Ranked 136th. 		558,400
Ranked 48th. 465 times more than Estonia
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.68%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Syria 		5.13%
Ranked 54th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.99%
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Syria 		91.9%
Ranked 57th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 13.94%
Ranked 37th. 		16.72%
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Estonia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.49%
Ranked 86th. 		121.66%
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Estonia
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 98.52%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Syria 		92.93%
Ranked 26th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 4.07%
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Syria 		4.02%
Ranked 58th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.27%
Ranked 108th. 1% more than Syria 		48%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.25%
Ranked 116th. 		120.2%
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Estonia
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 96.23%
Ranked 61st. 		106.69%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Estonia
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 99.34%
Ranked 89th. 		118.41%
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Estonia
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 52.11%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Syria 		49.08%
Ranked 42nd.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.08%
Ranked 37th. 		99.77%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Estonia
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 13.94
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Syria 		5.74
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 5.94
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Syria 		1.97
Ranked 75th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.73%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Syria 		94.26%
Ranked 63th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 99.76%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Syria 		73.63%
Ranked 72nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 44.3%
Ranked 56th. 		47.12%
Ranked 119th. 6% more than Estonia
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 97.5%
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Syria 		93.16%
Ranked 25th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 2.3
Ranked 76th. 		7.2
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Estonia
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.5%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Syria 		92%
Ranked 57th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 97.65%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Syria 		92.38%
Ranked 33th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 97.38%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Syria 		92.91%
Ranked 20th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 96.68%
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Syria 		92.69%
Ranked 55th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 101.44
Ranked 18th. 		107.1
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Estonia
Secondary education, teachers > % female 76.9%
Ranked 5th. 50% more than Syria 		51.31%
Ranked 63th.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 77%
Ranked 6th. 51% more than Syria 		51%
Ranked 5th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 9.07
Ranked 65th. 9% more than Syria 		8.3
Ranked 74th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 24.58%
Ranked 77th. 		38.87%
Ranked 33th. 58% more than Estonia
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 101.06%
Ranked 79th. 		121%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Estonia
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 90.94% net
Ranked 19th. 51% more than Syria 		60.11% net
Ranked 39th.

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