Education Stats: compare key data on Greece & India

Definitions

Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
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.
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).
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.
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
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.
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.
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.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
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.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
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."
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
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.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
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.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
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.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
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."
Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > 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.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
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.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 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."
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.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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 enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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 enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > 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 literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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 > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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).
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
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."
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.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female 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.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Literacy > Male 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 > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % 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."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
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.
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.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
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.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment > 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.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Secondary education, teachers, female: 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.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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 > 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.
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 > 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 illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.

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STAT	Greece	India
Adult literacy rate > Total	97 Ranked 35th. 55% more than India	62.75 Ranked 14th.
Average years of schooling of adults	8.7 Ranked 23th. 71% more than India	5.1 Ranked 65th.
Children out of school, primary	2,787 Ranked 94th.	1.39 million Ranked 4th. 498 times more than Greece
Children out of school, primary per 1000	0.246 Ranked 115th.	1.14 Ranked 85th. 5 times more than Greece
Children out of school, primary, female	571 Ranked 99th.	6.11 million Ranked 1st. 10698 times more than Greece
College and university > Gender parity index	1.1 Ranked 74th. 52% more than India	0.726 Ranked 100th.
Compulsary education duration	10 Ranked 59th. 11% more than India	9 Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	4.09% Ranked 66th. 29% more than India	3.17% Ranked 44th.
High school enrolment rate	97.25 Ranked 47th. 14% more than India	85.13 Ranked 70th.
Homeschooling legal status	Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.	Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population	97.5% Ranked 45th. 64% more than India	59.5% Ranked 134th.
Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 89th. 20% more than India	5 Ranked 160th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	10.29 Ranked 140th.	35.15 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Greece
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	7.88 Ranked 114th.	25.92 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Greece
Secondary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 124th.	7 Ranked 50th. 17% more than Greece
Primary education, teachers per 1000	5.55 Ranked 51st. 73% more than India	3.21 Ranked 104th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	36.1% Ranked 3rd. 1% more than India	35.89% Ranked 3rd.
Average IQ	93 Ranked 21st. 15% more than India	81 Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female	96.5% Ranked 48th. Twice as much as India	48.3% Ranked 131st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	0.0505 Ranked 107th.	5.58 Ranked 38th. 111 times more than Greece
College and university > Gender ratio	110.32 Ranked 62nd. 58% more than India	69.94 Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	2 Ranked 163th.	3 Ranked 65th. 50% more than Greece
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th. 3 times more than India	2.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 103th.
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 83th. 13% more than India	8 years Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, pupils	716,601 Ranked 65th.	113.73 million Ranked 1st. 159 times more than Greece
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 36th. 8% more than India	0.93 Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	97.1% Ranked 30th. 47% more than India	66% Ranked 91st.
Primary education, pupils	642,639 Ranked 82nd.	137.75 million Ranked 1st. 214 times more than Greece
Primary education, teachers	62,114 Ranked 55th.	3.92 million Ranked 2nd. 63 times more than Greece
Adult literacy rate > Female	95.9 Ranked 36th. 89% more than India	50.82 Ranked 14th.
Tertiary enrollment	42.3% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than India	10.5% Ranked 20th.
Spending per student > College and university	24.65 Ranked 49th.	54.98 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Greece
High school > Gender ratio	94.67 Ranked 104th. 10% more than India	85.75 Ranked 116th.
Compulsary education starting age	5 Ranked 165th.	6 Ranked 46th. 20% more than Greece
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.704 Ranked 83th. 33 times more than India	0.0212 Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 96th.	4 Ranked 27th. 33% more than Greece
Literacy > Male	98.6% Ranked 43th. 40% more than India	70.2% Ranked 131st.
Spending > USD	9.53 billion Ranked 34th.	36.6 billion Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Greece
High school > Private school share	4.81% Ranked 99th.	41.89% Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Greece
Spending > Proportion	2.75 Ranked 129th.	3.17 Ranked 121st. 15% more than Greece
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	11.26 Ranked 136th.	40.2 Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Greece
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 40th. 33% more than India	3 Ranked 125th.
High school repeaters > Male	3.7 Ranked 55th.	5.15 Ranked 44th. 39% more than Greece
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	98.9% Ranked 10th. 29% more than India	76.4% Ranked 23th.
Preschool enrollment rate	101.21 Ranked 93th.	113.06 Ranked 30th. 12% more than Greece
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	29,265.68 Ranked 26th.	198,512.54 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Greece
Primary completion rate	100 Ranked 28th. 11% more than India	90 Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	561,468 Ranked 35th.	11.3 million Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Greece
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 94th. 20% more than India	5 Ranked 169th.
Secondary education, teachers	86,513 Ranked 35th.	4.39 million Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Greece
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	7.73 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than India	3.59 Ranked 77th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	11.92 Ranked 98th.	40.31 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Greece
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 137th. The same as India	3 Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	0.196 Ranked 101st.	4.44 Ranked 42nd. 23 times more than Greece
Spending per student > High school	20.95 Ranked 44th. 29% more than India	16.18 Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, general pupils	604,863 Ranked 65th.	100.95 million Ranked 1st. 167 times more than Greece
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	2.5% Ranked 110th.	40.5% Ranked 26th. 16 times more than Greece
High school > Gender parity index	0.956 Ranked 107th. 4% more than India	0.918 Ranked 115th.
Scientific and technical journal articles	3,770 Ranked 25th.	12,774 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Greece
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	35% Ranked 2nd.	40% Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Greece
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	4.55% Ranked 77th. 6 times more than India	0.745% Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	51.1 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than India	10.49 Ranked 92nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 117th. The same as India	6 Ranked 96th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	8.5% Ranked 73th.	10.7% Ranked 57th. 26% more than Greece
Children out of school, primary, male	2,216 Ranked 81st.	4.85 million Ranked 1st. 2190 times more than Greece
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	4.3% Ranked 66th. 13% more than India	3.8% Ranked 76th.
High school > Students per teacher	7.88 Ranked 118th.	25.92 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Greece
Secondary education > General pupils	571,242 Ranked 63th.	83.13 million Ranked 2nd. 146 times more than Greece
Spending per student > Elementary school	16.18 Ranked 42nd. 83% more than India	8.86 Ranked 62nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 91st. 9% more than India	11 Ranked 156th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 84th. 9% more than India	11 Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	5.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th. 68% more than India	3.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	31.3 Ranked 22nd.	31.74 Ranked 21st. 1% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	652,052 Ranked 90th.	125.57 million Ranked 1st. 193 times more than Greece
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	57.7% Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than India	26.6% Ranked 116th.
Elementary school graduate rate	98.24 Ranked 20th. 49% more than India	65.79 Ranked 84th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	99.3 Ranked 33th. 22% more than India	81.13 Ranked 14th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	16 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than India	7.2 Ranked 61st.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	63.37 Ranked 124th.	93.13 Ranked 41st. 47% more than Greece
Primary education, pupils per 1000	56.83 Ranked 133th.	112.8 Ranked 72nd. 98% more than Greece
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.14 Ranked 50th. 63% more than India	0.7 Ranked 77th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	228,800 Ranked 89th.	289.64 million Ranked 1st. 1266 times more than Greece
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	0.98 Ranked 82nd. 21% more than India	0.81 Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	431.62 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than India	188.02 Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	51.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 5 times more than India	10.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 90th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	2.59 Ranked 72nd. 16 times more than India	0.163 Ranked 184th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 108th.	7 Ranked 44th. 17% more than Greece
Teacher student ratio > High school	7.88 Ranked 111th.	32.7 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Greece
Inequality adjusted index	0.759 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than India	0.264 Ranked 109th.
High school repeaters > Female	1.74 Ranked 64th.	4.06 Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Greece
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	167,600 Ranked 86th.	179.8 million Ranked 1st. 1073 times more than Greece
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	10.29 Ranked 134th.	40.2 Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Greece
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	99.3 Ranked 37th. 34% more than India	74.36 Ranked 14th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	928 hours Ranked 15th.	1,051 hours Ranked 4th. 13% more than Greece
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	98.9% Ranked 14th. 35% more than India	73% Ranked 66th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	639,083 Ranked 83th.	140.36 million Ranked 1st. 220 times more than Greece
Primary education > Duration > Years	6 years Ranked 87th. 20% more than India	5 years Ranked 154th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	102.45 Ranked 75th.	128.4 Ranked 14th. 25% more than Greece
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	53.49 Ranked 122nd.	85.94 Ranked 45th. 61% more than Greece
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	1,064 hours Ranked 8th.	1,176 hours Ranked 4th. 11% more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	65.77 Ranked 20th.	75 Ranked 17th. 14% more than Greece
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 92nd. 9% more than India	11 Ranked 161st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	7.24% Ranked 87th.	17.04% Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Greece
Elementary school > Gender ratio	100.17 Ranked 21st. 3% more than India	96.83 Ranked 104th.
High school enrolment rate > Female	98.64 Ranked 32nd. 17% more than India	84.22 Ranked 63th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	3.6% Ranked 106th.	51.7% Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Greece
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	99% Ranked 19th. 4% more than India	95% Ranked 62nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level	6 Ranked 104th. 20% more than India	5 Ranked 155th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	26.7 Ranked 54th.	68.4 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Greece
Primary education > Pupils	657,492 Ranked 85th.	136.19 million Ranked 1st. 207 times more than Greece
Secondary education > Pupils	695,838 Ranked 61st.	83.86 million Ranked 2nd. 121 times more than Greece
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	66.6% Ranked 66th. 32% more than India	50.4% Ranked 88th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	99.4 Ranked 31st. 12% more than India	88.41 Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	64.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 121st.	77.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 98th. 19% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	50.95% Ranked 75th. 33% more than India	38.45% Ranked 105th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	111,738 Ranked 59th.	829,377 Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Greece
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	85.92% Ranked 15th.	90.56% Ranked 8th. 5% more than Greece
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	10.29 Ranked 142nd.	35.15 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Greece
Secondary education > Teachers	83,848 Ranked 38th.	2.59 million Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Greece
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	17 years Ranked 6th. 70% more than India	10 years Ranked 24th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	98.48 Ranked 16th. 50% more than India	65.79 Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	713,850 Ranked 68th.	81.05 million Ranked 2nd. 114 times more than Greece
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	0.95 Ranked 17th.	26.86 Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Greece
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	342 Ranked 24th. 29 times more than India	11.68 Ranked 70th.
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 83th. The same as India	6 Ranked 62nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1 Ranked 11th. 25% more than India	0.8 Ranked 25th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	2,409 Ranked 108th.	5.56 million Ranked 3rd. 2310 times more than Greece
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	97.29% Ranked 100th. 6% more than India	92.18% Ranked 116th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	17.9 Ranked 41st.	23.1 Ranked 26th. 29% more than Greece
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	20.76 Ranked 106th.	264.81 Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.36% Ranked 88th. 3% more than India	46.82% Ranked 143th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	99% Ranked 10th. 46% more than India	67.7% Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	9,514 Ranked 14th.	29.5 million Ranked 1st. 3101 times more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	720,168 Ranked 12th.	79.46 million Ranked 1st. 110 times more than Greece
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	99% Ranked 18th. 9% more than India	91% Ranked 83th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 125th. 7% more than India	14 Ranked 186th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 106th. The same as India	6 Ranked 89th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	40 weeks per year Ranked 9th.	42 weeks per year Ranked 4th. 5% more than Greece
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.67 Ranked 107th.	3.45 Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Greece
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	51.64 per 1,000 people Ranked 121st.	76.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th. 49% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	59.34 Ranked 148th.	116.62 Ranked 83th. 97% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.059 per capita Ranked 144th.	0.12 per capita Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Greece
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	1.4% Ranked 112th.	29.8% Ranked 25th. 21 times more than Greece
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	99% Ranked 24th. 1% more than India	98% Ranked 33th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	98.9% Ranked 9th. 17% more than India	84.2% Ranked 21st.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	12.7 Ranked 123th.	40 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Greece
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	65% Ranked 5th. 48% more than India	44% Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	124,596 Ranked 48th.	726,889 Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Greece
Primary education > Teachers	58,395 Ranked 53th.	3.39 million Ranked 2nd. 58 times more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	48.53% Ranked 97th. 14% more than India	42.56% Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	1 Ranked 24th.	22.83 million Ranked 1st. 22831018 times more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	866.5 Ranked 9th. 81% more than India	477.67 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.443 Ranked 17th.	9.81 Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Greece
Private school enrolment > Primary level	6.3 Ranked 48th.	16.5 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Greece
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 81st. 20% more than India	5 Ranked 142nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	928 hours Ranked 15th.	1,051 hours Ranked 6th. 13% more than Greece
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	5.28 Ranked 56th. 73% more than India	3.05 Ranked 118th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	62.91 Ranked 111th.	75.51 Ranked 88th. 20% more than Greece
Literacy > Men above 14 years	97.8% Ranked 9th. 33% more than India	73.4% Ranked 27th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.4% Ranked 84th. 11% more than India	43.6% Ranked 20th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	5	a
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 118th. The same as India	6 Ranked 97th.
Scouting > Members	15,218 Ranked 59th.	3.37 million Ranked 2nd. 222 times more than Greece
High school > Share of total education spending	33.94% Ranked 53th.	37.49% Ranked 12th. 10% more than Greece
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	572,981 Ranked 64th.	95.31 million Ranked 1st. 166 times more than Greece
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	7.58 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than India	2.33 Ranked 104th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	98.88 Ranked 64th. 6% more than India	93.44 Ranked 131st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	51.64 Ranked 122nd.	74.85 Ranked 67th. 45% more than Greece
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	1 Ranked 38th. About the same as India	0.999 Ranked 46th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	928 hours Ranked 15th.	1,051 hours Ranked 5th. 13% more than Greece
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,064 hours Ranked 12th.	1,176 hours Ranked 7th. 11% more than Greece
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	49.1% Ranked 71st. 24% more than India	39.6% Ranked 28th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	5,822 Ranked 5th. 79% more than India	3,245 Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	64.97 Ranked 122nd.	75.28 Ranked 104th. 16% more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	70.54 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India	29.71 Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.962 Ranked 14th.	25.95 Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Greece
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	10,539 Ranked 14th.	24.03 million Ranked 1st. 2280 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.416 Ranked 15th.	17.74 Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Greece
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	1.06 Ranked 16th.	17.18 Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	342,721 Ranked 12th.	33.62 million Ranked 1st. 98 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	0.425 Ranked 17th.	18.03 Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	4,856 Ranked 14th.	10.4 million Ranked 1st. 2141 times more than Greece
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	0.548 Ranked 16th.	19.59 Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	4.75 Ranked 5th.	7.72 Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Greece
Scouting > Members per thousand people	1.35 Ranked 78th.	2.73 Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Greece
Primary completion rate > Women	100 Ranked 30th. 16% more than India	86 Ranked 71st.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	10% Ranked 25th.	11% Ranked 18th. 10% more than Greece
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.76 Ranked 108th.	3.48 Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Greece
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.57 Ranked 106th.	3.42 Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Greece
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	97.8% Ranked 20th. 34% more than India	73.1% Ranked 59th.
High school teachers	86,513 Ranked 36th.	2.59 million Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Greece
Elementary school teachers	62,114 Ranked 50th.	3.39 million Ranked 1st. 55 times more than Greece
High school enrolment rate > Male	100 Ranked 8th. 16% more than India	85.91 Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	94.2% Ranked 10th. 97% more than India	47.8% Ranked 27th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1% Ranked 11th. 25% more than India	0.8% Ranked 25th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	15.2 Ranked 100th.	164.38 Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Greece
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	20.76 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th.	272.12 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Greece
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	715,537 Ranked 56th.	89.46 million Ranked 2nd. 125 times more than Greece
Primary completion rate > Men	100 Ranked 28th. 6% more than India	94 Ranked 48th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills	1	3
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	59.44 Ranked 145th.	122.63 Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Greece
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	62.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th.	77.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 82nd. 23% more than Greece
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	100.54 Ranked 71st. 26% more than India	79.83 Ranked 131st.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	10.3 Ranked 108th.	17.9 Ranked 58th. 74% more than Greece
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	15	14
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female	102.61 Ranked 66th.	124.11 Ranked 16th. 21% more than Greece
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male	102.3 Ranked 79th.	132.34 Ranked 13th. 29% more than Greece
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female	98.26 Ranked 17th. 51% more than India	65.28 Ranked 66th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male	98.69 Ranked 9th. 49% more than India	66.24 Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24	431,033 Ranked 11th.	38.57 million Ranked 1st. 89 times more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	61.71 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than India	17.36 Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	24.82 Ranked 14th.	170.93 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Greece
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.962 Ranked 17th.	22.68 Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	773,899 Ranked 8th.	41.07 million Ranked 1st. 53 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	1.49 Ranked 8th.	4.02 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Greece
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	3.53 Ranked 14th.	16.21 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34	423,749 Ranked 8th.	17.86 million Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	0.27 Ranked 15th.	11.94 Ranked 4th. 44 times more than Greece
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above	97.81% Ranked 27th. 33% more than India	73.41% Ranked 92nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54	4,345 Ranked 13th.	6.94 million Ranked 1st. 1597 times more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34	859,532 Ranked 8th.	45.81 million Ranked 1st. 53 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74	12,431 Ranked 7th.	3.83 million Ranked 1st. 308 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39	386,429 Ranked 8th.	15.43 million Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39	4,658 Ranked 14th.	19.11 million Ranked 1st. 4102 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10	4.73 million Ranked 10th.	199.21 million Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Greece
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	47.9% Ranked 37th. 8% more than India	44.5% Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44	772,414 Ranked 8th.	31.48 million Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Greece
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	4.09% Ranked 68th. 29% more than India	3.17% Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	28.45 Ranked 7th. 10 times more than India	2.8 Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.416 Ranked 17th.	15.37 Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	23.31 Ranked 6th. 19 times more than India	1.24 Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	35.97 Ranked 18th. 40% more than India	25.63 Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	0.449 Ranked 17th.	14.29 Ranked 4th. 32 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	1.07 Ranked 15th.	9.64 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	0.547 Ranked 16th.	7.31 Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	2.77 Ranked 14th.	10.34 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	31.23 Ranked 7th. 6 times more than India	5.17 Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	25.53 Ranked 6th. 13 times more than India	2.03 Ranked 17th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	29.8% Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than India	13.9% Ranked 23th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	25.6% Ranked 20th. 2 times more than India	10.8% Ranked 55th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	23.2% Ranked 38th.	28.6% Ranked 10th. 23% more than Greece
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	21.1% Ranked 20th. 3% more than India	20.5% Ranked 10th.
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary	38 weeks per year Ranked 22nd.	42 weeks per year Ranked 4th. 11% more than Greece
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	100.97% gross Ranked 89th.	112.14% gross Ranked 25th. 11% more than Greece
Primary education > Teachers > % female	62.24% female Ranked 95th. 41% more than India	44% female Ranked 119th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	103.12% Ranked 67th.	138.66% Ranked 9th. 34% more than Greece
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita	5.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 112th.	103.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Greece
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	95.99% Ranked 31st. 57% more than India	61.01% Ranked 94th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	61,100 Ranked 97th.	109.94 million Ranked 1st. 1799 times more than Greece
Government spending on education > % of GDP	4.09% Ranked 66th. 29% more than India	3.17% Ranked 44th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	99.65% Ranked 2nd. 13% more than India	88.01% Ranked 82nd.
Government spending on education > % of government spending	9.2% Ranked 75th.	10.74% Ranked 64th. 17% more than Greece
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	101.3% Ranked 87th.	111.16% Ranked 31st. 10% more than Greece
Primary education, pupils > % female	48.54% Ranked 79th. 1% more than India	47.96% Ranked 110th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	102.94% Ranked 76th.	113.94% Ranked 20th. 11% more than Greece
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group	100.27% Ranked 35th. 4% more than India	96.46% Ranked 53th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group	105.18% Ranked 54th.	114.28% Ranked 27th. 9% more than Greece
Secondary education, general pupils > % female	49.68% Ranked 86th. 11% more than India	44.74% Ranked 139th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net	99.31% Ranked 11th. 8% more than India	92.23% Ranked 63th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force	23.8% Ranked 12th. 92% more than India	12.4% Ranked 52nd.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total	29.1% Ranked 21st. 3 times more than India	9.8% Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	0.546 Ranked 14th.	8.21 Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	50.68 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than India	6.95 Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	32.13 Ranked 9th. 98% more than India	16.27 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	9.13e-05 Ranked 24th.	21.55 Ranked 5th. 235959 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	39.8 Ranked 4th. 51% more than India	26.38 Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	30.48 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than India	12.19 Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	34.98 Ranked 10th. 79% more than India	19.59 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	0.87 Ranked 17th.	22.9 Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people	12.51 Ranked 4th. 7 times more than India	1.68 Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	49.69 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than India	11.89 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	1.47 Ranked 16th.	14.21 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	44.75 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than India	4.73 Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	35.29 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than India	14.56 Ranked 25th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	68.58% Ranked 58th. 46% more than India	47.08% Ranked 84th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	99.4% Ranked 4th. 11% more than India	89.81% Ranked 79th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	101.13% Ranked 97th.	114.79% Ranked 31st. 14% more than Greece
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	99.16% Ranked 5th. 8% more than India	91.45% Ranked 67th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	7.17% Ranked 80th.	17.04% Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Greece
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary	7.24% Ranked 85th.	17.04% Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Greece
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	96.28% gross Ranked 40th. 80% more than India	53.51% gross Ranked 115th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	3.25% Ranked 115th. 5% more than India	3.08% Ranked 125th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort	97.36% Ranked 29th. 59% more than India	61.37% Ranked 86th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59	277,404 Ranked 8th.	3.86 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Greece
School enrollment, primary > % gross	102.87% Ranked 86th.	112.6% Ranked 31st. 9% more than Greece
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	96.55% gross Ranked 41st. 2 times more than India	47.34% gross Ranked 115th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	99.3% Ranked 5th. 14% more than India	87.02% Ranked 72nd.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort	97.15% Ranked 27th. 53% more than India	63.54% Ranked 74th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment	0.796% Ranked 102nd.	5.08% Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Greece
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	100% Ranked 51st. 19% more than India	84.1% Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69	554,898 Ranked 5th.	7.36 million Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Greece
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics	11% Ranked 30th.	14% Ranked 4th. 27% more than Greece
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	0.0 Ranked 24th.	8.69 Ranked 5th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion	6	6
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	108.22% Ranked 16th. 63% more than India	66.29% Ranked 98th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment	1.54% Ranked 77th.	4.04% Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Greece
Secondary education, teachers, female	49,777 Ranked 33th.	1.8 million Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14	305,404 Ranked 14th.	56.42 million Ranked 1st. 185 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	35.56 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than India	10.12 Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	434.88 Ranked 1st. 50% more than India	289.65 Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	26.47 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than India	6.96 Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	0.421 Ranked 17th.	8.61 Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	21.43 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India	3.49 Ranked 14th.

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