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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 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.
  • Class size > Age 9: The average number of children in every class of nine-year-olds.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • 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.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9: The average number of years of experience of teachers who teach children aged 9.
  • Students living with mother > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 9: The percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with a dictionary.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > 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 > 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).
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households where there is at least one study desk.
  • 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 > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. 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 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who have more than 25 books at home.
  • 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 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • 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.
STAT Greece Thailand HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 97
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Thailand
93.51
Ranked 2nd.

Average years of schooling of adults 8.7
Ranked 23th. 34% more than Thailand
6.5
Ranked 44th.
Children out of school, primary 2,787
Ranked 94th.
243,883
Ranked 28th. 88 times more than Greece

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.246
Ranked 115th.
3.68
Ranked 67th. 15 times more than Greece

Children out of school, primary, female 571
Ranked 99th.
137,330
Ranked 27th. 241 times more than Greece

College and university > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 74th.
1.35
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Greece

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 59th. 11% more than Thailand
9
Ranked 118th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.09%
Ranked 66th.
5.79%
Ranked 12th. 41% more than Greece

High school enrolment rate 97.25
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Thailand
86.74
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Total population 97.5%
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Thailand
96%
Ranked 54th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 89th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 111th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.55
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Thailand
5.26
Ranked 54th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.29
Ranked 140th.
15.99
Ranked 102nd. 55% more than Greece

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 7.88
Ranked 114th.
19.91
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Greece

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 140th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 36.1%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Thailand
13.83%
Ranked 39th.

Literacy > Female 96.5%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Thailand
94.6%
Ranked 53th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0505
Ranked 107th.
2.07
Ranked 59th. 41 times more than Greece

College and university > Gender ratio 110.32
Ranked 62nd.
122.35
Ranked 49th. 11% more than Greece

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 163th.
3
Ranked 96th. 50% more than Greece

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Thailand
3.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 83th. The same as Thailand
9 years
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education, pupils 716,601
Ranked 65th.
4.79 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Greece

College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 107th.
16.34%
Ranked 29th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Thailand
0.96
Ranked 6th.

School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years
Ranked 26th. 32% more than Thailand
10.8 years
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 97.1%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Thailand
94.1%
Ranked 38th.
Primary education, pupils 642,639
Ranked 82nd.
5.37 million
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Greece

Primary education, teachers 62,114
Ranked 55th.
347,959
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Greece

Adult literacy rate > Female 95.9
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Thailand
91.53
Ranked 4th.

Tertiary enrollment 42.3%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Thailand
35.3%
Ranked 36th.
Spending per student > College and university 24.65
Ranked 49th. 7% more than Thailand
23.03
Ranked 18th.

High school > Gender ratio 94.67
Ranked 104th.
108.56
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Greece

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 165th.
6
Ranked 114th. 20% more than Greece

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.704
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Thailand
0.299
Ranked 86th.

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. The same as Thailand
3
Ranked 114th.

Literacy > Male 98.6%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Thailand
97.5%
Ranked 45th.

Spending > USD 9.53 billion
Ranked 34th.
12.54 billion
Ranked 28th. 32% more than Greece

High school > Private school share 4.81%
Ranked 99th.
16.4%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Greece

Spending > Proportion 2.75
Ranked 129th.
4.79
Ranked 55th. 74% more than Greece

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 11.26
Ranked 136th.
20.68
Ranked 86th. 84% more than Greece

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 40th. 33% more than Thailand
3
Ranked 170th.

High school repeaters > Male 3.7
Ranked 55th.
10.76
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Greece

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.9%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Thailand
98%
Ranked 9th.

Preschool enrollment rate 101.21
Ranked 93th. 8% more than Thailand
93.43
Ranked 114th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 29,265.68
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Thailand
25,493.56
Ranked 35th.

Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 28th. 16% more than Thailand
86
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 561,468
Ranked 35th.
2.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Greece

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 483
Ranked 30th. 15% more than Thailand
421
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 94th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 116th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.73
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Thailand
3.69
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education, teachers 86,513
Ranked 35th.
245,769
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Greece

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 11.92
Ranked 98th.
28.87
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Greece

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 137th. The same as Thailand
3
Ranked 156th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.196
Ranked 101st.
1.61
Ranked 73th. 8 times more than Greece

Spending per student > High school 20.95
Ranked 44th.
22.13
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Greece

Secondary education, general pupils 604,863
Ranked 65th.
4.05 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Greece

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 2.5%
Ranked 110th.
4%
Ranked 103th. 60% more than Greece

High school > Gender parity index 0.956
Ranked 107th.
1.08
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Greece

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 483
Ranked 30th. 15% more than Thailand
421
Ranked 47th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 3,770
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Thailand
1,072
Ranked 40th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 468
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Thailand
431
Ranked 44th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 35%
Ranked 2nd.
69%
Ranked 2nd. 97% more than Greece
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.55%
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Thailand
1.02%
Ranked 114th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.1
Ranked 10th. 46% more than Thailand
34.91
Ranked 3rd.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 117th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 140th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.5%
Ranked 73th.
25%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Greece

Children out of school, primary, male 2,216
Ranked 81st.
106,553
Ranked 27th. 48 times more than Greece

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.3%
Ranked 66th. The same as Thailand
4.3%
Ranked 28th.

High school > Students per teacher 7.88
Ranked 118th.
19.91
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Greece

Secondary education > General pupils 571,242
Ranked 63th.
3.85 million
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Greece

Spending per student > Elementary school 16.18
Ranked 42nd.
21.44
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Greece

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 91st. The same as Thailand
12
Ranked 108th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 84th. The same as Thailand
12
Ranked 100th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 12% more than Thailand
4.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.3
Ranked 22nd.
35.89
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 652,052
Ranked 90th.
6.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Greece

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 57.7%
Ranked 72nd. 99% more than Thailand
29%
Ranked 113th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Thailand
98.05
Ranked 5th.

Schools connected to the Internet 59%
Ranked 22nd. 59% more than Thailand
37%
Ranked 23th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 16
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Thailand
12.5
Ranked 45th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 56.83
Ranked 133th.
81.03
Ranked 110th. 43% more than Greece

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 63.37
Ranked 124th.
71.66
Ranked 44th. 13% more than Greece

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 50th. 8% more than Thailand
1.06
Ranked 1st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 228,800
Ranked 89th.
1.92 million
Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Greece

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 82nd.
1.05
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Greece

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 431.62
Ranked 10th.
432.98
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Greece
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 43% more than Thailand
35.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.59
Ranked 72nd. 7 times more than Thailand
0.383
Ranked 154th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 108th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 124th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 7.88
Ranked 111th.
21.22
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Greece

Inequality adjusted index 0.759
Ranked 35th. 55% more than Thailand
0.491
Ranked 76th.
High school repeaters > Female 1.74
Ranked 64th.
8.92
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Greece

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 167,600
Ranked 86th.
1.33 million
Ranked 41st. 8 times more than Greece

Class size > Age 13 24.8 students
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Thailand
23.8 students
Ranked 5th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 10.29
Ranked 134th.
15.99
Ranked 90th. 55% more than Greece

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Thailand
97.88
Ranked 6th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 928 hours
Ranked 15th.
1,200 hours
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Greece
Elementary school > Enrolled students 639,083
Ranked 83th.
5.56 million
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Greece

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 87th. The same as Thailand
6 years
Ranked 109th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.45
Ranked 75th. 45% more than Thailand
70.89
Ranked 141st.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 53.49
Ranked 122nd.
60.59
Ranked 57th. 13% more than Greece

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,064 hours
Ranked 8th.
1,167 hours
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Greece
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 65.77
Ranked 20th.
72.21
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 484
Ranked 30th. 16% more than Thailand
416
Ranked 49th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.24%
Ranked 87th.
18.36%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Greece

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 92nd. The same as Thailand
12
Ranked 110th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.17
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Thailand
97.82
Ranked 79th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.64
Ranked 32nd. 11% more than Thailand
88.77
Ranked 56th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3.6%
Ranked 106th.
5.4%
Ranked 101st. 50% more than Greece

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Thailand
93%
Ranked 3rd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 104th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 119th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 26.7
Ranked 54th.
38.2
Ranked 42nd. 43% more than Greece
Secondary education > Pupils 695,838
Ranked 61st.
4.72 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Greece

Primary education > Pupils 657,492
Ranked 85th.
5.97 million
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Greece

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 66.6%
Ranked 66th. 87% more than Thailand
35.6%
Ranked 121st.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.4
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Thailand
98.22
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.95%
Ranked 75th.
53.66%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Greece

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 64.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
79.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Greece

Secondary education, vocational pupils 111,738
Ranked 59th.
739,155
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Greece

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.29
Ranked 142nd.
15.99
Ranked 103th. 55% more than Greece

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 85.92%
Ranked 15th. 63% more than Thailand
52.63%
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > Teachers 83,848
Ranked 38th.
215,798
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Greece

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Thailand
14 years
Ranked 51st.
Spending per secondary school student $3,287.00 per student
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Thailand
$1,177.00 per student
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 713,850
Ranked 68th.
5.01 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.95
Ranked 17th.
3.11
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 342
Ranked 24th. 21 times more than Thailand
16.62
Ranked 67th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 487
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Thailand
423
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 472
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than Thailand
423
Ranked 45th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 83th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 103th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 11th. The same as Thailand
1
Ranked 17th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2,409
Ranked 108th.
650,919
Ranked 12th. 270 times more than Greece
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.29%
Ranked 100th.
102.61%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Greece

Public spending per student > Secondary level 17.9
Ranked 41st. 40% more than Thailand
12.8
Ranked 51st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.36%
Ranked 88th.
48.37%
Ranked 5th. The same as Greece

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 20.76
Ranked 106th.
29.84
Ranked 100th. 44% more than Greece

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Thailand
97.8%
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 9,514
Ranked 14th.
146,965
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Greece

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 720,168
Ranked 12th.
4.79 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Greece
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 489
Ranked 26th. 16% more than Thailand
420
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Thailand
91%
Ranked 3rd.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 125th. The same as Thailand
15
Ranked 145th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 106th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 125th.

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 9th. The same as Thailand
40 weeks per year
Ranked 13th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.67
Ranked 107th.
9.21
Ranked 34th. 14 times more than Greece

School life expectancy > Male 14.2 years
Ranked 23th. 33% more than Thailand
10.7 years
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 51.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 16% more than Greece

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1.4%
Ranked 112th.
2.5%
Ranked 111th. 79% more than Greece

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 59.34
Ranked 148th.
94.79
Ranked 6th. 60% more than Greece

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.059 per capita
Ranked 144th.
0.097 per capita
Ranked 6th. 64% more than Greece

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Thailand
95%
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.9%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Thailand
98.1%
Ranked 9th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 12.7
Ranked 123th.
20.8
Ranked 85th. 64% more than Greece
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 65%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Thailand
60%
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 124,596
Ranked 48th.
870,602
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Greece

Primary education > Teachers 58,395
Ranked 53th.
298,270
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Greece

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.53%
Ranked 97th.
49.6%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Greece

Students from households with computer > Age 13 28%
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Thailand
3%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 866.5
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Thailand
844.5
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 1
Ranked 24th.
30,427
Ranked 4th. 30427 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.443
Ranked 17th.
1.27
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Greece

Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.3
Ranked 48th.
13.2
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Greece
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 81st. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 102nd.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 928 hours
Ranked 15th.
1,200 hours
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Greece
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 62.91
Ranked 111th.
71.97
Ranked 51st. 14% more than Greece

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.28
Ranked 56th. 14% more than Thailand
4.63
Ranked 78th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 97.8%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Thailand
94.9%
Ranked 9th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4%
Ranked 84th. The same as Thailand
48.4%
Ranked 86th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 5 x
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 118th. The same as Thailand
6
Ranked 140th.

Scouting > Members 15,218
Ranked 59th.
828,248
Ranked 6th. 54 times more than Greece
High school > Share of total education spending 33.94%
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Thailand
32.87%
Ranked 23th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 572,981
Ranked 64th.
3.95 million
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Greece

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.88
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Thailand
95.06
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 51.64
Ranked 122nd.
58.69
Ranked 66th. 14% more than Greece

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.58
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Thailand
3.35
Ranked 98th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Thailand
0.988
Ranked 83th.

Spending per primary school student $2,368.00 per student
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Thailand
$1,048.00 per student
Ranked 21st.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,064 hours
Ranked 12th.
1,167 hours
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Greece
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 928 hours
Ranked 15th.
1,080 hours
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Greece
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 71st. 2% more than Thailand
48.3%
Ranked 86th.
Class size > Age 9 20 students
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Thailand
19.4 students
Ranked 12th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 66th.
6.2
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Greece
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 64.97
Ranked 122nd.
77.69
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 10,539
Ranked 14th.
227,088
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Greece
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.962
Ranked 14th.
4.07
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.06
Ranked 16th.
1.92
Ranked 11th. 80% more than Greece

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 70.54
Ranked 9th.
83.61
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Greece

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 4.75
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Thailand
0.658
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.416
Ranked 15th.
1.86
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Greece

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 342,721
Ranked 12th.
2.38 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.425
Ranked 17th.
0.944
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Greece

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 4,856
Ranked 14th.
84,260
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.548
Ranked 16th.
1.48
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Greece
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.35
Ranked 78th.
12.4
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Greece
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 30th. 18% more than Thailand
85
Ranked 83th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Thailand
9%
Ranked 31st.
School life expectancy > Female 14.4 years
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Thailand
10.8 years
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.76
Ranked 108th.
11.77
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Greece

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.57
Ranked 106th.
6.47
Ranked 42nd. 11 times more than Greece

Elementary school teachers 62,114
Ranked 50th.
347,959
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Greece

High school teachers 86,513
Ranked 36th.
222,799
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Greece

Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 13%
Ranked 23th.
93%
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Greece
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 13.5 years experience
Ranked 27th.
46 years experience
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Greece
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 2.55%
Ranked 19th. 54 times more than Thailand
0.047%
Ranked 28th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 71%
Ranked 23th. 61% more than Thailand
44%
Ranked 27th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Thailand
84.87
Ranked 62nd.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 93%
Ranked 22nd. 27% more than Thailand
73%
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 94.2%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Thailand
90.5%
Ranked 11th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 92%
Ranked 16th. 61% more than Thailand
57%
Ranked 28th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 11th. The same as Thailand
1%
Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 15.2
Ranked 100th.
20.68
Ranked 97th. 36% more than Greece

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 20.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
30.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 47% more than Greece

Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 56%
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
Primary completion rate > Men 100
Ranked 28th. 14% more than Thailand
88
Ranked 77th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 715,537
Ranked 56th.
4.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Greece

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 1 6
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.54
Ranked 71st.
102.78
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Greece

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 59.44
Ranked 145th.
91.13
Ranked 83th. 53% more than Greece

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 62.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
73.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 17% more than Greece

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 83%
Ranked 26th. 41% more than Thailand
59%
Ranked 27th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 10.3
Ranked 108th.
25.2
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Greece
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 15 x
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Thailand
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 19th.
Progression to secondary level 104
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Thailand
90.7
Ranked 19th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 6.46%
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Thailand
0.69%
Ranked 26th.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 96%
Ranked 10th. 63% more than Thailand
59%
Ranked 27th.
Students living with mother > Age 13 96%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Thailand
92%
Ranked 25th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 16.8 years experience
Ranked 11th.
20 years experience
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Greece
Students living with mother > Age 9 95%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Thailand
93%
Ranked 10th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 37% 9%
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 94%
Ranked 10th. 49% more than Thailand
63%
Ranked 30th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 68%
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 98.91%
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Thailand
77.43%
Ranked 79th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.37%
Ranked 95th.
52.28%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Greece

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.11%
Ranked 112th.
50.98%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Greece

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 430,223
Ranked 10th.
2.37 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Greece

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 311,570
Ranked 6th.
1.4 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Greece

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 333,745
Ranked 8th.
2.15 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Greece

Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 54.93
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Thailand
40.16
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 61.71
Ranked 7th.
67.03
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Greece

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 24.82
Ranked 14th. 66% more than Thailand
14.94
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 35.39
Ranked 10th.
40.08
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Greece

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 90.55%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Thailand
75.45%
Ranked 50th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 39.29
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Thailand
35.73
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 33.92
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Thailand
29.02
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 773,899
Ranked 8th.
5.45 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Greece

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 423,749
Ranked 8th.
2.62 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Greece

Students from households with dictionary > Age 9 85%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Thailand
32%
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 4,345
Ranked 13th.
58,538
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Greece

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 859,532
Ranked 8th.
5.17 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Greece

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 11,716
Ranked 12th.
57,299
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Greece

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 5,985
Ranked 14th.
112,534
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 12,431
Ranked 7th.
90,752
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 386,429
Ranked 8th.
2.79 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Greece

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 4,658
Ranked 14th.
62,705
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Greece

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 20.03%
Ranked 7th. 70% more than Thailand
11.79%
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 4.73 million
Ranked 10th.
28.75 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Greece
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 47.9%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Thailand
18.9%
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 772,414
Ranked 8th.
5.55 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Greece

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.09%
Ranked 68th.
5.79%
Ranked 12th. 41% more than Greece

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 28.45
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Thailand
21.12
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 14.07
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Thailand
2.55
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 76.43
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Thailand
72.29
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 23.31
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Thailand
6.12
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 35.97
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Thailand
33.25
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.449
Ranked 17th.
0.699
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Greece

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.07
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Thailand
0.863
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.547
Ranked 16th.
1.69
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Greece
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.77
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Thailand
0.744
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 31.23
Ranked 7th.
34.68
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Greece

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 25.53
Ranked 6th. 72% more than Thailand
14.82
Ranked 2nd.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 29.8%
Ranked 52nd.
43.6%
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Greece

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 25.6%
Ranked 20th. 71% more than Thailand
15%
Ranked 41st.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 23.2%
Ranked 38th.
44.3%
Ranked 3rd. 91% more than Greece

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 21.1%
Ranked 20th.
30%
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Greece

Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 13%
Ranked 27th.
34%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Greece
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 66.23% gross
Ranked 56th.
90.28% gross
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Greece

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 100.97% gross
Ranked 89th. 7% more than Thailand
94.64% gross
Ranked 72nd.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 62.24% female
Ranked 95th. 7% more than Thailand
58.36% female
Ranked 101st.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.52%
Ranked 37th. 71% more than Thailand
13.15%
Ranked 35th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 6 3
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.27% female
Ranked 83th.
50.25% female
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Greece

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 95.99%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Thailand
92.65%
Ranked 38th.
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 66%
Ranked 26th. 27% more than Thailand
52%
Ranked 29th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 9 82%
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Thailand
41%
Ranked 15th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 61,100
Ranked 97th.
596,700
Ranked 46th. 10 times more than Greece

Government spending on education > % of GDP 4.09%
Ranked 66th.
5.79%
Ranked 12th. 41% more than Greece

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 5.19%
Ranked 81st.
17.98%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Greece

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 73.33% gross
Ranked 4th. 80% more than Thailand
40.69% gross
Ranked 9th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 90.83%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Thailand
44.66%
Ranked 37th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 95.48%
Ranked 5th. 94% more than Thailand
49.25%
Ranked 37th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.62%
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Thailand
89.07%
Ranked 81st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 91.35%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Thailand
68.86%
Ranked 51st.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 7.24%
Ranked 85th.
18.36%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Greece

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.54%
Ranked 79th. About the same as Thailand
48.41%
Ranked 92nd.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 102.94%
Ranked 76th. 8% more than Thailand
95.72%
Ranked 132nd.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.27%
Ranked 35th. 16% more than Thailand
86.63%
Ranked 84th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 105.18%
Ranked 54th. 16% more than Thailand
90.34%
Ranked 125th.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.68%
Ranked 86th.
52.35%
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Greece

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.31%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Thailand
96.25%
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 23.8%
Ranked 12th.
35.5%
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Greece

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 29.1%
Ranked 21st. 70% more than Thailand
17.1%
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 9.88
Ranked 67th.
11.07
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Greece

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.45
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Thailand
1.9
Ranked 69th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 50.68
Ranked 4th. 82% more than Thailand
27.83
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 32.13
Ranked 9th.
37.42
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 9.13e-05
Ranked 24th.
0.458
Ranked 9th. 5018 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 39.8
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Thailand
38.29
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 30.48
Ranked 6th.
32.35
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Greece

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 34.98
Ranked 10th.
40.46
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.87
Ranked 17th.
1.61
Ranked 11th. 85% more than Greece

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 12.51
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Thailand
3.26
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 49.69
Ranked 8th.
52.1
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.47
Ranked 16th.
1.53
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Greece

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 44.75
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Thailand
12.46
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 35.29
Ranked 10th.
42.02
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Greece

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 68.58%
Ranked 58th.
88.7%
Ranked 31st. 29% more than Greece

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.4%
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Thailand
89.07%
Ranked 73th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 101.13%
Ranked 97th. 7% more than Thailand
94.44%
Ranked 122nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.16%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Thailand
89.44%
Ranked 74th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 7.17%
Ranked 80th.
18.01%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Greece

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 96.28% gross
Ranked 40th. 32% more than Thailand
73.15% gross
Ranked 49th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.25%
Ranked 115th.
4.06%
Ranked 90th. 25% more than Greece

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Thailand
13 years
Ranked 55th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 97.36%
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Thailand
93.64%
Ranked 41st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 277,404
Ranked 8th.
1.81 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 10,400
Ranked 14th.
206,491
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 34,129
Ranked 4th.
181,143
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Greece
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 3,053
Ranked 16th.
49,091
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Greece
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 96.55% gross
Ranked 41st. 30% more than Thailand
74.17% gross
Ranked 50th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.3%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Thailand
96.25%
Ranked 28th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 97.15%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Thailand
95.47%
Ranked 27th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.796%
Ranked 102nd.
11.77%
Ranked 30th. 15 times more than Greece

Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 51st. About the same as Thailand
99.66%
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 80,878
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Thailand
71,868
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.24
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Thailand
1.21
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 554,898
Ranked 5th.
1.85 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Greece

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.869
Ranked 17th.
2.21
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Greece

Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 11%
Ranked 30th. 83% more than Thailand
6%
Ranked 35th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9 49%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Thailand
23%
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.0
Ranked 24th.
0.252
Ranked 9th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 16%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Thailand
6%
Ranked 25th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 99.37%
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Thailand
77.29%
Ranked 11th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.54%
Ranked 77th.
8.92%
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Greece

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