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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 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 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. 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 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total 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 secondary education > % of total 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).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Progression to secondary school, female > %: Progression to secondary school, female (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Female is the number of new female entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of female pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
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STAT India Kazakhstan HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 62.75
Ranked 14th. 		99.7
Ranked 4th. 59% more than India
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 137 times more than Kazakhstan 		10,114
Ranked 43th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th. 89% more than Kazakhstan 		0.602
Ranked 61st.
Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 3844 times more than Kazakhstan 		1,589
Ranked 47th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th. 		1.45
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as India
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. 		11
Ranked 21st. 22% more than India
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Kazakhstan 		3.06%
Ranked 102nd.
High school enrolment rate 85.13
Ranked 70th. 		99.8
Ranked 1st. 17% more than India
Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Illegal, public education is mandatory. Door to door checks. Legal for non-residents.
Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th. 		99.5%
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than India
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th. 25% more than Kazakhstan 		4
Ranked 180th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th. 		3.71
Ranked 51st. 16% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Kazakhstan 		16.19
Ranked 56th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Kazakhstan 		8.6
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. The same as Kazakhstan 		7
Ranked 22nd.
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Kazakhstan 		13.13%
Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st. 		99.3%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 59 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0946
Ranked 55th.
College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th. 		145.07
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. 		4
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than India
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 		12.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 8th. 		11 years
Ranked 17th. 38% more than India
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.64 million
Ranked 18th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th. 		0.99
Ranked 46th. 6% more than India
Literacy > Adult literacy 66%
Ranked 91st. 		99.6%
Ranked 7th. 51% more than India
Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 63 times more than Kazakhstan 		62,285
Ranked 21st.
Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 137 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.01 million
Ranked 39th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 50.82
Ranked 14th. 		99.5
Ranked 9th. 96% more than India
Tertiary enrollment 10.5%
Ranked 20th. 		30.9%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than India
Spending per student > College and university 54.98
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Kazakhstan 		7.89
Ranked 55th.
High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th. 		97.52
Ranked 4th. 14% more than India
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. 		7
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th. 		0.512
Ranked 40th. 24 times more than India
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Kazakhstan 		2
Ranked 147th.
Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st. 		99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than India
Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Kazakhstan 		5.05 billion
Ranked 44th.
High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 53 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.797%
Ranked 56th.
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st. 		4.41
Ranked 74th. 39% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Kazakhstan 		17.27
Ranked 80th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th. The same as Kazakhstan 		3
Ranked 72nd.
High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th. 32 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.16
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76.4%
Ranked 23th. 		99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than India
Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Kazakhstan 		108.75
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Kazakhstan 		37,272.78
Ranked 19th.
Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st. 		114
Ranked 6th. 27% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Kazakhstan 		603,072
Ranked 34th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th. 25% more than Kazakhstan 		4
Ranked 190th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th. 		11.38
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than India
Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Kazakhstan 		191,094
Ranked 3rd.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.31
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Kazakhstan 		9.66
Ranked 50th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. 		5
Ranked 5th. 67% more than India
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 9 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.508
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 66 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.53 million
Ranked 19th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 40.5%
Ranked 26th. 81 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.5%
Ranked 129th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th. 		0.972
Ranked 5th. 6% more than India
Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 100 times more than Kazakhstan 		128
Ranked 76th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd. 		64%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th. 		5.84%
Ranked 54th. 8 times more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd. 		40.59
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than India
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. 		7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than India
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.7%
Ranked 57th. 		12.1%
Ranked 63th. 13% more than India
Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 569 times more than Kazakhstan 		8,525
Ranked 36th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 76th. 52% more than Kazakhstan 		2.5%
Ranked 43th.
High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Kazakhstan 		8.6
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.94 million
Ranked 17th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. The same as Kazakhstan 		11
Ranked 138th.
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th. The same as Kazakhstan 		11
Ranked 123th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		3.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 25% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.74
Ranked 21st. 		45.33
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 112 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.12 million
Ranked 69th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th. 		99.3%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than India
Elementary school graduate rate 65.79
Ranked 84th. 		99.02
Ranked 1st. 51% more than India
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 81.13
Ranked 14th. 		99.8
Ranked 7th. 23% more than India
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st. 		97.84
Ranked 18th. 5% more than India
Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 88% more than Kazakhstan 		60.04
Ranked 73th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th. 		1.42
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 4568 times more than Kazakhstan 		63,400
Ranked 109th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th. 		0.97
Ranked 85th. 20% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 188.02
Ranked 21st. 		429.39
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 		40.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th. 		2.25
Ranked 75th. 14 times more than India
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th. The same as Kazakhstan 		7
Ranked 20th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Kazakhstan 		9.71
Ranked 3rd.
Inequality adjusted index 0.264
Ranked 109th. 		0.781
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than India
High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 68 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.06
Ranked 3rd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 3960 times more than Kazakhstan 		45,400
Ranked 106th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Kazakhstan 		16.41
Ranked 7th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 74.36
Ranked 14th. 		99.9
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than India
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 73%
Ranked 66th. 		99.5%
Ranked 6th. 36% more than India
Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 148 times more than Kazakhstan 		950,976
Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th. 25% more than Kazakhstan 		4 years
Ranked 169th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th. 		$2,835.37
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than India
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 19% more than Kazakhstan 		107.84
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th. 		91.29
Ranked 15th. 6% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 75
Ranked 17th. 		91.91
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than India
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 20 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.853%
Ranked 76th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st. The same as Kazakhstan 		11
Ranked 141st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th. 		100.28
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than India
High school enrolment rate > Female 84.22
Ranked 63th. 		99.87
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than India
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 51.7%
Ranked 25th. 74 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.7%
Ranked 129th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd. 		99%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than India
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th. 		7
Ranked 24th. 40% more than India
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 68.4
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Kazakhstan 		21.3
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Kazakhstan 		2.04 million
Ranked 15th.
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 133 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.02 million
Ranked 45th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th. 		99.4%
Ranked 6th. 97% more than India
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 88.41
Ranked 14th. 		99.8
Ranked 6th. 13% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th. 		56.65%
Ranked 33th. 47% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 		139.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 80% more than India
Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Kazakhstan 		110,079
Ranked 21st.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Kazakhstan 		16.19
Ranked 55th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.56%
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Kazakhstan 		64.37%
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Kazakhstan 		185,571
Ranked 7th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 24th. 		15 years
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Kazakhstan 		2.07 million
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.86
Ranked 4th. 298 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0901
Ranked 4th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th. 36% more than Kazakhstan 		8.59
Ranked 72nd.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. 50% more than Kazakhstan 		4
Ranked 149th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.8
Ranked 25th. 		1
Ranked 4th. 25% more than India
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 905 times more than Kazakhstan 		6,145
Ranked 4th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th. 		98.47%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 264.81
Ranked 23th. 62 times more than Kazakhstan 		4.25
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th. 		48.85%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than India
Progression to secondary school 85.08%
Ranked 71st. 		99.85%
Ranked 4th. 17% more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 67.7%
Ranked 23th. 		99.9%
Ranked 2nd. 48% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.37 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 23102 times more than Kazakhstan 		1,277
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th. 		99%
Ranked 13th. 9% more than India
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th. 		16
Ranked 16th. 14% more than India
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 		7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 49 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.07
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		127.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 66% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 55% more than Kazakhstan 		75.38
Ranked 134th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 60% more than Kazakhstan 		0.075 per capita
Ranked 132nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 29.8%
Ranked 25th. 99 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.3%
Ranked 129th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 84.2%
Ranked 21st. 		99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than India
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Kazakhstan 		18.7
Ranked 94th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 3rd. 		98%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than Kazakhstan 		59,293
Ranked 26th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Kazakhstan 		101,799
Ranked 19th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th. 		49.23%
Ranked 80th. 16% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 477.67
Ranked 21st. 		820.14
Ranked 1st. 72% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 10266 times more than Kazakhstan 		2,224
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.81
Ranked 4th. 214 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.046
Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.5
Ranked 14th. 33 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.5
Ranked 89th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd. 25% more than Kazakhstan 		4
Ranked 156th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th. 		3.91
Ranked 57th. 28% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th. 		134.67
Ranked 4th. 78% more than India
Literacy > Men above 14 years 73.4%
Ranked 27th. 		99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than India
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th. 		48.8%
Ranked 34th. 12% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Kazakhstan 		$47.63 billion
Ranked 25th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. 		7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than India
Scouting > Members 3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 3057 times more than Kazakhstan 		1,103
Ranked 142nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 27th. 24% more than Kazakhstan 		70.91%
Ranked 35th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.63 million
Ranked 2nd.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st. 		98.8
Ranked 30th. 6% more than India
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th. 		127.95
Ranked 6th. 71% more than India
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th. 		12.25
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. 		0.999
Ranked 4th. The same as India
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th. 		48.6%
Ranked 80th. 23% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,245
Ranked 9th. 		24,312
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th. 		139.12
Ranked 10th. 85% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.18
Ranked 4th. 332 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0517
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.71
Ranked 25th. 		69.71
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 18.03
Ranked 3rd. 456 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0396
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 15154 times more than Kazakhstan 		686
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 12956 times more than Kazakhstan 		1,855
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 25.95
Ranked 4th. 256 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.101
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Kazakhstan 		676,689
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 4th. 132 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.148
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 7.72
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.282
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 17.74
Ranked 4th. 406 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0437
Ranked 4th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 51st. 42 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0657
Ranked 155th.
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st. 		113
Ranked 5th. 31% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. 39 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.09
Ranked 4th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 68 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.05
Ranked 4th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.1%
Ranked 59th. 		99.4%
Ranked 11th. 36% more than India
Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Kazakhstan 		57,962
Ranked 2nd.
High school teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Kazakhstan 		179,237
Ranked 1st.
High school enrolment rate > Male 85.91
Ranked 60th. 		99.72
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than India
Literacy > Women above 14 years 47.8%
Ranked 27th. 		99.3%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.8%
Ranked 25th. 		1%
Ranked 4th. 25% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 164.38
Ranked 23th. 54 times more than Kazakhstan 		3.05
Ranked 124th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 64 times more than Kazakhstan 		4.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th. 		115
Ranked 4th. 22% more than India
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Kazakhstan 		2.04 million
Ranked 32nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st. 		97.37
Ranked 53th. 22% more than India
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 81% more than Kazakhstan 		67.6
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 		134.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 73% more than India
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 18.8 million
Ranked 1st. 28830 times more than Kazakhstan 		652
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 15.43 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Kazakhstan 		615,242
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 19.11 million
Ranked 1st. 32328 times more than Kazakhstan 		591
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 199.21 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Kazakhstan 		6.41 million
Ranked 2nd.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 44.5%
Ranked 16th. 13% more than Kazakhstan 		39.5%
Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 31.48 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Kazakhstan 		1.04 million
Ranked 1st.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Kazakhstan 		3.06%
Ranked 101st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.8
Ranked 22nd. 		22.2
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 15.37
Ranked 4th. 304 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0506
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 25.63
Ranked 26th. 		41.81
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 14.29
Ranked 4th. 413 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0346
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 9.64
Ranked 2nd. 114 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0842
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 7.31
Ranked 4th. 99 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0736
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.34
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.233
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 5.17
Ranked 22nd. 		19.54
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.03
Ranked 17th. 		14.2
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than India
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 20.2%
Ranked 57th. 		39.9%
Ranked 37th. 98% more than India
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 28.6%
Ranked 10th. 68% more than Kazakhstan 		17%
Ranked 57th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.5%
Ranked 10th. 64% more than Kazakhstan 		12.5%
Ranked 54th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 35.88% gross
Ranked 92nd. 6% more than Kazakhstan 		33.94% gross
Ranked 49th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 66.28
Ranked 94th. 		142.1
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than India
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.81% female
Ranked 121st. 		48.53% female
Ranked 48th. 13% more than India
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 61.01%
Ranked 94th. 		99.51%
Ranked 7th. 63% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 109.94 million
Ranked 1st. 6074 times more than Kazakhstan 		18,100
Ranked 112th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 88.53%
Ranked 89th. 		114.08%
Ranked 5th. 29% more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 61 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.69%
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 14.05% gross
Ranked 76th. 		43.87% gross
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 13.48%
Ranked 77th. 		41.05%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 11.01%
Ranked 79th. 		48.76%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 95.52%
Ranked 58th. 		99.3%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than India
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 9 years
Ranked 26th. 		16 years
Ranked 1st. 78% more than India
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 84.1%
Ranked 19th. 		100.06%
Ranked 11th. 19% more than India
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 62.75%
Ranked 18th. 		99.73%
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than India
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.4%
Ranked 76th. 		98.44%
Ranked 32nd. The same as India
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 59.76%
Ranked 73th. 11% more than Kazakhstan 		53.78%
Ranked 29th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 56.67%
Ranked 76th. 6% more than Kazakhstan 		53.65%
Ranked 29th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 45.98%
Ranked 116th. 		48.2%
Ranked 41st. 5% more than India
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.706
Ranked 118th. 		6.55
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than India
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.48
Ranked 73th. 		9.62
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 8.21
Ranked 4th. 142 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0578
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 8.24
Ranked 20th. 		16.02
Ranked 2nd. 94% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 22.9
Ranked 4th. 329 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0697
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 36.41
Ranked 17th. 		41.88
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 11.89
Ranked 21st. 		36.43
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 14.21
Ranked 3rd. 120 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.119
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 14.56
Ranked 25th. 		41.21
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than India
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.99% of GNI
Ranked 87th. 		4.41% of GNI
Ranked 66th. 11% more than India
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.68%
Ranked 83th. 59% more than Kazakhstan 		2.31%
Ranked 43th.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 27%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Kazakhstan 		7.9%
Ranked 60th.
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 41.1%
Ranked 36th. 		53.2%
Ranked 23th. 29% more than India
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 11.08%
Ranked 71st. 11% more than Kazakhstan 		9.99%
Ranked 27th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 59.3% gross
Ranked 113th. 		99.85% gross
Ranked 5th. 68% more than India
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 68.57%
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Kazakhstan 		5.7%
Ranked 31st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 72.9%
Ranked 57th. 		99.6%
Ranked 7th. 37% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > % net 89.68% net
Ranked 76th. 		91.18% net
Ranked 33th. 2% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 8.69 million
Ranked 1st. 10074 times more than Kazakhstan 		863
Ranked 1st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 41.38%
Ranked 28th. 74% more than Kazakhstan 		23.76%
Ranked 79th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 78.13%
Ranked 88th. 		143.48%
Ranked 16th. 84% more than India
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 87.02%
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than Kazakhstan 		85.96%
Ranked 36th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 63.54%
Ranked 74th. 		99.45%
Ranked 1st. 57% more than India
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 5.08%
Ranked 53th. 70 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0727%
Ranked 74th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.63%
Ranked 64th. 		99.6%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 8.69
Ranked 5th. 98 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0886
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 66.29%
Ranked 98th. 		96.09%
Ranked 15th. 45% more than India
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 25.99%
Ranked 69th. 		36.64%
Ranked 16th. 41% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 10.34 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Kazakhstan 		593,351
Ranked 1st.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 9.31% gross
Ranked 87th. 		62.35% gross
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than India
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 134.52%
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Kazakhstan 		107.59%
Ranked 35th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 113.28%
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Kazakhstan 		108.07%
Ranked 32nd.
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 5.02%
Ranked 51st. 95 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.0529%
Ranked 78th.
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 89.22%
Ranked 69th. 		99.66%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than India
Total enrollment, primary > % net 98.87%
Ranked 22nd. 		98.95%
Ranked 6th. The same as India
Progression to secondary school, female > % 89.05%
Ranked 72nd. 		99.99%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than India
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment 4.63%
Ranked 52nd. 91 times more than Kazakhstan 		0.051%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 23.27%
Ranked 77th. 		44.53%
Ranked 15th. 91% more than India
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 15.1%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Kazakhstan 		6.4%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 306.88 million
Ranked 1st. 53 times more than Kazakhstan 		5.83 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 27.95 million
Ranked 1st. 52 times more than Kazakhstan 		540,245
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 181.1 million
Ranked 1st. 4412 times more than Kazakhstan 		41,042
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 13.62 million
Ranked 1st. 15117 times more than Kazakhstan 		901
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 6.21 million
Ranked 1st. 5627 times more than Kazakhstan 		1,104
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 21.63 million
Ranked 1st. 29384 times more than Kazakhstan 		736
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 281.02 million
Ranked 1st. 5180 times more than Kazakhstan 		54,254
Ranked 3rd.

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