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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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 > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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 > 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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 rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 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 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high per million: CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high). Building human resources assesses the national policies and public and private sector service delivery that affect the access to and quality of health and education services, including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Figures expressed per million population for the same 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 literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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.
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STAT India Maldives HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 62.75
Ranked 14th. 		98.4
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than India
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 595 times more than Maldives 		2,332
Ranked 103th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th. 		7.3
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than India
Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 4848 times more than Maldives 		1,260
Ranked 94th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th. 		1.13
Ranked 77th. 55% more than India
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Maldives 		6.63%
Ranked 55th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. 29% more than Maldives 		7
Ranked 154th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 		6.82%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than India
High school enrolment rate 85.13
Ranked 70th. 		87.12
Ranked 66th. 2% more than India
Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th. 		93.8%
Ranked 1st. 58% more than India
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th. 		7
Ranked 19th. 40% more than India
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th. 		9.87
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Maldives 		12.28
Ranked 110th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 89% more than Maldives 		13.7
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. 40% more than Maldives 		5
Ranked 188th.
Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st. 		94.7%
Ranked 1st. 96% more than India
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 42% more than Maldives 		3.94
Ranked 47th.
College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th. 		0.0
Ranked 104th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. The same as Maldives 		3
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 		6.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than India
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Maldives 		7 years
Ranked 125th.
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 3938 times more than Maldives 		28,878
Ranked 133th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th. 		0.98
Ranked 72nd. 5% more than India
Literacy > Adult literacy 66%
Ranked 91st. 		97%
Ranked 32nd. 47% more than India
Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 1196 times more than Maldives 		3,275
Ranked 113th.
Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 3426 times more than Maldives 		40,201
Ranked 132nd.
Adult literacy rate > Female 50.82
Ranked 14th. 		98.43
Ranked 2nd. 94% more than India
Spending per student > College and university 54.98
Ranked 18th. 		0.0
Ranked 25th.
High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th. 		105.46
Ranked 33th. 23% more than India
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. The same as Maldives 		6
Ranked 102nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th. 		47.65
Ranked 17th. 2245 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 Maldives 		2
Ranked 183th.
Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st. 		93%
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than India
Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 474 times more than Maldives 		77.24 million
Ranked 128th.
High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Maldives 		10.6%
Ranked 58th.
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st. 		6.48
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Maldives 		20.08
Ranked 66th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th. The same as Maldives 		3
Ranked 156th.
High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th. 		7.4
Ranked 37th. 44% more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76.4%
Ranked 23th. 		98.2%
Ranked 8th. 29% more than India
Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Maldives 		112.01
Ranked 32nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than Maldives 		2,185.35
Ranked 148th.
Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st. 		127
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than India
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th. 		7
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than India
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th. 		7.26
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than India
Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 2101 times more than Maldives 		2,088
Ranked 96th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.31
Ranked 4th. 61% more than Maldives 		25.01
Ranked 22nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. The same as Maldives 		3
Ranked 144th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 32% more than Maldives 		3.35
Ranked 52nd.
Spending per student > High school 16.18
Ranked 49th. 		29.35
Ranked 14th. 81% more than India
Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 3725 times more than Maldives 		27,100
Ranked 131st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 40.5%
Ranked 26th. 16 times more than Maldives 		2.6%
Ranked 109th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th. 		1.13
Ranked 12th. 23% more than India
Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 4258 times more than Maldives 		3
Ranked 150th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd. 		67%
Ranked 1st. 68% more than India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th. 		39.15%
Ranked 16th. 53 times more than India
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Maldives 		6
Ranked 128th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.7%
Ranked 57th. 		15%
Ranked 26th. 40% more than India
Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 4526 times more than Maldives 		1,072
Ranked 95th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 76th. 		7.5%
Ranked 7th. 97% more than India
High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 89% more than Maldives 		13.7
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 2718 times more than Maldives 		30,588
Ranked 83th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.86
Ranked 62nd. 		26.76
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than India
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. 		13
Ranked 24th. 18% more than India
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th. 		13
Ranked 24th. 18% more than India
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		8.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.74
Ranked 21st. 		63.43
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 1840 times more than Maldives 		68,242
Ranked 141st.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th. 29% more than Maldives 		20.7%
Ranked 128th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 81.13
Ranked 14th. 		99.3
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than India
Public spending per student > Primary level 7.2
Ranked 61st. 		13.8
Ranked 6th. 92% more than India
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st. 		98.73
Ranked 43th. 6% more than India
Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 		121.1
Ranked 62nd. 7% more than India
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th. 		2.37
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 60342 times more than Maldives 		4,800
Ranked 134th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th. 		1.14
Ranked 8th. 41% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 188.02
Ranked 21st. 		376.74
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th. 		6.58
Ranked 32nd. 40 times more than India
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th. 40% more than Maldives 		5
Ranked 168th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Maldives 		13.7
Ranked 84th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.264
Ranked 109th. 		0.335
Ranked 98th. 27% more than India
High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 		7.46
Ranked 31st. 84% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 74917 times more than Maldives 		2,400
Ranked 134th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Maldives 		13.26
Ranked 105th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 74.36
Ranked 14th. 		99.36
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than India
Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 2981 times more than Maldives 		47,082
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th. 		7 years
Ranked 19th. 40% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th. 		$4,088.41
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than India
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Maldives 		106.02
Ranked 45th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Maldives 		81.64
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 75
Ranked 17th. 		127.99
Ranked 1st. 71% more than India
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Maldives 		3.8%
Ranked 109th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st. 		13
Ranked 24th. 18% more than India
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th. 3% more than Maldives 		94.38
Ranked 102nd.
High school enrolment rate > Female 84.22
Ranked 63th. 		91.52
Ranked 58th. 9% more than India
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 51.7%
Ranked 25th. 19 times more than Maldives 		2.7%
Ranked 113th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd. 19% more than Maldives 		80%
Ranked 115th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th. The same as Maldives 		5
Ranked 163th.
Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 2742 times more than Maldives 		30,588
Ranked 80th.
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 2353 times more than Maldives 		57,873
Ranked 84th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th. 67% more than Maldives 		30.1%
Ranked 129th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 88.41
Ranked 14th. 		99.24
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 		83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 7% more than India
Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 744 times more than Maldives 		1,115
Ranked 124th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Maldives 		12.28
Ranked 111th.
Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 1239 times more than Maldives 		2,088
Ranked 118th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 24th. 		12 years
Ranked 64th. 20% more than India
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 65.79
Ranked 74th. 		94.3
Ranked 31st. 43% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 3195 times more than Maldives 		25,365
Ranked 144th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.86
Ranked 4th. 42 times more than Maldives 		0.644
Ranked 8th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Maldives 		11.22
Ranked 88th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. 		7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than India
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.8
Ranked 25th. 		1
Ranked 14th. 25% more than India
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th. 		98.18%
Ranked 91st. 7% more than India
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 3506 times more than Maldives 		1,587
Ranked 94th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th. 		48.07%
Ranked 113th. 3% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 264.81
Ranked 23th. 16 times more than Maldives 		16.69
Ranked 109th.
Progression to secondary school 85.08%
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Maldives 		78.24%
Ranked 47th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 67.7%
Ranked 23th. 		98.3%
Ranked 9th. 45% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 167623 times more than Maldives 		176
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 2050 times more than Maldives 		38,758
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th. 14% more than Maldives 		80%
Ranked 110th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th. 		16
Ranked 39th. 14% more than India
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th. The same as Maldives 		6
Ranked 115th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 		4.33
Ranked 55th. 26% more than India
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		92.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 21% more than India
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 29.8%
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Maldives 		2.6%
Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 		241.36
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 		0.223 per capita
Ranked 4th. 86% more than India
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 24% more than Maldives 		79%
Ranked 112th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 84.2%
Ranked 21st. 		98%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than India
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Maldives 		22.6
Ranked 76th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 3rd. 		72%
Ranked 56th. 64% more than India
Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 1176 times more than Maldives 		2,882
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th. 652 times more than Maldives 		1,115
Ranked 127th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th. 		52.58%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 477.67
Ranked 21st. 		754.32
Ranked 1st. 58% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.81
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Maldives 		0.287
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 58995 times more than Maldives 		387
Ranked 6th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.5
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Maldives 		2.3
Ranked 65th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd. 		7
Ranked 18th. 40% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th. 		102.79
Ranked 23th. 36% more than India
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th. 		9.68
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Men above 14 years 73.4%
Ranked 27th. 		96.2%
Ranked 7th. 31% more than India
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th. 		48.6%
Ranked 60th. 11% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 551 times more than Maldives 		$1.38 billion
Ranked 82nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Maldives 		6
Ranked 128th.
Scouting > Members 3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 728 times more than Maldives 		4,633
Ranked 97th.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.49%
Ranked 12th. 		39.9%
Ranked 33th. 6% more than India
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 3093 times more than Maldives 		30,815
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th. 		7.26
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than India
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th. 		102.79
Ranked 21st. 37% more than India
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st. 		97.6
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than India
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Maldives 		0.984
Ranked 60th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th. 		51.2%
Ranked 26th. 29% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,245
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Maldives 		210
Ranked 26th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th. 		89.71
Ranked 77th. 19% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 18.03
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Maldives 		0.294
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 119489 times more than Maldives 		87
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 1750 times more than Maldives 		19,209
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.18
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Maldives 		0.499
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.71
Ranked 25th. 		50.27
Ranked 1st. 69% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 17.74
Ranked 4th. 54 times more than Maldives 		0.33
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 107770 times more than Maldives 		223
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Maldives 		0.944
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 25.95
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Maldives 		0.641
Ranked 8th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 51st. 		13.69
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than India
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st. 		126
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. 		5.36
Ranked 51st. 54% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 7% more than Maldives 		3.21
Ranked 58th.
Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 954 times more than Maldives 		3,551
Ranked 109th.
High school teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 1239 times more than Maldives 		2,088
Ranked 114th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 85.91
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Maldives 		83.44
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 47.8%
Ranked 27th. 		96.4%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.8%
Ranked 25th. 		1%
Ranked 13th. 25% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 18 times more than Maldives 		15.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 164.38
Ranked 23th. 20 times more than Maldives 		8.35
Ranked 113th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 3098 times more than Maldives 		28,878
Ranked 137th.
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th. 		129
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than India
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st. 		113.6
Ranked 7th. 42% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 		92.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 20% more than India
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 		194.48
Ranked 10th. 59% more than India
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 73.41%
Ranked 92nd. 		96.21%
Ranked 32nd. 31% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 55.93 million
Ranked 1st. 2364 times more than Maldives 		23,657
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 16.29 million
Ranked 1st. 144126 times more than Maldives 		113
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 6.94 million
Ranked 1st. 84639 times more than Maldives 		82
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 45.81 million
Ranked 1st. 2309 times more than Maldives 		19,842
Ranked 6th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 56.86%
Ranked 58th. 		74.59%
Ranked 12th. 31% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 15.14 million
Ranked 1st. 157713 times more than Maldives 		96
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 9.12 million
Ranked 1st. 79309 times more than Maldives 		115
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 5.48 million
Ranked 1st. 1507 times more than Maldives 		3,635
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 12.59 million
Ranked 1st. 2259 times more than Maldives 		5,575
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 8.55 million
Ranked 1st. 1330 times more than Maldives 		6,427
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 10.96 million
Ranked 1st. 81186 times more than Maldives 		135
Ranked 6th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 44%
Ranked 112th. 		72.03%
Ranked 74th. 64% more than India
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 40%
Ranked 37th. 		66.67%
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than India
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.02%
Ranked 45th. 		16.55%
Ranked 25th. 50% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 52.79
Ranked 23th. 		78.12
Ranked 2nd. 48% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 43.24
Ranked 24th. 		65.52
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.55
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Maldives 		0.271
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 8.07
Ranked 25th. 		21.22
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.64
Ranked 22nd. 		8.83
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 5.17
Ranked 22nd. 		12
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 76.43%
Ranked 84th. 		98.17%
Ranked 37th. 28% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 112.14% gross
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Maldives 		92.53% gross
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 44% female
Ranked 119th. 		66.24% female
Ranked 45th. 51% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.81% female
Ranked 121st. 		51.95% female
Ranked 9th. 21% more than India
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 		6.82%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88.01%
Ranked 82nd. 		95.11%
Ranked 36th. 8% more than India
Government spending on education > % of government spending 10.74%
Ranked 64th. 		12.03%
Ranked 39th. 12% more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.16%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Maldives 		108.72%
Ranked 39th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 9 years
Ranked 26th. 		12 years
Ranked 67th. 33% more than India
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 84.1%
Ranked 19th. 		100.12%
Ranked 7th. 19% more than India
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 62.75%
Ranked 18th. 		98.4%
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than India
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.4%
Ranked 76th. 		101.67%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than India
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 59.76%
Ranked 73th. 		96.8%
Ranked 29th. 62% more than India
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 56.67%
Ranked 76th. 		93.06%
Ranked 30th. 64% more than India
Secondary education, pupils > % female 45.98%
Ranked 116th. 		51.93%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than India
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 6.87%
Ranked 45th. 		18.02%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than India
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high per million 0.00323
Ranked 80th. 		11.82
Ranked 13th. 3654 times more than India
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.706
Ranked 118th. 		3.81
Ranked 94th. 5 times more than India
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.48
Ranked 73th. 		2.52
Ranked 66th. 71% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 16.27
Ranked 21st. 		21.66
Ranked 1st. 33% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 21.55
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Maldives 		1.28
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.38
Ranked 20th. 		31.69
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 12.19
Ranked 20th. 		13.03
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 21st. 		24.61
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 36.41
Ranked 17th. 		53.63
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 11.89
Ranked 21st. 		18.41
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 14.21
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Maldives 		0.489
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.86
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Maldives 		0.327
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.26
Ranked 9th. 		64.56
Ranked 1st. 49% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 38.77
Ranked 25th. 		57.8
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 18.39 million
Ranked 1st. 2426 times more than Maldives 		7,580
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 47.34% gross
Ranked 115th. 		77.61% gross
Ranked 93th. 64% more than India
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 87.02%
Ranked 72nd. 		95.05%
Ranked 35th. 9% more than India
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 5.08%
Ranked 53th. 21% more than Maldives 		4.21%
Ranked 58th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 84.1%
Ranked 14th. 		100.12%
Ranked 7th. 19% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 8.69
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Maldives 		0.799
Ranked 6th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 4.04%
Ranked 49th. 		6.33%
Ranked 33th. 57% more than India
Secondary education, teachers, female 1.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 2489 times more than Maldives 		724
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 56.42 million
Ranked 1st. 3046 times more than Maldives 		18,521
Ranked 5th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 2.92
Ranked 38th. 		730.2
Ranked 8th. 250 times more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.96
Ranked 19th. 		8.85
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 16.86
Ranked 25th. 		33.83
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as India
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 25.99%
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Maldives 		12.41%
Ranked 93th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 10.34 million
Ranked 1st. 1988 times more than Maldives 		5,203
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 7.63 million
Ranked 1st. 74118 times more than Maldives 		103
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 45.59 million
Ranked 1st. 2617 times more than Maldives 		17,421
Ranked 5th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 20.67
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Maldives 		8.38
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 9.31% gross
Ranked 87th. 31 times more than Maldives 		0.3% gross
Ranked 123th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 134.52%
Ranked 10th. 97% more than Maldives 		68.23%
Ranked 90th.

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