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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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • 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 > 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 > 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
  • 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).
  • 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 > 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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 > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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).
  • 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 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 > 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 rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
STAT India Saudi Arabia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 62.75
Ranked 14th.
85.5
Ranked 68th. 36% more than India

Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
216,025
Ranked 15th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th.
7.64
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than India

Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 104 times more than Saudi Arabia
58,579
Ranked 18th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th.
1.06
Ranked 54th. 46% more than India

College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
16.94%
Ranked 34th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. The same as Saudi Arabia
9
Ranked 67th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th.
5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 62% more than India

High school enrolment rate 85.13
Ranked 70th.
94.15
Ranked 51st. 11% more than India

Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th.
78.8%
Ranked 112th. 32% more than India
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th.
6
Ranked 80th. 20% more than India

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th.
11.16
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.89
Ranked 68th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
11.32
Ranked 77th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 118th.

Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st.
70.8%
Ranked 110th. 47% more than India
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.07
Ranked 35th.

College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th.
165.47
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than India

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. The same as Saudi Arabia
3
Ranked 75th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
4.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 76% more than India
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia
6 years
Ranked 140th.
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.17 million
Ranked 8th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th.
1
Ranked 35th. 8% more than India

Literacy > Adult literacy 66%
Ranked 91st.
85%
Ranked 71st. 29% more than India

Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.44 million
Ranked 19th.

Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
315,626
Ranked 4th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 50.82
Ranked 14th.
80.2
Ranked 70th. 58% more than India

Tertiary enrollment 10.5%
Ranked 20th.
22.4%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than India
High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
85.37
Ranked 97th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. The same as Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 53th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th.
0.422
Ranked 88th. 20 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. 33% more than Saudi Arabia
3
Ranked 91st.

Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st.
84.7%
Ranked 102nd. 21% more than India
Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
34.41 billion
Ranked 16th.

High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
12.61%
Ranked 63th.

Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st.
7.19
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than India

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
15.66
Ranked 124th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th. The same as Saudi Arabia
3
Ranked 138th.

High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th.
5.31
Ranked 47th. 3% more than India

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76.4%
Ranked 23th.
95.8%
Ranked 21st. 25% more than India

Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia
98.38
Ranked 97th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
50,637
Ranked 11th.

Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
85
Ranked 78th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Saudi Arabia
525,344
Ranked 37th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th.
6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than India

Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Saudi Arabia
264,141
Ranked 16th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th.
9.86
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than India

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.31
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.69
Ranked 46th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. The same as Saudi Arabia
3
Ranked 130th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd.
5.57
Ranked 24th. 25% more than India

Spending per student > High school 16.18
Ranked 49th.
18.7
Ranked 36th. 16% more than India
Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.06 million
Ranked 10th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 40.5%
Ranked 26th. 90% more than Saudi Arabia
21.3%
Ranked 51st.

High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
0.885
Ranked 80th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 22 times more than Saudi Arabia
573
Ranked 47th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
38%
Ranked 43th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th.
4.96%
Ranked 67th. 7 times more than India

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd.
24.07
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than India

Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 108th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.7%
Ranked 57th.
27.6%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than India

Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Saudi Arabia
157,446
Ranked 12th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 76th.
6.7%
Ranked 14th. 76% more than India

High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
11.32
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.65 million
Ranked 11th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 8.86
Ranked 62nd.
18.77
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than India
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th.
12
Ranked 83th. 9% more than India

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th.
12
Ranked 77th. 9% more than India

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.74
Ranked 21st.
43.43
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.34 million
Ranked 52nd.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th.
50.3%
Ranked 86th. 89% more than India

Elementary school graduate rate 65.79
Ranked 84th.
96.42
Ranked 27th. 47% more than India
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 81.13
Ranked 14th.
97.3
Ranked 55th. 20% more than India

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st.
112.03
Ranked 7th. 20% more than India

Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd.
121.47
Ranked 45th. 8% more than India

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th.
1.47
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than India

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 104 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.77 million
Ranked 34th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th.
0.96
Ranked 92nd. 19% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 188.02
Ranked 21st.
253.3
Ranked 4th. 35% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
24.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than India

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th.
1.82
Ranked 86th. 11 times more than India

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 101st.

Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
11.02
Ranked 69th.

High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia
3.08
Ranked 51st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 104 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.73 million
Ranked 35th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.75
Ranked 121st.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 74.36
Ranked 14th.
96.2
Ranked 63th. 29% more than India

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 73%
Ranked 66th.
97.1%
Ranked 28th. 33% more than India

Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.21 million
Ranked 35th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th.
6 years
Ranked 78th. 20% more than India

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th.
$6,907.10
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than India

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia
100.62
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th.
108.04
Ranked 10th. 26% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 75
Ranked 17th.
88.74
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than India
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st.
12
Ranked 84th. 9% more than India

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 69% more than Saudi Arabia
10.08%
Ranked 44th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
96.18
Ranked 95th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 84.22
Ranked 63th.
96.51
Ranked 43th. 15% more than India

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 51.7%
Ranked 25th. 76% more than Saudi Arabia
29.3%
Ranked 49th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd. 22% more than Saudi Arabia
78%
Ranked 119th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th.
6
Ranked 96th. 20% more than India
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 68.4
Ranked 9th.
86.9
Ranked 16th. 27% more than India
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.26 million
Ranked 22nd.

Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.73 million
Ranked 11th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th.
57.9%
Ranked 79th. 15% more than India

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 88.41
Ranked 14th.
98.4
Ranked 43th. 11% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th.
58.25%
Ranked 25th. 51% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
92.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 20% more than India

Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
103,555
Ranked 58th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.89
Ranked 68th.

Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Saudi Arabia
71,149
Ranked 41st.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 65.79
Ranked 74th.
97.05
Ranked 17th. 48% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Saudi Arabia
2 million
Ranked 38th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.86
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.32
Ranked 6th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th.
25.07
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than India

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 74th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.8
Ranked 25th.
0.98
Ranked 21st. 22% more than India

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia
503,376
Ranked 14th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
90.89%
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th.
47.93%
Ranked 118th. 2% more than India

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 264.81
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
121.3
Ranked 54th.

Progression to secondary school 85.08%
Ranked 71st.
95.34%
Ranked 25th. 12% more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 67.7%
Ranked 23th.
94.7%
Ranked 21st. 40% more than India

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 99 times more than Saudi Arabia
298,442
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th. 15% more than Saudi Arabia
79%
Ranked 111th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th.
15
Ranked 119th. 7% more than India

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th. The same as Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 98th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
3.31
Ranked 65th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
114.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 49% more than India

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 29.8%
Ranked 25th. 95% more than Saudi Arabia
15.3%
Ranked 56th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
107.32
Ranked 99th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia
0.108 per capita
Ranked 97th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 27% more than Saudi Arabia
77%
Ranked 116th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 84.2%
Ranked 21st.
97%
Ranked 18th. 15% more than India

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
11.8
Ranked 127th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 3rd.
50%
Ranked 76th. 14% more than India
Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Saudi Arabia
119,881
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
85,620
Ranked 21st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th.
46.34%
Ranked 126th. 9% more than India

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.81
Ranked 4th. 73% more than Saudi Arabia
5.69
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 477.67
Ranked 21st.
624.01
Ranked 4th. 31% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 505 times more than Saudi Arabia
45,211
Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.5
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.6
Ranked 47th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd.
6
Ranked 72nd. 20% more than India

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th.
7.16
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than India
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th.
110.66
Ranked 15th. 47% more than India

Literacy > Men above 14 years 73.4%
Ranked 27th.
87.5%
Ranked 24th. 19% more than India

Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th.
48%
Ranked 103th. 10% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
$195.39 billion
Ranked 11th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 109th.

Scouting > Members 3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 175 times more than Saudi Arabia
19,260
Ranked 50th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.79 million
Ranked 23th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th.
4.25
Ranked 55th. 83% more than India
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th.
107.19
Ranked 19th. 43% more than India

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st.
100.34
Ranked 14th. 7% more than India

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
0.995
Ranked 37th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th.
46.3%
Ranked 101st. 17% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,245
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 38th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th.
91.43
Ranked 70th. 21% more than India

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 221 times more than Saudi Arabia
108,957
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.71
Ranked 25th.
46.99
Ranked 5th. 58% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.18
Ranked 4th. 71% more than Saudi Arabia
10.04
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 17.74
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.72
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.04 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 18.03
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.83
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than Saudi Arabia
135,562
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.72
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 25.95
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
7.68
Ranked 6th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.681
Ranked 106th.
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st. The same as Saudi Arabia
86
Ranked 72nd.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
3.47
Ranked 67th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
3.15
Ranked 59th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.1%
Ranked 59th.
100%
Ranked 4th. 37% more than India

High school teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia
261,731
Ranked 13th.

Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia
298,644
Ranked 11th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 85.91
Ranked 60th.
91.94
Ranked 50th. 7% more than India

Literacy > Women above 14 years 47.8%
Ranked 27th.
76.3%
Ranked 22nd. 60% more than India

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.8%
Ranked 25th.
0.98%
Ranked 10th. 22% more than India

Teachers' Day date 9/5/2011 2/28/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
125.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 164.38
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
75.65
Ranked 53th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.73 million
Ranked 24th.

Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia
85
Ranked 73th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th.
132.18
Ranked 50th. 8% more than India

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
118.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 52% more than India

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st.
96.13
Ranked 56th. 20% more than India

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 17.9
Ranked 58th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia
12.8
Ranked 91st.
Pupils reaching grade 5 67.9
Ranked 63th.
93.7
Ranked 24th. 38% more than India
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 124.11
Ranked 16th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
100.9
Ranked 65th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 132.34
Ranked 13th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia
100.35
Ranked 71st.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 65.28
Ranked 66th.
94.12
Ranked 30th. 44% more than India

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 66.24
Ranked 65th.
100
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than India

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 38.57 million
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.01 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.36
Ranked 22nd.
17.57
Ranked 5th. 1% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 170.93
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
63
Ranked 5th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 15.75%
Ranked 73th.
22.58%
Ranked 56th. 43% more than India

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 31.02
Ranked 21st.
52.75
Ranked 2nd. 70% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 265.23
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
108.98
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 41.07 million
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.56 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 11.94
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.93
Ranked 6th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 73.41%
Ranked 92nd.
87.06%
Ranked 62nd. 19% more than India

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 18.8 million
Ranked 1st. 212 times more than Saudi Arabia
88,602
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 15.43 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia
525,393
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 19.11 million
Ranked 1st. 117 times more than Saudi Arabia
162,880
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 199.21 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.04 million
Ranked 1st.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 44.5%
Ranked 16th.
52.4%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 31.48 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.12 million
Ranked 1st.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 43th.
5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 62% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.8
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.17
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 52.79
Ranked 23th.
88.53
Ranked 2nd. 68% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 25.63
Ranked 26th.
37.1
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 14.29
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
7.01
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 9.64
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than Saudi Arabia
5.24
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 7.31
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.97
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.34
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
5.1
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 5.17
Ranked 22nd. 27% more than Saudi Arabia
4.07
Ranked 6th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 13.9%
Ranked 23th.
28.9%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than India

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 10.8%
Ranked 55th.
17.3%
Ranked 38th. 60% more than India

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 28.6%
Ranked 10th.
77.7%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.5%
Ranked 10th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
16.6%
Ranked 15th.

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 76.43%
Ranked 84th.
95.91%
Ranked 55th. 25% more than India

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 35.88% gross
Ranked 92nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.02% gross
Ranked 67th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 112.14% gross
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
90.9% gross
Ranked 81st.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 44% female
Ranked 119th.
47.54% female
Ranked 75th. 8% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.81% female
Ranked 121st.
48.12% female
Ranked 50th. 12% more than India

Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th.
5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 62% more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88.01%
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
83.96%
Ranked 84th.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 10.74%
Ranked 64th.
19.26%
Ranked 18th. 79% more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.16%
Ranked 31st. 15% more than Saudi Arabia
96.45%
Ranked 103th.

Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 84.1%
Ranked 19th.
97.99%
Ranked 62nd. 17% more than India

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 62.75%
Ranked 18th.
87.16%
Ranked 54th. 39% more than India

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.4%
Ranked 76th.
101.85%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than India

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 59.76%
Ranked 73th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.23%
Ranked 129th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 56.67%
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.72%
Ranked 128th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 45.98%
Ranked 116th.
46.61%
Ranked 54th. 1% more than India

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 6.87%
Ranked 45th.
18.17%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 8.21
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.97
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 16.27
Ranked 21st.
22.82
Ranked 4th. 40% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 21.55
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.9
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.38
Ranked 20th.
48.55
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 12.19
Ranked 20th.
13.5
Ranked 5th. 11% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 21st.
33.24
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 11.89
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Saudi Arabia
9.06
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 14.21
Ranked 3rd. 78% more than Saudi Arabia
7.97
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.86
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.74
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.26
Ranked 9th.
45.31
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 38.77
Ranked 25th.
65.32
Ranked 2nd. 68% more than India
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 84.19%
Ranked 78th.
98.07%
Ranked 39th. 16% more than India

Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 47.84%
Ranked 97th.
69.29%
Ranked 76th. 45% more than India

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.08%
Ranked 125th.
7.19%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than India

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 61.37%
Ranked 86th.
98.69%
Ranked 5th. 61% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 18.39 million
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Saudi Arabia
418,883
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 28.46 million
Ranked 1st. 116 times more than Saudi Arabia
246,093
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 8.1 million
Ranked 1st. 431 times more than Saudi Arabia
18,818
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 47.34% gross
Ranked 115th.
85.8% gross
Ranked 32nd. 81% more than India

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 87.02%
Ranked 72nd.
90.84%
Ranked 30th. 4% more than India

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 63.54%
Ranked 74th.
89.81%
Ranked 51st. 41% more than India

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 5.08%
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.51%
Ranked 56th.

Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 84.1%
Ranked 14th.
98%
Ranked 79th. 17% more than India

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 27.84
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
12.52
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 8.69
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia
0.612
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 56.42 million
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.24 million
Ranked 2nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 2.92
Ranked 38th.
0.0
Ranked 38th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.96
Ranked 19th. 65% more than Saudi Arabia
4.23
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 16.86
Ranked 25th.
30.27
Ranked 4th. 80% more than India
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 25.99%
Ranked 69th.
49.48%
Ranked 7th. 90% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 102.02 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.54 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Saudi Arabia
64,989
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 10.72 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Saudi Arabia
327,754
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 506.09 million
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Saudi Arabia
14.88 million
Ranked 1st.

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