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Education Stats: compare key data on Iran & Saudi Arabia

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary 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 literates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: 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
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Male is the percentage of males 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 male literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Female is the percentage of females 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 female literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Female is the number of females age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the female population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 65: Number of females older than 65 years, who are literate.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 65: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 65. 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 literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: 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
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male 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 literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: 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 > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 65 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Iran Saudi Arabia HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 3,468
Ranked 54th.
216,025
Ranked 15th. 62 times more than Iran

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0454
Ranked 64th.
7.64
Ranked 31st. 168 times more than Iran

Children out of school, primary, female 112,387
Ranked 26th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia
58,579
Ranked 18th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.6
Ranked 76th.
2.07
Ranked 35th. 29% more than Iran

College and university > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 57th.
1.06
Ranked 54th. 5% more than Iran

College and university > Share of total education spending 27.63%
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia
16.94%
Ranked 34th.
Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 82nd.
9
Ranked 67th. 13% more than Iran

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.71%
Ranked 8th.
5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 38% more than Iran

Literacy > Female 73%
Ranked 108th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
70.8%
Ranked 110th.
Literacy > Total population 79.4%
Ranked 110th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
78.8%
Ranked 112th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 152nd.
6
Ranked 80th. 20% more than Iran

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.78
Ranked 93th.
11.16
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Iran

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.49
Ranked 69th. 88% more than Saudi Arabia
10.89
Ranked 68th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 31.31
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
11.32
Ranked 77th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 31st. 17% more than Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 118th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 194th.
3
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Iran

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 43% more than Saudi Arabia
4.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.17 million
Ranked 8th.

College and university > Private school share 44.71%
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia
4.86%
Ranked 39th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.22
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Saudi Arabia
1
Ranked 35th.

School life expectancy > Total 11.3 years
Ranked 58th. 26% more than Saudi Arabia
9 years
Ranked 85th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 84.7%
Ranked 72nd.
85%
Ranked 71st. About the same as Iran

Primary education, teachers 277,991
Ranked 13th.
315,626
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Iran

Primary education, pupils 5.75 million
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Saudi Arabia
3.44 million
Ranked 19th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 28th. The same as Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 53th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.501
Ranked 40th. 19% more than Saudi Arabia
0.422
Ranked 88th.

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 15th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia
3
Ranked 91st.

Literacy > Male 85.6%
Ranked 100th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
84.7%
Ranked 102nd.
High school > Private school share 11.95%
Ranked 36th.
12.61%
Ranked 63th. 6% more than Iran

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.22
Ranked 68th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
15.66
Ranked 124th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Saudi Arabia
3
Ranked 138th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.4%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
95.8%
Ranked 21st.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 46,920.29
Ranked 13th.
50,637
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Iran

Primary completion rate 96
Ranked 46th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
85
Ranked 78th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.71 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
525,344
Ranked 37th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary 306,852
Ranked 19th.
792,714
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Iran

Secondary education, teachers 280,309
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
264,141
Ranked 16th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 34th.
9.86
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Iran

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 26.91
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.69
Ranked 46th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 97th. The same as Saudi Arabia
3
Ranked 130th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.849
Ranked 87th.
5.57
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Iran

Secondary education, general pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.06 million
Ranked 10th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 20.9%
Ranked 52nd.
21.3%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Iran

High school > Gender parity index 0.959
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
0.885
Ranked 80th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 1,806
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
573
Ranked 47th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 24%
Ranked 60th.
38%
Ranked 43th. 58% more than Iran
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.14%
Ranked 108th.
4.96%
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.31
Ranked 64th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
24.07
Ranked 65th.

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 68th. The same as Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 108th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 22.8%
Ranked 10th.
27.6%
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Iran

Children out of school, primary, male 59,578
Ranked 33th.
157,446
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Iran

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.7%
Ranked 24th.
6.7%
Ranked 14th. 43% more than Iran

High school > Students per teacher 31.31
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
11.32
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education > General pupils 9.07 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.65 million
Ranked 11th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 144th.
12
Ranked 83th. 9% more than Iran

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 27% more than Iran
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 41.84
Ranked 3rd.
43.43
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Iran
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.03 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.34 million
Ranked 52nd.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 62.1%
Ranked 68th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
50.3%
Ranked 86th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 75.2
Ranked 64th.
121.47
Ranked 45th. 62% more than Iran

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.14
Ranked 21st.
112.03
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Iran

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 52nd.
1.47
Ranked 18th. 35% more than Iran

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 10.12 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.77 million
Ranked 34th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 98th.
0.96
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Iran

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 334.76
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Saudi Arabia
253.3
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
24.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.622
Ranked 134th.
1.82
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.37
Ranked 55th.
32.11
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Iran

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 6.51 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.73 million
Ranked 35th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 87.8%
Ranked 50th.
97.1%
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Iran

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 147th.
6 years
Ranked 78th. 20% more than Iran

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,335.19
Ranked 91st.
$6,907.10
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Iran

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 82.5
Ranked 28th.
108.04
Ranked 10th. 31% more than Iran

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 84.93
Ranked 3rd.
88.74
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Iran
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 147th.
12
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Iran

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.52%
Ranked 49th.
10.08%
Ranked 44th. 34% more than Iran

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 27.4%
Ranked 51st.
29.3%
Ranked 49th. 7% more than Iran

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 60th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia
78%
Ranked 119th.

Primary education > Pupils 7.31 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.26 million
Ranked 22nd.

Secondary education > Pupils 9.94 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.73 million
Ranked 11th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 69.1%
Ranked 63th. 19% more than Saudi Arabia
57.9%
Ranked 79th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 152.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 65% more than Saudi Arabia
92.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.74%
Ranked 76th.
58.25%
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Iran

Secondary education, vocational pupils 813,189
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia
103,555
Ranked 58th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 20.49
Ranked 67th. 88% more than Saudi Arabia
10.89
Ranked 68th.

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 98.44%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
91.5%
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > Teachers 409,196
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
71,149
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 10.02 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
2 million
Ranked 38th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 5.6
Ranked 1st.
10.32
Ranked 6th. 84% more than Iran
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 26.35
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
25.07
Ranked 59th.

Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.99
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
0.98
Ranked 21st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 147.65
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Saudi Arabia
121.3
Ranked 54th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.89%
Ranked 120th.
47.93%
Ranked 118th. The same as Iran

Progression to secondary school 90.26%
Ranked 32nd.
95.34%
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Iran
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.7%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
94.7%
Ranked 21st.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
34.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Iran

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 544,385
Ranked 1st. 82% more than Saudi Arabia
298,442
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 6.41 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Saudi Arabia
79%
Ranked 111th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 176th.
15
Ranked 119th. 7% more than Iran

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 132.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Saudi Arabia
114.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 14.5%
Ranked 58th.
15.3%
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 98th.
0.108 per capita
Ranked 97th. 1% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 103.78
Ranked 102nd.
107.32
Ranked 99th. 3% more than Iran

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 78th. 18% more than Saudi Arabia
77%
Ranked 116th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
97%
Ranked 18th.

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 57%
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
50%
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Teachers 380,199
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
119,881
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 875,814
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia
85,620
Ranked 21st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.23%
Ranked 121st. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
46.34%
Ranked 126th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.44
Ranked 2nd.
5.69
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 112,104
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
45,211
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 706.44
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
624.01
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 141.72
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Saudi Arabia
110.66
Ranked 15th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.42
Ranked 31st.
7.16
Ranked 27th. 32% more than Iran
Literacy > Men above 14 years 88%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
87.5%
Ranked 24th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
15.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Iran

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $95.88 billion
Ranked 29th.
$195.39 billion
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Iran

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 68th. The same as Saudi Arabia
6
Ranked 109th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 122.22
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Saudi Arabia
100.34
Ranked 14th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 129.24
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
107.19
Ranked 19th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.83
Ranked 26th. 37% more than Saudi Arabia
4.25
Ranked 55th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 306,852
Ranked 9th.
425,916
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Iran

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 52nd.
0.995
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Iran

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 148.01
Ranked 7th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia
91.43
Ranked 70th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 14.14
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Saudi Arabia
10.04
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 184,153
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Saudi Arabia
135,562
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.78
Ranked 1st.
6.83
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.4
Ranked 1st.
2.72
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Iran
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 3.16 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.04 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 2.81
Ranked 1st.
3.72
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Iran
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.05
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia
46.99
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 4.71
Ranked 1st.
7.68
Ranked 6th. 63% more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 302,037
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
108,957
Ranked 3rd.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia
86
Ranked 72nd.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 88.1%
Ranked 49th.
100%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Iran

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
18.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Iran

Literacy > Women above 14 years 76.8%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
76.3%
Ranked 22nd.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.99%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
0.98%
Ranked 10th.

Teachers' Day date 5/2/2011 2/28/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 94.98
Ranked 47th. 26% more than Saudi Arabia
75.65
Ranked 53th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 152.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
125.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.

Primary completion rate > Men 91
Ranked 59th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
85
Ranked 73th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.96
Ranked 60th.
96.13
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Iran

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 145.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
118.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.16
Ranked 71st.
132.18
Ranked 50th. 27% more than Iran

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 7.98%
Ranked 46th.
8.38%
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Iran

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 40.1%
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
8.2%
Ranked 66th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 270,115
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
124,675
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 9.48 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.6 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 828,932
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
267,604
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 300,066
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
65,368
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 58,580
Ranked 1st. 91% more than Saudi Arabia
30,626
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 181,316
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
64,734
Ranked 3rd.
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 58.7%
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Saudi Arabia
36.7%
Ranked 16th.

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 16.3%
Ranked 7th.
18.11%
Ranked 46th. 11% more than Iran
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 3.25 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.08 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 3.58
Ranked 1st.
5.23
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Iran
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 574,456
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
100,781
Ranked 2nd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $128.06 billion
Ranked 33th.
$250.18 billion
Ranked 11th. 95% more than Iran

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 238.44 trillion
Ranked 5th. 365 times more than Saudi Arabia
653.22 billion
Ranked 37th.

Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 5.79%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
2%
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 33.93%
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
9.36%
Ranked 126th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.66%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
98.02%
Ranked 44th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 73.51
Ranked 4th.
106.41
Ranked 1st. 45% more than Iran
School enrollment, secondary > % net 79.38%
Ranked 54th.
90.1%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Iran

Total enrollment, primary > % net 99.94%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
93.54%
Ranked 35th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.35%
Ranked 36th.
101.09%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Iran

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 3.32 million
Ranked 6th. 144 times more than Saudi Arabia
23,092.03
Ranked 48th.

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 51.2%
Ranked 29th.
52.1%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Iran

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.24%
Ranked 40th.
96.35%
Ranked 18th. About the same as Iran

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 43.14% gross
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
10.26% gross
Ranked 67th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 79.09% net
Ranked 18th. 25% more than Saudi Arabia
63.42% net
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 48.31% female
Ranked 87th. 18% more than Saudi Arabia
40.93% female
Ranked 74th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 40.3%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
39.9%
Ranked 8th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 54.3%
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Saudi Arabia
34.7%
Ranked 17th.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 25.4%
Ranked 63th.
30.2%
Ranked 51st. 19% more than Iran

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 25.3%
Ranked 66th.
28.4%
Ranked 53th. 12% more than Iran

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 25.5%
Ranked 21st.
43.6%
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Iran

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 1.48%
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
1.44%
Ranked 57th.

Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 95.82%
Ranked 8th.
98.03%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Iran

Primary education > Pupils > % female 53.71% female
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
49.11% female
Ranked 16th.

Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 96.55%
Ranked 13th.
99.92%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Iran

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 12.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
3.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 106.71%
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
97.41%
Ranked 57th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 4.37
Ranked 43th.
17.25
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Iran

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 89.28%
Ranked 18th.
90.85%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Iran

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 80.66%
Ranked 20th.
82.24%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Iran

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.52%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
97.01%
Ranked 50th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 107.33%
Ranked 36th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
94.65%
Ranked 60th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 106.64%
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
99.85%
Ranked 58th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 23.94% gross
Ranked 20th.
28.41% gross
Ranked 17th. 19% more than Iran

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 138.7%
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Saudi Arabia
89.21%
Ranked 74th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 65 127,439
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
33,475
Ranked 1st.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men 99.14%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
96.51%
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 65 2.06 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
469,152
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 4.15 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.26 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 2.23 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
792,454
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 355,241
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Saudi Arabia
183,127
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 344,140
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
27,805
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 1.4 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
321,857
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 12.18
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
5.39
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.47
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Saudi Arabia
2.73
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 34.52
Ranked 6th.
43.28
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Iran
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 2.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.29 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 255,173
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
107,516
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 53.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
14.88 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 1.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
327,754
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 4
Ranked 1st.
4.57
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Iran
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 337,167
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
64,989
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 12.36
Ranked 1st. 58% more than Saudi Arabia
7.84
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 3.17 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
721,544
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 5.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.54 million
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 55.13%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia
49.48%
Ranked 7th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.9% net
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Saudi Arabia
79.16% net
Ranked 59th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 4.02 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
884,390
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 65 per thousand people 17.66
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Saudi Arabia
11.22
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 90.83% net
Ranked 33th. 18% more than Saudi Arabia
76.75% net
Ranked 66th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 41.98
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Saudi Arabia
30.27
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 8.23 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
2.11 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 171,273
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
62,040
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 345,409
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
93,442
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 6.49 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.88 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 707,690
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
124,904
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 130,764
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
46,917
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 2.34 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
525,393
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 360,232
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
162,880
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 25.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
6.04 million
Ranked 1st.
Primary education, teachers > % female 57.49%
Ranked 94th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
50.61%
Ranked 51st.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 26.89%
Ranked 34th.
36.96%
Ranked 26th. 37% more than Iran

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.4%
Ranked 70th.
52.4%
Ranked 13th. 72% more than Iran

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 4.15 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.12 million
Ranked 1st.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.71%
Ranked 8th.
5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 38% more than Iran

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 4.56
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
1.17
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 109.16
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
88.53
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 86
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
78.82
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 4.58
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Saudi Arabia
3.92
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 18.8
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
7.98
Ranked 5th.

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