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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • 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 per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school 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."
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Female teachers > Lower secondary: Percentage share of lower secondary level teachers at who are female. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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 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 > Illiterates > Aged over 85: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 85. 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 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 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Illiterates > Aged over 85 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 85. 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 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 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as second degree awarded to females. Tertiary level A includes university and advanced research level degrees. Data for 2000.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 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 70-74 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 85: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of 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.
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree: Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • 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
  • Literacy > Female 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 > Male 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 > Literates > Aged over 85 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 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.
STAT Italy Zimbabwe HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 98.8
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Zimbabwe
91.4
Ranked 52nd.

Average years of schooling of adults 7.2
Ranked 36th. 33% more than Zimbabwe
5.4
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary 25,573
Ranked 58th.
401,888
Ranked 23th. 16 times more than Italy

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.421
Ranked 106th.
31.71
Ranked 23th. 75 times more than Italy

Children out of school, primary, female 17,905
Ranked 48th.
189,926
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Italy

College and university > Gender parity index 1.39
Ranked 35th. 83% more than Zimbabwe
0.761
Ranked 67th.

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 64th. 43% more than Zimbabwe
7
Ranked 153th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.5%
Ranked 64th. 80% more than Zimbabwe
2.5%
Ranked 107th.

High school enrolment rate 99.72
Ranked 10th. 43% more than Zimbabwe
69.72
Ranked 95th.

Literacy > Total population 98.6%
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Zimbabwe
90.7%
Ranked 80th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 167th.
7
Ranked 18th. 40% more than Italy

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.6
Ranked 70th.
4.83
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Italy

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.33
Ranked 139th.
38.56
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Italy

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.1
Ranked 100th.
22.32
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Italy

Secondary education, duration > Years 8
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 127th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 18.76%
Ranked 63th.
22.82%
Ranked 35th. 22% more than Italy
Literacy > Female 98.3%
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Zimbabwe
87.2%
Ranked 79th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.295
Ranked 86th.
14.99
Ranked 23th. 51 times more than Italy

College and university > Gender ratio 140.71
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
62.45
Ranked 103th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 89th. The same as Zimbabwe
3
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
2.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 86th. 29% more than Zimbabwe
7 years
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education, pupils 4.63 million
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Zimbabwe
758,229
Ranked 58th.

College and university > Private school share 9.59%
Ranked 90th.
13.05%
Ranked 79th. 36% more than Italy

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Zimbabwe
0.98
Ranked 97th.

Literacy > Adult literacy 98.9%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Zimbabwe
91.2%
Ranked 52nd.

Primary education, teachers 273,113
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
61,251
Ranked 44th.

Primary education, pupils 2.83 million
Ranked 37th. 20% more than Zimbabwe
2.36 million
Ranked 44th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 98.5
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Zimbabwe
88.8
Ranked 57th.

Tertiary enrollment 49.9%
Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Zimbabwe
3.9%
Ranked 79th.
Spending per student > College and university 22.28
Ranked 36th.
192.99
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Italy
High school > Gender ratio 99.03
Ranked 81st. 7% more than Zimbabwe
92.38
Ranked 105th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 103th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.17
Ranked 107th.
1.76
Ranked 69th. 10 times more than Italy

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 5
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Zimbabwe
4
Ranked 36th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Zimbabwe
94.2%
Ranked 70th.
Spending > USD 101.89 billion
Ranked 6th. 461 times more than Zimbabwe
221.09 million
Ranked 105th.

High school > Private school share 8.52%
Ranked 84th.
71.27%
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Italy

Spending > Proportion 4.52
Ranked 70th.
6.87
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Italy

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 10.62
Ranked 138th.
38.56
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Italy

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 158th. The same as Zimbabwe
3
Ranked 152nd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Zimbabwe
97.7%
Ranked 11th.

Preschool enrollment rate 103.82
Ranked 80th. About the same as Zimbabwe
103.6
Ranked 78th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 47,272.98
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Zimbabwe
28,274.8
Ranked 30th.

Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 31st. 26% more than Zimbabwe
80
Ranked 104th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.91 million
Ranked 20th. 34 times more than Zimbabwe
55,689
Ranked 6th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.7%
Ranked 10th. 52% more than Zimbabwe
3.1%
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 177th.
7
Ranked 20th. 40% more than Italy

Children out of school > Primary 11,194
Ranked 73th.
429,275
Ranked 21st. 38 times more than Italy

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.59
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
2.68
Ranked 89th.

Secondary education, teachers 450,757
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Zimbabwe
33,964
Ranked 57th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 146th. 50% more than Zimbabwe
2
Ranked 199th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.126
Ranked 97th.
16.73
Ranked 18th. 132 times more than Italy

Spending per student > High school 25.38
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Zimbabwe
20.98
Ranked 40th.

Secondary education, general pupils 2.92 million
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
758,229
Ranked 52nd.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 1.4%
Ranked 122nd.
9.3%
Ranked 80th. 7 times more than Italy

High school > Gender parity index 0.986
Ranked 91st. 15% more than Zimbabwe
0.857
Ranked 75th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 24,696
Ranked 8th. 257 times more than Zimbabwe
96
Ranked 82nd.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 36%
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Zimbabwe
32%
Ranked 53th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.4%
Ranked 88th.
30.31%
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 33.48
Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Zimbabwe
4.39
Ranked 4th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 130th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 124th.

Children out of school, primary, male 7,668
Ranked 57th.
211,962
Ranked 21st. 28 times more than Italy

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.7%
Ranked 56th. The same as Zimbabwe
4.7%
Ranked 54th.
High school > Students per teacher 10.1
Ranked 103th.
22.32
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Italy

Secondary education > General pupils 2.81 million
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
758,229
Ranked 55th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 22.8
Ranked 17th. 62% more than Zimbabwe
14.04
Ranked 47th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 168th.
13
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Italy

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 147th.
13
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Italy

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 6% more than Italy

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 25.34
Ranked 27th.
59.93
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Italy
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.78 million
Ranked 45th. 18% more than Zimbabwe
2.36 million
Ranked 6th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 68%
Ranked 60th. 39% more than Zimbabwe
48.8%
Ranked 89th.

Elementary school graduate rate 99.56
Ranked 8th. 60% more than Zimbabwe
62.07
Ranked 81st.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Zimbabwe
98.9
Ranked 41st.

Public spending per student > Primary level 21.2
Ranked 14th. 61% more than Zimbabwe
13.2
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.25
Ranked 85th. 27% more than Zimbabwe
59.83
Ranked 120th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 46.56
Ranked 138th.
186.35
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Italy

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.34
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
0.63
Ranked 111th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 685,500
Ranked 70th.
691,300
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Italy

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 97th. 9% more than Zimbabwe
0.91
Ranked 132nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 462.13
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Zimbabwe
312.67
Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 33.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Zimbabwe
4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.778
Ranked 126th.
2.12
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Italy

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 8
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 113th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 10.1
Ranked 97th.
22.32
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Italy

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.192
Ranked 115th.
33.87
Ranked 18th. 176 times more than Italy

Inequality adjusted index 0.74
Ranked 36th. 58% more than Zimbabwe
0.469
Ranked 78th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 447,300
Ranked 69th.
474,700
Ranked 67th. 6% more than Italy

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 10.33
Ranked 132nd.
38.21
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Italy

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Zimbabwe
99.4
Ranked 33th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 1,020 hours
Ranked 6th. 35% more than Zimbabwe
753 hours
Ranked 32nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.8%
Ranked 4th. 61% more than Zimbabwe
62.1%
Ranked 85th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.82 million
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Zimbabwe
2.45 million
Ranked 44th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 159th.
7 years
Ranked 18th. 40% more than Italy

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $19,316.27
Ranked 16th. 89 times more than Zimbabwe
$217.97
Ranked 92nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.66
Ranked 56th.
121.69
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Italy

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 48.17
Ranked 127th.
59.83
Ranked 108th. 24% more than Italy

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,020 hours
Ranked 10th. 35% more than Zimbabwe
753 hours
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 51.94
Ranked 27th.
117.54
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Italy
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.93%
Ranked 87th.
86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Italy

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 174th.
13
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Italy

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.14
Ranked 61st. About the same as Zimbabwe
98.96
Ranked 59th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.42
Ranked 18th. 42% more than Zimbabwe
70.18
Ranked 87th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.7%
Ranked 121st.
12.9%
Ranked 78th. 8 times more than Italy

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 20th. 19% more than Zimbabwe
83%
Ranked 107th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 109th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 26
Ranked 56th.
200.9
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Italy
Primary education > Pupils 2.77 million
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Zimbabwe
2.36 million
Ranked 49th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 78.1%
Ranked 49th. 26% more than Zimbabwe
62%
Ranked 69th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Zimbabwe
98.3
Ranked 45th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.25%
Ranked 38th. 45% more than Zimbabwe
38.84%
Ranked 4th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 79.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 34% more than Zimbabwe
58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.71 million
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 82nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.33
Ranked 141st.
38.56
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Italy

Secondary education > Teachers 417,023.3
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Zimbabwe
33,964
Ranked 73th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 20th. 78% more than Zimbabwe
9 years
Ranked 10th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.56
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Zimbabwe
69.67
Ranked 57th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 4.53 million
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Zimbabwe
758,229
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.318
Ranked 21st.
1.8
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Italy
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 428.72
Ranked 22nd. 57 times more than Zimbabwe
7.58
Ranked 75th.

Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 141st.
7
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Italy
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 14th. The same as Zimbabwe
1
Ranked 14th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 19,018
Ranked 68th.
223,637
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Italy

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.07%
Ranked 81st. 2% more than Zimbabwe
97.11%
Ranked 97th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 27.1
Ranked 18th. 35% more than Zimbabwe
20.1
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.41%
Ranked 85th.
49.48%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Italy

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 11.9
Ranked 115th.
54.55
Ranked 84th. 5 times more than Italy

Progression to secondary school 99.65%
Ranked 12th. 43% more than Zimbabwe
69.72%
Ranked 99th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Zimbabwe
97.9%
Ranked 10th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.192 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.
33.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 174 times more than Italy

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.96 million
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Zimbabwe
1.49 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 23,155
Ranked 11th.
40,491
Ranked 5th. 75% more than Italy
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 19th. 19% more than Zimbabwe
83%
Ranked 102nd.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 192nd.
15
Ranked 132nd. 7% more than Italy

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 117th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 111th.

Library books 13.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 131 times more than Zimbabwe
100,590
Ranked 40th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 34 weeks per year
Ranked 34th.
39 weeks per year
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Italy
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.24
Ranked 123th.
0.0
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 48.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.
58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 22% more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 48.62
Ranked 155th.
186.35
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Italy

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1%
Ranked 117th.
5.8%
Ranked 87th. 6 times more than Italy

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.049 per capita
Ranked 151st.
0.184 per capita
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Italy

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Zimbabwe
82%
Ranked 111th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Zimbabwe
97.5%
Ranked 16th.

Library books per 1000 231.7
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Zimbabwe
8.12
Ranked 42nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 10.7
Ranked 132nd.
37
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Italy
Primary education > Teachers 260,769.1
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
61,251
Ranked 50th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.46%
Ranked 100th. 2% more than Zimbabwe
47.52%
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 893.72
Ranked 2nd. 45% more than Zimbabwe
615.66
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 1,771
Ranked 17th.
20,505
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.221
Ranked 20th.
0.609
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Italy
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7
Ranked 44th.
88.1
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Italy
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 148th.
7
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Italy

Library employees 595
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Zimbabwe
17
Ranked 44th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 1,020 hours
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Zimbabwe
753 hours
Ranked 30th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 76th.
4.83
Ranked 71st. 8% more than Italy

Literacy > Men above 14 years 98.8%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Zimbabwe
92.7%
Ranked 14th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.118 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
15.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 136 times more than Italy

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 78th.
49.1%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Italy
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.17 trillion
Ranked 5th. 391 times more than Zimbabwe
$2.99 billion
Ranked 73th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 9
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 130th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 124th.

Scouting > Members 102,066
Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Zimbabwe
5,880
Ranked 91st.
High school > Share of total education spending 42.94%
Ranked 22nd. 68% more than Zimbabwe
25.6%
Ranked 78th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 90.5%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
40.4%
Ranked 72nd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.87 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
831,488
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 48.3
Ranked 126th.
59.83
Ranked 110th. 24% more than Italy

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.51
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Zimbabwe
98.25
Ranked 80th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.17
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
2.68
Ranked 107th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 4,320
Ranked 74th.
223,598
Ranked 19th. 52 times more than Italy

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.986
Ranked 86th. 1% more than Zimbabwe
0.972
Ranked 73th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 0.0
Ranked 38th.
1,375 hours
Ranked 2nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,020 hours
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Zimbabwe
753 hours
Ranked 26th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.1%
Ranked 89th. 3% more than Zimbabwe
46.8%
Ranked 98th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.5
Ranked 18th.
38.8
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Italy
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 79.23
Ranked 95th. 32% more than Zimbabwe
59.83
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.223
Ranked 24th.
1.56
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Italy
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 7,648
Ranked 17th.
18,341
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.185
Ranked 21st.
2.59
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.36
Ranked 12th.
2.26
Ranked 6th. 67% more than Italy
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 70.95
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
29.51
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0764
Ranked 27th.
1.38
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.106
Ranked 23th.
1.01
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Italy
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.522
Ranked 19th.
5.2
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.44 million
Ranked 5th. 91% more than Zimbabwe
757,631
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 12,610
Ranked 10th. 64% more than Zimbabwe
7,704
Ranked 8th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.68
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
0.428
Ranked 126th.
Primary completion rate > Women 101
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Zimbabwe
79
Ranked 102nd.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 26th.
11%
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Italy
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.18
Ranked 121st.
0.0
Ranked 68th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.3
Ranked 120th.
0.0
Ranked 69th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. 62% more than Zimbabwe
61.6%
Ranked 80th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.074 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
17.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 235 times more than Italy

Elementary school teachers 273,113
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
64,001
Ranked 45th.

High school teachers 450,757
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Zimbabwe
33,964
Ranked 68th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Zimbabwe
69.28
Ranked 87th.

Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 89%
Ranked 26th.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 98%
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Zimbabwe
86.2%
Ranked 16th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Zimbabwe
0.98%
Ranked 7th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 7.76
Ranked 116th.
37.46
Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Italy

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 11.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
53.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Italy

Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 26%
Ranked 17th.
0.0
Ranked 31st.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.51 million
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Zimbabwe
758,229
Ranked 62nd.

Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 28th. 23% more than Zimbabwe
82
Ranked 99th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n 10
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 47.59
Ranked 155th.
186.35
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Italy

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.81
Ranked 88th. 9% more than Zimbabwe
90.6
Ranked 124th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Share of university qualifications awarded to females 56%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Zimbabwe
54%
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11 14
Library members per 1000 10.4
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Zimbabwe
1.05
Ranked 33th.
Library members 591,598
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Zimbabwe
12,962
Ranked 31st.
Library employees per million 10.46
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Zimbabwe
1.37
Ranked 49th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.5
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Zimbabwe
78.6
Ranked 12th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 83%
Ranked 26th.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 56%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Zimbabwe
54%
Ranked 18th.
Female teachers > Lower secondary 72.8%
Ranked 4th. 95% more than Zimbabwe
37.4%
Ranked 20th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 4%
Ranked 25th.
0.0
Ranked 31st.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.32%
Ranked 94th.
49.61%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Italy

Elementary school teachers > % female 95.25%
Ranked 11th. 88% more than Zimbabwe
50.63%
Ranked 110th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.67%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Zimbabwe
89.79%
Ranked 75th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 100.35
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
39.71
Ranked 87th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 102.2
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
38.04
Ranked 88th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 104.85
Ranked 55th.
120.04
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Italy

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 106.43
Ranked 59th.
123.32
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Italy

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 100
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Zimbabwe
71.16
Ranked 54th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 99.14
Ranked 8th. 45% more than Zimbabwe
68.23
Ranked 58th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 85 102,614
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
25,299
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 1.74 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
556,581
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 59.62
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Zimbabwe
10.8
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 67.04
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
18.57
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 8.77
Ranked 21st.
34.31
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Italy
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 56%
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Zimbabwe
4.68%
Ranked 103th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 37.41
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Zimbabwe
36.93
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 13.62
Ranked 21st.
49.86
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.732
Ranked 11th.
1.19
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Italy
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 20th.
4.49
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 2.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Zimbabwe
343,634
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 85 per thousand people 1.8
Ranked 2nd.
2
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0348
Ranked 27th.
0.722
Ranked 7th. 21 times more than Italy
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 98.82%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Zimbabwe
86.6%
Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 78,019
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
19,048
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 6,015
Ranked 12th.
12,801
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 40,903
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
19,094
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 2.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Zimbabwe
235,759
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 10,545
Ranked 11th.
32,787
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 12.75%
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Zimbabwe
1.54%
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 26.33 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Zimbabwe
3.95 million
Ranked 7th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 95.25%
Ranked 11th. 88% more than Zimbabwe
50.63%
Ranked 104th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 36.22%
Ranked 69th. 12% more than Zimbabwe
32.39%
Ranked 30th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 9.05%
Ranked 93th. 10% more than Zimbabwe
8.26%
Ranked 94th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 20.48
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Zimbabwe
2.17
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 74.31
Ranked 8th.
76.54
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Italy
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 26.24
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Zimbabwe
2.41
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 29.51
Ranked 23th.
51.23
Ranked 1st. 74% more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.189
Ranked 22nd.
3.71
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.39
Ranked 21st.
2.79
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.0702
Ranked 28th.
0.571
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.749
Ranked 21st.
2.95
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 34.02
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
9.72
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 27.66
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Zimbabwe
3.09
Ranked 9th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 53.3%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
14.3%
Ranked 75th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 14.3%
Ranked 64th. 143 times more than Zimbabwe
0.1%
Ranked 80th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 7.9%
Ranked 71st. 11 times more than Zimbabwe
0.7%
Ranked 80th.

Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 63%
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 34th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 102.7% gross
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
43.2% gross
Ranked 88th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 95.37% female
Ranked 13th. 88% more than Zimbabwe
50.63% female
Ranked 110th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 29.17%
Ranked 12th. 72% more than Zimbabwe
16.97%
Ranked 56th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 13 7
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 56%
Ranked 8th. 24% more than Zimbabwe
45%
Ranked 17th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 238,400
Ranked 68th. 12% more than Zimbabwe
213,400
Ranked 71st.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 101.35%
Ranked 31st. 26% more than Zimbabwe
80.24%
Ranked 98th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.18%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Zimbabwe
90.54%
Ranked 69th.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 8.96%
Ranked 69th.
14.02%
Ranked 49th. 56% more than Italy

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 103.36%
Ranked 70th. About the same as Zimbabwe
103.06%
Ranked 67th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 15th. 89% more than Zimbabwe
9 years
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.01%
Ranked 44th.
102.83%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Italy

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 98.98%
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Zimbabwe
83.58%
Ranked 60th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.77%
Ranked 70th. 3% more than Zimbabwe
96.34%
Ranked 101st.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.15%
Ranked 86th. 1% more than Zimbabwe
47.52%
Ranked 103th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $22,032.92
Ranked 18th. 69 times more than Zimbabwe
$319.93
Ranked 97th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 65.26%
Ranked 27th. 61% more than Zimbabwe
40.6%
Ranked 82nd.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 28.08
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 82nd.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 5.12
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
1.07
Ranked 85th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 51.97
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Zimbabwe
6.97
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 32.26
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
11.9
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.0311
Ranked 23th.
1.62
Ranked 8th. 52 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 39.9
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Zimbabwe
28.74
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 33.02
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
8.85
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.408
Ranked 21st.
4.8
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 15.38
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Zimbabwe
1.54
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 57.69
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
12.71
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.667
Ranked 20th.
3.93
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.444
Ranked 17th.
1.54
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Italy
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 26.6
Ranked 27th.
57.61
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Italy
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 80.74
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
36.66
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 38.12
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Zimbabwe
2.75
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.4
Ranked 11th.
2.52
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Italy
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Zimbabwe
96.6%
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 98.04%
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Zimbabwe
74.97%
Ranked 50th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.43%
Ranked 71st. 74% more than Zimbabwe
2.54%
Ranked 145th.

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 142.72%
Ranked 31st. 84% more than Zimbabwe
77.55%
Ranked 38th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.52%
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Zimbabwe
62.07%
Ranked 83th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 1.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Zimbabwe
76,924
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 85 78,806
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
17,456
Ranked 1st.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.66%
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Zimbabwe
83.51%
Ranked 77th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.52%
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Zimbabwe
69.67%
Ranked 64th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 23.94
Ranked 24th.
59.2
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Italy
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.0144
Ranked 23th.
0.736
Ranked 8th. 51 times more than Italy
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 100%
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Zimbabwe
61.62%
Ranked 79th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.91%
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Zimbabwe
91.27%
Ranked 70th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 738,929
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Zimbabwe
12,424
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.406
Ranked 20th.
3.2
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Italy
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 10%
Ranked 33th.
14%
Ranked 8th. 40% more than Italy
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.0167
Ranked 23th.
0.886
Ranked 8th. 53 times more than Italy
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 18%
Ranked 20th.
0.0
Ranked 34th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 6%
Ranked 20th.
0.0
Ranked 33th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 53%
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Zimbabwe
33%
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 1.44 million
Ranked 5th. 94% more than Zimbabwe
743,333
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 35.63
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
15.22
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 431.59
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Zimbabwe
302.99
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 85 per thousand people 19.97
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Zimbabwe
1.2
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 28.65
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
5.91
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 39.53
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Zimbabwe
27.18
Ranked 11th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 52.84%
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Zimbabwe
6.7%
Ranked 44th.

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